Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, all classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.10/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −65.95 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$307.10

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$24.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.94

vs GA average

−43.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	319.49	1,732	8thin
Medium and Large 3	557	294.70	1,641	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about $90 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 sale16 hd

307.10

—

GA average14 barns · 627 hd

326.04

−18.94

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−43.71

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−65.95

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	—	Average	1,520	184.81	2,809	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	171.54	2,287	6thin

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)	968	$2,373	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,050	14

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	399.06/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	313.50/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	319.16/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,506	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	2,372.61/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	361.01/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	290.85/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	298.55/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	273.53/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	409.26/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	171.54/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,287	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	184.81/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	315.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	3,320.10/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,320	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	342.44/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	394.20/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,305	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	323.81/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	312.29/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	348.19/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	424.65/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	354.74/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	326.43/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	369.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	323.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,471	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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