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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Jan 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Dec 10Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 69▲ 137 vs year ago 28 · +489.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 8 · +175.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 11▲ 26 vs year ago 10 · +260.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.57/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −100.14 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$268.57

27 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$43.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

vs GA average

−36.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	277.08	1,577	21
Medium and Large 2	545	267.00	1,455	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	233.14	1,278	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.95/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd

268.57

—

GA average5 barns · 148 hd

265.02

+3.55

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−36.67

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−100.14

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

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.37, low $327.52, median $368.71 across 8 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	1,555	133.49	2,076	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	115.42	1,571	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	110.44	1,778	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	92.93	980	3thin

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)	1,064	$1,540	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,342	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,124	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,574	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	303.48/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,457	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	276.18/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,699	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,820	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,012	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.91/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,125	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,069	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	332.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,253	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	296.62/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,272	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,411	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	310.83/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,464	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	287.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,356	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	296.01/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,483	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,221	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	232.89/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,316	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	272.63/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,595	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,673	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,399	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	371.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,208	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,249	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	304.67/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,097	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,309	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	317.33/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,330	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	319.45/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,485	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,512	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	300.26/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,591	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	296.96/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,708	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,649	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	133.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,076	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	92.93/cwt	91.00–94.00	980	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	106.82/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,405	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	119.72/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,657	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	110.44/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,778	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	887	1,216.68/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	999	1,090.45/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,090	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,700.22/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,700	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,734.42/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,734	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,123.73/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,124	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 69Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 11Year ago 10

No trends due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	523	232.00–235.00	233.51
3	550–600	565	225.00–237.00	232.89
1	700–750	710	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	255	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	340	325.00–337.00	330.91
3	350–400	377	320.00–340.00	332.28
1	400–450	445	317.00	317.00
4	450–500	471	305.00–317.00	310.83
4	500–550	501	292.00–302.00	296.01
17	550–600	585	267.00–277.00	272.63
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	683	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	302.00	302.00
1	350–400	360	297.00	297.00
6	400–450	429	285.00–307.00	296.62
3	450–500	472	285.00–290.00	287.38
1	500–550	545	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	346.00	346.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
11	600–650	615	276.00–278.00	276.18
9	750–800	753	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	302.00–305.00	303.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	388	335.00–340.00	337.48
4	400–450	419	312.00–325.00	317.33
2	450–500	490	307.00–310.00	308.48
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	292.00–317.00	304.67
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	370.00–375.00	371.77
1	350–400	360	347.00	347.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	317.00–322.00	319.45
5	500–550	530	295.00–307.00	300.26
2	550–600	575	292.00–302.00	296.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,037	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,700.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,734.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	887	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,216.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	999	900.00–1,450.00	1,090.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,123.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	129.00–138.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	115.00–122.00	119.72
2	—	1,315	104.00–109.00	106.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	91.00–94.00	92.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	110.00–111.00	110.44

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.