Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.98/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −43.06 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$329.98

11 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.10

vs GA average

−20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	335.99	1,778	6thin
Medium and Large 2	561	322.78	1,811	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about −$33 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.85, low $332.04, median $373.05 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

329.98

—

GA average13 barns · 411 hd

322.89

+7.10

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−20.59

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−43.06

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	1,858	175.47	3,260	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,295	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,088	2thin

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 2	400–450	419	389.52/cwt	382.00–397.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	175.47/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	371.07/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	341.55/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	381.91/cwt	377.00–387.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,733.73/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,734	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	1,637.31/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.19/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	373.96/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	326.55/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,047	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	480.18/cwt	465.00–495.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	445.22/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	365.51/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,299	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	354.46/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	361.10/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	412.65/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	398.43/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →