Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows bulls and replacements lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.79/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −69.25 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$303.79

5 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$48.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.05

vs GA average

−62.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	335.00	1,742	1thin
Medium and Large 2	505	325.00	1,641	1thin
Medium and Large 3	535	286.32	1,532	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.68/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

303.79

—

GA average15 barns · 549 hd

336.84

−33.05

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−62.06

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−69.25

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	1,000	155.00	1,550	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	945	163.25	1,543	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	141.54	1,638	3thin

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)	1,080	$2,118	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,643	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	455.03/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,118.06/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,642.70/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	926	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	141.54/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,638	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	318.46/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	363.48/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	286.28/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,932	4

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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