Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Slaughter Cows and Feeder Heifers.

No trends available due to the past two weeks of holiday season.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.34/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −14.71 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$358.34

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs GA average

−51.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.27	1,985	18thin
Medium and Large 2	529	340.00	1,798	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	325.00	1,853	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $133 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 sale23 hd

358.34

—

GA average5 barns · 140 hd

362.99

−4.65

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−51.76

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−14.71

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	—	High	1,750	174.41	3,052	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	160.00	2,384	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	129.02	1,434	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	113.07	1,179	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,485	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	689	$1,119	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	550–600	556	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	437.25/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,592	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	454.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	498.31/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	437.45/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	483.35/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	454.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	446.40/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	427.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	412.51/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.80/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	710	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,485.47/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,485	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	537	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	178.62/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,329	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	122.53/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,393	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	113.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,179	3

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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