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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Apr 28

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 14Apr 28May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 0▲ 67 vs year ago 46 · +145.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 2 · +950.0%

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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 $286.61/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −82.10 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$286.61

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.39

vs GA average

−42.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	294.62	1,583	5thin
Medium and Large 3	524	276.61	1,449	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $134 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 sale9 hd

286.61

—

GA average14 barns · 443 hd

311.00

−24.39

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−42.73

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−82.10

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	1,545	131.00	2,024	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	137.00	1,580	2thin

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)	1,167	$2,119	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,687	4thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	407.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	990	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	368.07/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,189	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	322.33/cwt	297.00–335.00	1,096	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,550	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,730	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	785	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	319.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	991	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	271.04/cwt	260.00–280.00	862	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	267.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	964	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	302.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,119	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,253	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	278.38/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,197	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,373	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,484	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,326	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	276.61/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,449	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	297.02/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,568	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	239.67/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,733	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	226	347.24/cwt	330.00–370.00	785	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,568	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	330.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,363	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	271.10/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,155	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,727	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	265.98/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,644	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	258.50/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,693	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,024	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,580	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	2,238.39/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,238	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,686.57/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,687	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 Apr 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 0Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 2

No trends available.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	5	—	1,221	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,238.39

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	—	1,350	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,686.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	400.00–415.00	407.58
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	323	360.00–375.00	368.07
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	523	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	297.00–335.00	322.33
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	385	400.00–405.00	402.53
1	400–450	425	407.00	407.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	330.00–370.00	347.24
2	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	426	260.00–280.00	271.10
1	450–500	485	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	397.00	397.00
1	400–450	435	397.00	397.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	320.00–340.00	330.06
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	618	265.00–267.00	265.98
2	650–700	655	255.00–262.00	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	318	260.00–280.00	271.04
2	350–400	360	260.00–275.00	267.71
2	400–450	430	275.00–282.00	278.38
2	450–500	478	270.00–285.00	277.38
4	500–550	524	262.00–285.00	276.61
3	700–750	723	232.00–245.00	239.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	440	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	310	310.00–330.00	319.68
2	350–400	370	300.00–305.00	302.40
1	400–450	415	302.00	302.00
2	450–500	475	310.00–315.00	312.42
4	500–550	528	292.00–302.00	297.02
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	131.00	131.00

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.