Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 lower, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, all calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.69/cwt on 29 head, down $25.70 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +10.82 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$413.69

▼ 25.70 vs prior sale

29 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.44

vs GA average

−10.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	421.87	2,164	8thin
Medium and Large 1	530	414.76	2,199	11thin
Medium and Large 3	533	405.98	2,164	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $0 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $339.73, median $402.88 across 29 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 sale29 hd

413.69

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

397.26

+16.44

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−10.38

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

+10.82

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	1,722	200.34	3,450	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	167.74	2,586	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	160.80	1,806	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	144.00	1,706	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	455.20/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	563.76/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	355.94/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	393.98/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	672.69/cwt	665.00–675.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	453.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	467.54/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	467.95/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	358.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	469.58/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,381	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	524.13/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	428.43/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,493	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	482.95/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,502	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	393.61/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,641	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	599.36/cwt	596.00–600.00	2,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	571.02/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	658.02/cwt	650.00–660.00	2,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	546.53/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	484.15/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	423.16/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	362.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,832	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	365.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	491.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	371.68/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	387.53/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	410.50/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,303	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	499.65/cwt	498.00–500.00	2,328	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	177.27/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,851	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	163.76/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,442	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	154.79/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,328	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	3,633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	153.52/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,744	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	176.54/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,786	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,097	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	432.08/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	359.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,370	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	439.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	465.09/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	644.17/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	524.61/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,235	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	436.26/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	644	350.81/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	573.77/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	453.72/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	620.30/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,942	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	477.78/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,064	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	369.29/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	594.53/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,140	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	405.98/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	421.87/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	595.78/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,936	6

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 452Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	540.00–550.00	546.53
2	400–450	428	450.00–460.00	455.20
12	450–500	492	430.00–440.00	436.26
10	500–550	533	400.00–407.50	405.98
6	600–650	644	350.00–355.00	350.81
8	650–700	672	325.00–330.00	327.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	570.00–575.00	573.77
8	350–400	358	560.00–580.00	563.76
6	400–450	423	465.00–470.00	467.54
7	450–500	474	450.00–460.00	453.65
8	500–550	513	420.00–425.00	421.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	665.00–675.00	672.69
6	300–350	325	595.00–600.00	595.78
11	350–400	360	590.00–595.00	594.53
30	400–450	432	475.00–480.00	477.78
5	450–500	464	460.00–470.00	467.95
6	500–550	507	430.00–432.50	432.08
5	550–600	558	390.00–395.00	393.98
7	600–650	643	365.00–370.00	369.29
8	650–700	692	355.00–357.50	355.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	596.00–600.00	599.36
5	350–400	367	570.00–575.00	571.02
10	400–450	419	520.00–530.00	524.13
2	450–500	488	470.00–480.00	474.97
21	550–600	582	425.00–435.00	428.43
10	700–750	712	350.00–360.00	358.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	480.00–485.00	484.15
12	500–550	507	465.00–470.00	469.58
13	600–650	608	420.00–430.00	423.16
20	650–700	671	390.00–397.50	393.61
19	750–800	782	355.00–365.00	362.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	650.00–660.00	658.02
15	500–550	518	480.00–485.00	482.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	435.00–445.00	439.97
2	550–600	575	360.00–370.00	365.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	313	620.00–625.00	620.30
5	400–450	421	490.00–500.00	491.92
2	450–500	468	460.00–470.00	465.09
4	500–550	512	450.00–455.00	453.72
2	550–600	588	385.00–390.00	387.53
18	650–700	659	355.00–360.00	359.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	640.00–650.00	644.17
17	400–450	426	520.00–530.00	524.61
6	450–500	466	498.00–500.00	499.65
20	550–600	561	410.00–420.00	410.50
6	650–700	662	370.00–372.50	371.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,608	170.00–186.00	177.27
14	—	1,491	160.00–169.00	163.76
6	—	1,504	151.00–157.00	154.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	145.00–158.00	153.52
3	—	1,145	170.00–183.00	176.54
5	—	1,086	160.00–169.00	164.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	205.00–206.00	205.51
1	—	1,630	190.00	190.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	159.00	159.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	175.00	175.00

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

Heifers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle