Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $309.89/cwt on 10 head, down $98.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −49.37 against this barn's trailing median of $359.27.

Average price

$309.89

▼ 98.75 vs prior sale

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$38.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	340.00	1,887	1thin
Medium and Large 2	569	312.46	1,778	4thin
Medium and Large 3	526	301.82	1,588	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.18/cwt here — about $299 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 sale10 hd

309.89

—

GA average14 barns · 410 hd

335.30

−25.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

359.27

−49.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	450–500	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	472.48/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	383.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	306.02/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	291.30/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	361.76/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	338.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	356.59/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	352.34/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	313.52/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	364.00/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	345.96/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	363.35/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,870	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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