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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, May 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← May 11May 18Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 301▼ 41 vs year ago 129 · −31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 19 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady.

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 $393.37/cwt on 11 head, up $16.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +24.66 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$393.37

▲ 16.28 vs prior sale

11 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs GA average

−24.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	418.00	2,424	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	396.70	2,043	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	366.24	1,959	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $465 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

393.37

—

GA average15 barns · 439 hd

388.81

+4.55

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−24.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

+24.66

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	1,833	199.30	3,653	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	174.07	2,337	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	137.07	1,476	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)	1,410	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	434.09/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,858	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,159	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,461	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	467.41/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,556	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	448.07/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,644	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	411.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,779	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	417.62/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,946	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,880	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	396.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,043	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,905	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,424	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,482	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,616	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	476.12/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,781	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	452.38/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,030	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	391.69/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,221	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	199.30/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,653	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,300	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	143.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	166.42/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,039	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,500	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	174.52/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,487	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 301Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 5

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	465.00–485.00	476.12
2	400–450	425	450.00–455.00	452.38
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	505	402.00	402.00
3	550–600	567	390.00–395.00	391.69
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	508	420.00–430.00	424.98
1	600–650	610	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	428	430.00–440.00	434.09
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
4	550–600	580	418.00	418.00
1	700–750	705	352.00	352.00
4	750–800	788	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	333	465.00–470.00	467.41
6	350–400	367	440.00–465.00	448.07
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
10	450–500	466	405.00–422.00	417.62
3	500–550	515	390.00–400.00	396.70
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	432	400.00–425.00	411.87
3	450–500	482	385.00–395.00	389.97
3	500–550	515	365.00–375.00	369.98
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,410	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	188.00	188.00
3	—	1,425	171.00–179.00	174.52
2	—	1,225	164.00–169.00	166.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,095	137.00–147.00	143.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	197.00–201.00	199.30

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.