Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available. Three loads of cattle were offered during the sale. Load of 820lbs heifers 337.50, load of 950lbs steers 330.00, and load 810lbs steers 360.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.52/cwt on 23 head, up $18.97 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +18.97 against this barn's trailing median of $429.55.

Average price

$448.52

▲ 18.97 vs prior sale

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs GA average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	449.82	2,454	22
Medium and Large 2	505	420.00	2,121	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $333 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

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $448.52, low $402.83, median $429.55 across 3 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

448.52

—

GA average14 barns · 379 hd

450.34

−1.82

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−25.18

This barn, trailing median3 sales

429.55

+18.97

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	190.50	3,200	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	144.00	1,552	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	470.09/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	429.81/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	479.80/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	519.83/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,431	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	471.75/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	430.05/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	505.35/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	458.08/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	391.58/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	464.77/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	373.99/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	358.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	424.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	357.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	462.36/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,837	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	840	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,527	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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