Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls limited comparable sale, feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.37/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −62.68 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$310.37

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$45.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs GA average

−55.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	343.43	1,803	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	300.27	1,727	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	297.50	1,651	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.93/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

310.37

—

GA average15 barns · 521 hd

315.77

−5.40

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−55.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−62.68

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	1,715	169.00	2,898	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	145.00	2,103	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	137.92	1,676	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	90.00	914	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	670	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,781	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	341.00/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	339.54/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	343.80/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.27/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,340	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	322.12/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	670	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	395.69/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,103	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	134.90/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	303.43/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.99/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	343.43/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.67/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	346.00/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.62/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	365.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	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.

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