Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

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 $342.71/cwt on 9 head, down $65.93 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −65.93 against this barn's trailing median of $408.64.

Average price

$342.71

▼ 65.93 vs prior sale

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	344.92	1,890	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	325.00	1,706	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

342.71

—

GA average14 barns · 400 hd

342.68

+0.04

This barn, trailing median1 sales

408.64

−65.93

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	1,535	171.00	2,625	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	150.00	1,253	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	353.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	380.99/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	356.30/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,333	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	372.82/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	352.48/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	419.79/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	446.96/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	319.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	357.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	332.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	357.27/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	348.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	365.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	346.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	390.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,038	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,755	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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