Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.37/cwt on 11 head, up $16.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +20.32 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$393.37

▲ 16.28 vs prior sale

11 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs GA average

−24.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	418.00	2,424	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	396.70	2,043	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	366.24	1,959	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $465 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.

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 sale11 hd

393.37

—

GA average15 barns · 439 hd

388.81

+4.55

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−24.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

+20.32

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	1,833	199.30	3,653	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	174.07	2,337	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	137.07	1,476	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	250–300	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	411.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	434.09/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	396.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	452.38/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	467.41/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	476.12/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	417.62/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	448.07/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,644	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	391.69/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	174.52/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,487	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	143.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	166.42/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	199.30/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,653	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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