Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $279.94/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −128.70 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$279.94

6 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	293.53	1,506	2thin
Medium and Large 3	516	273.15	1,409	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

279.94

—

GA average14 barns · 296 hd

316.13

−36.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−128.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,913	175.00	3,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	143.00	1,655	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	133.00	1,476	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,382	6

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Upson County Livestock - Thomaston, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	289.50/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	342.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	2,185.54/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	366.79/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	293.53/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	377.88/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,797	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	247.42/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	303.58/cwt	300.00–307.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	305.68/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	273.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	281.10/cwt	262.00–297.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	341.06/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	281.65/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	258.27/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	317.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	204.01/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	159.65/cwt	149.00–174.00	1,780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,607	2

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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