Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

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 $361.05/cwt on 5 head, down $47.59 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −47.59 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$361.05

▼ 47.59 vs prior sale

5 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

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

$129.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	465.00	2,395	1thin
Medium and Large 3	569	335.06	1,905	4thin

One grade step is worth $129.94/cwt here — about $490 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

361.05

—

GA average14 barns · 298 hd

414.38

−53.34

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−47.59

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	1,813	177.50	3,217	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	164.92	2,400	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,488	161.00	2,395	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	700	115.00	805	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,513	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,283	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	387.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	411.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	477.12/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	545.17/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	429.83/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	457.35/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	465.08/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	607.42/cwt	605.00–610.00	2,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	491.62/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,080	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	613.70/cwt	605.00–625.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	164.92/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,144	2,095.51/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,096	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,844.85/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,721.93/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,376	2,346.59/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,347	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	499.22/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	328.41/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	421.77/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	571.00/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	415.90/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	550.05/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,419	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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