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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Sep 21

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Jul 27Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 135▼ 4 vs year ago 92 · −4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 12 vs year ago 17 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Available Trends

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 $327.52/cwt on 12 head, down $4.52 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −41.19 against this barn's trailing median of $368.71.

Average price

$327.52

▼ 4.52 vs prior sale

12 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$54.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.68

vs GA average

−28.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	355.09	2,006	2thin
Medium and Large 2	569	331.39	1,887	7thin
Medium and Large 3	539	300.10	1,617	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.99/cwt here — about $390 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 sale12 hd

327.52

—

GA average14 barns · 428 hd

319.84

+7.68

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−28.58

This barn, trailing median8 sales

368.71

−41.19

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	1,595	179.00	2,855	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	144.49	1,734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	115.00	966	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,233	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,700	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	357.40/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,340	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,367	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	353.21/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,494	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	348.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,648	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	320.21/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,537	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	300.15/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,540	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	342.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,797	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,006	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	327.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,920	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,071	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,319	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	450.12/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,454	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	482.44/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,607	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	447.43/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,655	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	335.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,392	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	384.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,616	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,775	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	367.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,739	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	329.53/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,582	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	340.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,814	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,734	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,355	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,310	2,072.14/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,072	3

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 135Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 12

No Available Trends

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	144.00–145.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	895	110.00	110.00

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	290	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	333	475.00–490.00	482.44
2	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	458	385.00–390.00	387.49
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	445.00–455.00	450.12
2	350–400	370	445.00–450.00	447.43
2	400–450	420	375.00–395.00	384.88
2	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	367.62
6	500–550	532	330.00–350.00	340.91
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	425.00–440.00	432.50
2	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	415	320.00–350.00	335.36
2	450–500	480	315.00–345.00	329.53
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00–365.00	357.40
9	400–450	423	345.00–365.00	353.21
3	450–500	473	335.00–355.00	348.38
2	500–550	525	335.00–350.00	342.29
5	550–600	587	320.00–330.00	327.03
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	565	350.00–360.00	355.09
2	600–650	623	330.00–335.00	332.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	408	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–330.00	320.21
2	500–550	513	290.00–310.00	300.15
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	3	—	1,310	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,072.14

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.