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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, May 11

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Apr 27May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 115▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 38▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available. Three loads of cattle were offered during the sale. Load of 820lbs heifers 337.50, load of 950lbs steers 330.00, and load 810lbs steers 360.50.

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 $448.52/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +22.85 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$448.52

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$29.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs GA average

−25.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	449.82	2,454	22
Medium and Large 2	505	420.00	2,121	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $333 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 sale23 hd

448.52

—

GA average14 barns · 379 hd

450.34

−1.82

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−25.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

+22.85

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	1,680	190.50	3,200	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	144.00	1,552	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,850	2thin

Every lot

48 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	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,234	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	505.35/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,440	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	519.83/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,913	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	479.80/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,838	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	471.75/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,981	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,143	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	430.05/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,107	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,431	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,478	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	464.77/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,757	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	458.08/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,938	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	391.58/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,048	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	373.99/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,076	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,027	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,784	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	465.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,837	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	424.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,806	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	462.36/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,984	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	470.09/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,172	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	358.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,854	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	429.81/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,235	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,320	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	357.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,233	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,215	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,527	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,571	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	840	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 38Year ago 0

No trend available. Three loads of cattle were offered during the sale. Load of 820lbs heifers 337.50, load of 950lbs steers 330.00, and load 810lbs steers 360.50.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,025	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,710	188.00	188.00

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	305	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	462	465.00–480.00	470.09
2	500–550	520	420.00–440.00	429.81
1	550–600	570	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	429	455.00–470.00	462.36
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	625	350.00–365.00	357.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	455.00–475.00	465.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–430.00	424.92
3	500–550	517	350.00–370.00	358.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
4	350–400	368	505.00–530.00	519.83
3	400–450	420	460.00–480.00	471.75
1	450–500	475	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	525.00	525.00
2	250–300	285	495.00–515.00	505.35
2	350–400	383	470.00–490.00	479.80
2	450–500	490	425.00–435.00	430.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	456	470.00	470.00
14	500–550	524	464.00	464.00
8	550–600	583	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
9	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	458.08
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	523	385.00–400.00	391.58
4	550–600	571	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	378	460.00–470.00	464.77
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	555	370.00–400.00	373.99

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	2	—	840	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.