Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed July 6th for July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.19/cwt on 17 head, down $11.17 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +9.15 against this barn's trailing median of $373.05.

Average price

$382.19

▼ 11.17 vs prior sale

17 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$54.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs GA average

−13.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	394.60	2,216	4thin
Medium and Large 2	518	389.90	2,020	10thin
Medium and Large 3	532	339.97	1,809	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.62/cwt here — about $407 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 sale17 hd

382.19

—

GA average15 barns · 478 hd

382.92

−0.72

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−13.86

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.05

+9.15

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	—	Low	1,465	167.00	2,447	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	189.00	3,100	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)	995	$2,208	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	391.41/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	391.13/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	347.48/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.13/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,370	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	407.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	389.90/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,020	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,207.73/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	514.92/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	370.96/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,300	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	446.83/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	411.55/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	511.36/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	337.44/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	386.87/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	378.83/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	412.42/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	337.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	362.96/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	376.42/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	381.91/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	387.47/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	342.46/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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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