Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $408.64/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$408.64

14 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$30.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	415.33	2,270	6thin
Medium and Large 2	528	406.28	2,145	7thin
Medium and Large 3	505	385.00	1,944	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.33/cwt here — about $326 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

408.64

—

GA average13 barns · 298 hd

422.83

−14.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

+0.00

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	1,680	175.05	2,941	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	134.21	1,286	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,151	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	500–550	530	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	478.03/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	426.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	349.92/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	390.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	410.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	579.75/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	411.49/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	484.79/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	342.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	538.38/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	479.13/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	386.68/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	542.42/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	456.51/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	317.25/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,129	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,151.09/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,151	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	2,290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	165.07/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,270	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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