Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Available Trends

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.52/cwt on 12 head, down $4.52 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −41.49 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$327.52

▼ 4.52 vs prior sale

12 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$54.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.68

vs GA average

−28.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	355.09	2,006	2thin
Medium and Large 2	569	331.39	1,887	7thin
Medium and Large 3	539	300.10	1,617	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.99/cwt here — about $390 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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.85, low $327.52, median $369.01 across 9 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 sale12 hd

327.52

—

GA average14 barns · 428 hd

319.84

+7.68

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−28.73

This barn, trailing median9 sales

369.01

−41.49

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	1,595	179.00	2,855	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	144.49	1,734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	115.00	966	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,233	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	335.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	2,072.14/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,072	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,734	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	348.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	482.44/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	357.40/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	384.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	327.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	367.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	447.43/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	300.15/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	340.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	353.21/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	320.21/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	450.12/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	329.53/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	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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