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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, May 19

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 28May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 113▲ 93 vs year ago 36 · +258.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 15 vs year ago 4 · +375.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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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 $280.94/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −87.77 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$280.94

22 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$3.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.43

vs GA average

−53.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	281.26	1,637	20
Medium and Large 3	570	277.76	1,583	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.50/cwt here — about $54 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 sale22 hd

280.94

—

GA average15 barns · 378 hd

319.37

−38.43

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−53.32

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−87.77

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	1,867	169.31	3,161	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	158.77	1,973	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	130.43	1,293	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	788	$1,209	4thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,811	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,787	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,973	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,980	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	293.65/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,812	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,922	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,909	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	363.50/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,352	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	319.24/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,513	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	298.61/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,433	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	277.76/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,583	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	281.26/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,637	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,343	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	384.85/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,270	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	401.31/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,445	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	365.88/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,420	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	373.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,533	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	319.60/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,678	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	164.96/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	123.38/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,157	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,378	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,720	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	163.21/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,037	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	788	1,209.21/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 113Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 21Year ago 6

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	162.00–165.00	163.21
1	—	1,220	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	130.00–137.00	134.66
3	—	938	122.00–125.00	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,803	162.00–167.00	164.96

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	4	—	788	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209.21

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	—	910	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,900.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	372	355.00–375.00	363.50
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
9	450–500	474	317.00–330.00	319.24
20	550–600	582	279.00–282.00	281.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	480	295.00–302.00	298.61
2	550–600	570	270.00–285.00	277.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	445	407.00	407.00
1	450–500	450	397.00	397.00
20	550–600	551	358.00	358.00
1	600–650	615	322.00	322.00
5	650–700	656	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	617	287.00–297.00	293.65
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	407.00	407.00
2	350–400	360	390.00–412.00	401.31
8	400–450	411	370.00–380.00	373.10
2	450–500	450	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	375.00–395.00	384.85
2	350–400	388	360.00–372.00	365.88
2	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	525	310.00–322.00	319.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

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.