Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.41/cwt on 12 head, down $0.59 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −4.63 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$368.41

▼ 0.59 vs prior sale

12 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$65.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.63

vs GA average

−58.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	404.13	2,304	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	362.34	1,921	4thin
Medium and Large 3	558	338.78	1,889	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.36/cwt here — about $415 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 sale12 hd

368.41

—

GA average16 barns · 487 hd

401.04

−32.63

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−58.98

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

−4.63

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	1,423	186.63	2,656	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	167.00	1,987	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,210	164.00	1,984	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,483	$3,233	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,787	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,475	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	390.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	488.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	340.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	457.54/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	404.13/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.92/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	417.46/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	449.98/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,475	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	3,046.61/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,047	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	3,232.97/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,233	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,157	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	181.44/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,960	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	435.03/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	366.45/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	426.99/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	516.52/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	393.13/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	451.24/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	489.49/cwt	415.00–510.00	1,777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	486.86/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	352.05/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	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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