Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.15/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −39.90 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$333.15

6 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$38.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs GA average

−57.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	343.47	1,877	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	320.00	1,680	1thin
Medium and Large 3	540	305.00	1,647	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.47/cwt here — about $230 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 sale6 hd

333.15

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

335.02

−1.87

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−57.67

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−39.90

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	1,217	138.00	1,679	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	125.89	1,123	7thin

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)	818	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	635	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$2,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	500–550	525	340.96/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	345.98/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,965	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	635	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	411.94/cwt	407.00–422.00	1,689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,223	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	133.44/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,165	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	115.82/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,090	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	590	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	785	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	417.41/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	412.34/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	364.81/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	355.22/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	387.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	353.14/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	379.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	338.00/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	337.90/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	412.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	414.00/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	385.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.38/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	405.18/cwt	390.00–415.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	322.43/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	342.11/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,266	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	378.26/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	382.29/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	365.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	418.51/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	365.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,698	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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