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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Mar 17

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Mar 10Mar 17Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 81▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $298.58/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −70.13 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$298.58

8 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$36.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs GA average

−16.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	303.09	1,603	7thin
Medium and Large 2	500	267.00	1,335	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.09/cwt here — about $268 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 sale8 hd

298.58

—

GA average16 barns · 365 hd

296.20

+2.38

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−16.00

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−70.13

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	157.00	2,198	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	120.00	1,290	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)	755	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,338	4thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	351.94/cwt	340.00–365.00	978	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,138	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	308.56/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,444	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,257	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	288.59/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,394	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,335	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	307.77/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,607	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	756	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,211	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,420	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	312.09/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,654	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,198	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 81Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, 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	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	530	302.00–322.00	312.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	325.00–330.00	327.40
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	595	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	615	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	337.00	337.00
2	450–500	468	305.00–312.00	308.56
6	500–550	522	300.00–317.00	307.77
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	403	280.00–285.00	282.48
2	450–500	470	265.00–270.00	267.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	483	285.00–292.00	288.59
1	500–550	500	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–365.00	351.94
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,045	2,175.00	2,175.00

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	2	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	1	—	755	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00

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.