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Upson County Livestock

Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomaston, Georgia · Mon, Sep 28

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1932

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 88▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $309.89/cwt on 10 head, down $98.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −0.29 against this barn's trailing median of $310.18.

Average price

$309.89

▼ 98.75 vs prior sale

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$38.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.41

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	340.00	1,887	1thin
Medium and Large 2	569	312.46	1,778	4thin
Medium and Large 3	526	301.82	1,588	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.18/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

309.89

—

GA average14 barns · 410 hd

335.30

−25.41

This barn, trailing median4 sales

310.18

−0.29

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

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $408.64, low $307.92, median $310.18 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,750	2thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,923	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,480	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,779	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	361.76/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,183	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,565	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	356.59/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,516	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,597	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	352.34/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,688	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	345.96/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,792	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	363.35/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,904	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	291.30/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,544	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,870	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	472.48/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,559	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	383.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,654	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	338.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,601	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	364.00/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,729	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	306.02/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,588	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,778	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	313.52/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,859	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	755	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers limited comparable sale, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder bulls unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	425	355.00–360.00	356.59
6	450–500	479	342.00–360.00	352.34
2	500–550	518	337.00–355.00	345.96
1	550–600	555	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	372.56
6	500–550	524	362.00–370.00	363.35
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	360.00–365.00	361.76
2	450–500	473	335.00–340.00	337.57
3	500–550	530	287.00–297.00	291.30
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	475	357.00–375.00	364.00
4	550–600	569	310.00–320.00	312.46
2	600–650	613	312.00–315.00	313.52
2	700–750	708	260.00–265.00	262.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	380.00–390.00	383.67
3	450–500	473	330.00–345.00	338.42
4	500–550	519	292.00–312.00	306.02
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	470.00–475.00	472.48
2	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	455	402.00	402.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	620	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–300.00	290.10

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	—	1,075	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.