Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

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 $421.85/cwt on 13 head, up $63.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +48.81 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$421.85

▲ 63.51 vs prior sale

13 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$52.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.02

vs GA average

−2.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	437.83	2,325	6thin
Medium and Large 2	521	417.42	2,176	5thin
Medium and Large 3	548	385.00	2,108	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.83/cwt here — about $217 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 sale13 hd

421.85

—

GA average14 barns · 401 hd

402.83

+19.02

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−2.10

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

+48.81

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	—	Low	1,444	171.14	2,470	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	177.22	2,044	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	172.00	2,675	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	129.54	1,170	5thin

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)	1,410	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,763	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	500–550	508	421.77/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	426.10/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	449.86/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	480.17/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	448.33/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	499.90/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	354.51/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	467.50/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	462.52/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	504.79/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	493.33/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	465.78/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	524.91/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	510.04/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	514.90/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	524.81/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,162	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	178.95/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,427	167.08/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,384	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	175.19/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,558	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	170.09/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,298	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,926.34/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	471.63/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,231	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	427.33/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	452.21/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	443.87/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	437.79/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	439.87/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	477.56/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	513.37/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	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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