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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Jan 13

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 165▲ 38 vs year ago 30 · +126.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 36▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All slaughter and feeder classes lightly tested.

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 $247.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −121.71 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$247.00

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.23

vs GA average

−57.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	255.00	1,454	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	252.50	1,439	2thin
Medium and Large 3	533	233.50	1,243	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $210 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 sale6 hd

247.00

—

GA average16 barns · 457 hd

263.23

−16.23

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−57.03

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−121.71

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	1,518	122.62	1,861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	119.07	1,694	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	96.00	1,176	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)	1,157	$1,512	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$949	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,028	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	303.28/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,586	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,767	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,062	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	329.47/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,203	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	299.49/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,462	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,228	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	303.09/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,582	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	122.62/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,861	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,176	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	119.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,694	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	860	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	948.70/head	900.00–1,000.00	949	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,354.87/head	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,355	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 165Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 36Year ago 6

All slaughter and feeder classes lightly tested.

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	275	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	522	300.00–307.00	303.09
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	523	297.00–310.00	303.28
1	550–600	595	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	327.00–332.00	329.47
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	488	297.00–302.00	299.49
2	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	510	232.00	232.00
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	157.00–162.00	159.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	317.00	317.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	655	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	2	—	960	900.00–1,000.00	948.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,354.87

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)	1	—	1,340	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	118.00–130.00	122.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	115.00–125.00	119.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	96.00	96.00

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.