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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Jan 5

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Nov 17Jan 5Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 149▼ 2 vs year ago 165 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 22 · −22.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 12 vs year ago 36 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Slaughter Cows and Feeder Heifers.

No trends available due to the past two weeks of holiday season.

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 $358.34/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −10.37 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$358.34

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs GA average

−51.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.27	1,985	18thin
Medium and Large 2	529	340.00	1,798	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	325.00	1,853	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

358.34

—

GA average5 barns · 140 hd

362.99

−4.65

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−51.76

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−10.37

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	—	High	1,750	174.41	3,052	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	160.00	2,384	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	129.02	1,434	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	113.07	1,179	3thin

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)	1,278	$2,485	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	689	$1,119	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,650	2thin

Every lot

63 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,029	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,106	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,101	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,306	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,498	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,264	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,272	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,481	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,592	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,322	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	454.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,492	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	446.40/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,723	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	437.25/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,701	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,790	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,569	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	370.80/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,939	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,007	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,241	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,253	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	498.31/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,644	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	427.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,552	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	437.45/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,610	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	483.35/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,851	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	454.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,888	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,477	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	412.51/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,931	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,814	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	178.62/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,349	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,329	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	113.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,179	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	122.53/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,393	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,384	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	710	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	537	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,485.47/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,485	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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 149Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 18Year ago 36

Correction to Slaughter Cows and Feeder Heifers.

No trends available due to the past two weeks of holiday season.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
7	350–400	386	445.00–450.00	446.40
1	400–450	405	442.00	442.00
4	450–500	488	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	523	370.00–375.00	370.80
12	550–600	556	361.00	361.00
6	650–700	671	334.00	334.00
3	700–750	722	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	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	328	450.00–460.00	454.81
8	350–400	389	435.00–455.00	437.25
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	458	340.00–345.00	342.54
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	446	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	549	455.00	455.00
4	600–650	601	378.00	378.00
13	650–700	695	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	470	448.00	448.00
8	500–550	530	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	588	380.00–390.00	384.98
5	650–700	676	367.00	367.00
2	700–750	710	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	412.00	412.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	330	495.00–500.00	498.31
3	350–400	383	480.00–485.00	483.35
2	400–450	415	450.00–460.00	454.94
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	368	430.00–445.00	437.45
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	468	410.00–415.00	412.51
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	363	425.00–430.00	427.55
2	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	345.09
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	300.00–315.00	307.44
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	1,145	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	2	—	1,278	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,485.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	537	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	177.00–181.00	178.62
1	—	1,500	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	137.00	137.00
6	—	1,137	121.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	1,100	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	110.00–117.00	113.07

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.