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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Sep 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 180▲ 56 vs year ago 49 · +114.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 29▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows bulls and replacements lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.12/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −41.56 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$384.12

16 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$24.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs GA average

−20.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	390.17	2,196	11thin
Medium and Large 2	535	374.01	2,001	3thin
Medium and Large 3	518	365.98	1,896	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.19/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale16 hd

384.12

—

GA average16 barns · 571 hd

387.87

−3.76

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−20.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

−41.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,392	176.35	2,455	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,341	157.95	2,117	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	135.90	1,492	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	937	$1,612	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$925	1thin

Every lot

52 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	338	405.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,369	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	388.45/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,628	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	393.42/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,810	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	386.01/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,969	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	365.98/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,896	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,140	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	388.00/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,208	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,042	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,425	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,184	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,586	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	358.56/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,696	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,835	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	352.89/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,994	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,933	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,174	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,070	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	369.03/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,524	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	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 2	468	326.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,528	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	320.67/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,841	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,796	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,023	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,364	179.69/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,451	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,453	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	135.90/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,492	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	158.78/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,158	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	1,272.00/head	1,272.00–1,272.00	1,272	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,781.84/head	1,645.00–1,926.00	1,782	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 180Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows bulls and replacements lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,359	155.00–161.00	158.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	134.00–138.00	135.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	175.00–184.00	179.69
1	—	1,505	163.00	163.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	413	367.00–370.00	369.03
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	574	317.00–327.00	320.67
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
3	450–500	468	320.00–335.00	326.49
1	750–800	790	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	473	357.00–360.00	358.56
1	500–550	500	367.00	367.00
3	550–600	565	347.00–357.00	352.89
1	650–700	675	322.00	322.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.88
2	550–600	577	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
2	450–500	463	340.00–345.00	342.46
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	400.00–410.00	405.11
2	500–550	535	395.00–405.00	399.95
9	550–600	569	382.00–390.00	388.00
1	650–700	670	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	385.00–392.00	388.45
2	450–500	460	390.00–397.00	393.42
2	500–550	510	385.00–387.00	386.01
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	518	362.00–370.00	365.98
1	600–650	615	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,272.00	1,272.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	925.00	925.00

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)	2	—	960	1,645.00–1,926.00	1,781.84

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.