Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No available trends.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $368.33/cwt on 3 head, down $40.31 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −40.31 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$368.33

▼ 40.31 vs prior sale

3 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	368.33	1,947	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

368.33

—

GA average15 barns · 304 hd

373.88

−5.55

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−40.31

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	1,652	184.62	3,050	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	157.58	1,966	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	129.24	1,243	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)	1,214	$3,056	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,882	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,880	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	3,086.85/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,087	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,209.35/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,209	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,236	2,437.71/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,438	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	187.82/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,162.64/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,163	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	464.98/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	342.45/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	367.24/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	420.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	414.25/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	440.21/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	311.00/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	399.94/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	505.14/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,908.10/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	160.73/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	171.39/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,821	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,165	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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