Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 9.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.97/cwt on 51 head, up $16.45 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 26 comparable sales and sits +27.39 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$477.97

▲ 16.45 vs prior sale

51 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.77

vs GA average

−1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	477.97	2,577	51

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $357.60, median $450.58 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

477.97

—

GA average13 barns · 372 hd

452.20

+25.77

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−1.06

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

+27.39

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	1,600	192.43	3,078	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	174.67	2,026	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,619	172.10	2,786	13

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$3,007	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	485.84/cwt	482.00–490.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	508.94/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,188	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	552.64/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	434.39/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	419.72/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	549.67/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,419	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	434.93/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,857	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	466.62/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	636.67/cwt	635.00–637.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	550.89/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,994	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	514.02/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	455.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,224	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	474.49/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,746	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	590.88/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,808	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	452.50/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	659.36/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	425.27/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	481.46/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,571	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	398.90/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,441	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	170.37/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,249	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	2,458.62/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,459	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,556.03/head	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	192.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	202.48/cwt	201.00–204.00	3,489	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	165.77/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,757	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	185.17/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,805	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	173.91/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,823	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,870	1

How this sale compares

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 →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 337Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 78Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 77Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	284	650.00–670.00	659.36
18	400–450	430	505.00–510.00	508.94
2	450–500	474	482.00–490.00	485.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	550.00–555.00	552.64
8	450–500	486	430.00–440.00	434.39
2	550–600	568	385.00–390.00	387.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	406	485.00–490.00	487.50
2	450–500	494	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	504	450.00–455.00	452.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	368	470.00–480.00	474.49
2	400–450	405	450.00–460.00	455.00
2	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	306	590.00–605.00	590.88
12	350–400	362	540.00–555.00	550.89
14	450–500	488	450.00–460.00	455.65
9	600–650	612	390.00–405.00	398.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	510.00–515.00	514.02
4	500–550	535	420.00–427.00	425.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	440	545.00–550.00	549.67
4	600–650	641	417.00–425.00	419.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	635.00–637.00	636.67
39	500–550	534	480.00–495.00	481.46
12	550–600	556	460.00–470.00	466.62
68	650–700	657	430.00–435.00	434.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	180.00	180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,320	168.00–175.00	170.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,458.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,556.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	190.00–195.00	192.99
2	—	1,723	201.00–204.00	202.48
3	—	1,515	182.00–188.00	185.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,663	161.00–169.00	165.77
6	—	1,623	171.00–178.00	173.91
2	—	1,495	180.00–185.00	182.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,090	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,120	167.00	167.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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