Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.70/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −50.34 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$322.70

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$41.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs GA average

−41.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	338.99	1,786	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	319.39	1,719	7thin
Medium and Large 3	555	297.00	1,648	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $138 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

322.70

—

GA average14 barns · 468 hd

316.96

+5.74

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−41.26

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−50.34

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	1,585	172.08	2,727	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	138.71	1,717	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	97.00	1,009	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,208	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,840	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,725	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,585	172.08/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	144.77/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	134.67/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,581	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	833	1,269.37/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,086	1,943.95/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,944	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	325.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	310.65/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	343.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	330.58/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,689.69/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,439.18/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,439	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,320.98/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	393.50/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	351.03/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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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