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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Oct 12

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Sep 28Oct 12Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 94▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.47/cwt on 13 head, up $0.57 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +0.29 against this barn's trailing median of $310.18.

Average price

$310.47

▲ 0.57 vs prior sale

13 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$98.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	395.00	2,074	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	318.03	1,685	4thin
Medium and Large 3	523	296.12	1,547	8thin

One grade step is worth $98.88/cwt here — about $527 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

310.47

—

GA average14 barns · 390 hd

322.24

−11.77

This barn, trailing median4 sales

310.18

+0.29

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $408.64, low $307.92, median $310.18 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,350	155.00	2,093	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	137.00	1,788	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	125.00	1,119	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,477	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	322.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	308.43/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,487	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	311.04/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,649	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	291.67/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,549	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,652	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,717	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	386.07/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,463	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	437.67/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,904	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	391.70/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,704	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	376.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,750	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,593	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	294.49/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,499	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	317.38/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,644	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,695	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,877	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,023	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,822	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,788	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	810	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	860	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upson County Livestock - Thomaston, GA

Mon Oct 12, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,340	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,710	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	435	430.00–445.00	437.67
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	375.00–395.00	386.07
3	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.12
2	450–500	465	340.00–345.00	342.53
6	500–550	509	290.00–305.00	294.49
2	550–600	563	300.00–302.00	300.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	435	385.00–395.00	391.70
4	450–500	465	360.00–385.00	376.41
3	500–550	518	310.00–322.00	317.38
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	322.38
3	450–500	482	305.00–315.00	308.43
4	500–550	531	285.00–295.00	291.67
2	550–600	570	285.00–295.00	289.91
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	422	345.00–355.00	350.06
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	530	307.00–315.00	311.04
1	650–700	695	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,750.00	2,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.