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Upson County Livestock

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

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

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Feb 17Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 56▲ 127 vs year ago 20 · +635.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 6 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 11▲ 32 vs year ago 4 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $261.37/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −107.34 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$261.37

3 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$51.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.54

vs GA average

−43.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	278.55	1,443	2thin
Medium and Large 3	580	227.00	1,317	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.55/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale3 hd

261.37

—

GA average16 barns · 306 hd

275.91

−14.54

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−43.65

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−107.34

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	—	Average	1,660	149.00	2,473	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	141.71	1,990	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	112.56	1,105	5thin

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)	1,152	$2,030	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,967	24

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	286.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,201	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,445	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	277.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,458	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	295.06/cwt	285.00–305.00	835	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	287.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	892	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	308.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	968	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	298.87/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,073	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	273.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	996	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	314.43/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,195	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,035	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,277	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,336	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,337	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	278.55/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,443	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,317	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	329.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	735	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	308.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	855	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	347.67/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,140	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,624	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	314.46/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,393	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,320	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	261.02/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,287	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	270.48/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,404	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,551	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,054	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	110.93/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,065	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	135.04/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,793	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	148.38/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,196	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	1,598.63/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,599	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	2,222.42/head	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,222	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	1,910.02/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,910	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	2,250.10/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 56Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 11Year ago 4

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	305.00–310.00	308.43
5	350–400	359	285.00–305.00	298.87
1	400–450	445	287.00	287.00
2	450–500	495	265.00–275.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	380	312.00–317.00	314.43
1	400–450	425	297.00	297.00
2	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	282.54
2	500–550	518	277.00–280.00	278.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	283	285.00–305.00	295.06
2	300–350	310	280.00–295.00	287.74
2	350–400	365	260.00–285.00	273.01
3	400–450	428	240.00–245.00	241.71
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	580	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	320.00–345.00	329.74
3	250–300	277	300.00–320.00	308.70
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	493	257.00–265.00	261.02
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	433	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	583	265.00–267.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	328	340.00–355.00	347.67
2	400–450	443	307.00–322.00	314.46
2	450–500	455	285.00–295.00	290.00
4	500–550	519	267.00–275.00	270.48
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	282.00–290.00	286.00
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	525	270.00–285.00	277.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	495	292.00	292.00
2	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	110.00–112.00	110.93
2	—	1,015	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	134.00–136.00	135.04
2	—	1,480	146.00–151.00	148.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,505	146.00	146.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,206	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,222.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,030	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,598.63

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	—	1,228	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.10

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	20	—	1,083	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,910.02

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.