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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Feb 3

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 97▲ 44 vs year ago 71 · +62.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 16 vs year ago 23 · −69.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, 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 $262.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −106.21 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$262.50

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

vs GA average

−36.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	270.00	1,566	1thin
Medium and Large 2	520	255.00	1,326	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $240 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 sale2 hd

262.50

—

GA average16 barns · 652 hd

268.49

−5.99

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−36.36

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−106.21

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	124.00	2,114	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	118.04	1,525	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	107.00	1,107	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,552	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,550	2thin

Every lot

51 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	910	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,589	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	401.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,165	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	335.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,086	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	364.91/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,325	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	334.59/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,221	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,411	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	307.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,338	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	268.71/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,309	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,546	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	489.79/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,166	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	474.85/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,311	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	419.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,204	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	411.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,366	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	397.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,511	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,607	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,480	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,366	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,519	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,519	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	114.56/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,524	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	908	1,242.84/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,243	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	1,861.83/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 97Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago, all slaughter and feeder classes lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,330	112.00–117.00	114.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	107.00	107.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	307.00	307.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	287	400.00–435.00	419.56
3	300–350	332	410.00–415.00	411.53
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–355.00	349.97
2	450–500	490	305.00–315.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	470.00–510.00	489.79
6	250–300	276	455.00–505.00	474.85
2	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	380	395.00–400.00	397.60
3	400–450	412	385.00–395.00	389.98
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	755	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	610	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	324	325.00–350.00	335.17
2	350–400	365	325.00–345.00	334.59
4	400–450	435	290.00–320.00	307.67
3	450–500	487	262.00–272.00	268.71
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	385.00–430.00	401.64
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
11	350–400	363	347.00–385.00	364.91
2	400–450	423	330.00–337.00	333.48
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	626	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	950	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,242.84

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)	2	—	1,453	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,861.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.