Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 15.00 higher, feeder steers & feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 11.00 lower, steer calves & heifer calves 15.00 higher, bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.16/cwt on 35 head, up $12.24 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.28 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$422.16

▲ 12.24 vs prior sale

35 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$32.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.14

vs GA average

+3.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	432.56	2,210	8thin
Medium and Large 2	521	424.53	2,212	21
Medium and Large 3	542	399.98	2,167	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.58/cwt here — about $44 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.

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 sale35 hd

422.16

—

GA average15 barns · 473 hd

392.02

+30.14

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+3.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

+19.28

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	—	Low	1,313	205.28	2,695	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	172.78	2,507	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	171.84	1,978	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	153.78	1,517	6thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	476.94/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,552	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	568.62/cwt	566.00–570.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	534.14/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	363.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	424.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,212	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	588.33/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,312	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	587.89/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,034	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	480.38/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	527.73/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	471.76/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	552.97/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,389	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	633.20/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	698.77/cwt	695.00–700.00	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	388.25/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	488.90/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	432.56/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	379.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,399	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	147.63/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,413	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	156.40/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	161.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,321	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	174.71/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,938	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	162.41/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,357	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	185.62/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,619	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	175.90/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,610	6
Bulls	—	—	1,103	194.57/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,146	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,337	207.85/cwt	207.00–209.00	2,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	438.27/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	453.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	481.40/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,484	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	495.47/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,408	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	548.18/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	511.22/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	407.46/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	754	329.05/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	506.67/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	449.73/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,033	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	574.66/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,207	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	477.55/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	395.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	460.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,415	2

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 174Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 41Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	432	550.00–560.00	552.97
9	450–500	463	525.00–530.00	527.73
13	500–550	535	470.00–477.50	476.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	314	630.00–640.00	633.20
14	350–400	393	580.00–590.00	588.33
7	500–550	516	480.00–485.00	481.40
8	550–600	569	450.00–455.00	453.70
9	600–650	612	430.00–440.00	438.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	500.00–510.00	506.67
10	450–500	486	495.00–500.00	495.47
2	500–550	525	455.00–465.00	460.05
2	650–700	671	390.00–400.00	395.15
13	750–800	754	325.00–332.50	329.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	566.00–570.00	568.62
6	450–500	454	530.00–535.00	534.14
10	500–550	533	475.00–480.00	477.55
5	650–700	661	360.00–370.00	364.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	695.00–700.00	698.77
3	600–650	641	385.00–395.00	388.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	540.00–550.00	548.18
4	450–500	457	505.00–515.00	511.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	384	570.00–575.00	574.66
3	400–450	425	470.00–475.00	471.76
19	450–500	452	445.00–450.00	449.73
21	500–550	521	420.00–430.00	424.53
3	600–650	614	360.00–370.00	363.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	346	580.00–590.00	587.89
9	400–450	414	480.00–490.00	488.90
11	450–500	464	475.00–485.00	480.38
8	500–550	511	430.00–440.00	432.56
12	600–650	632	375.00–380.00	379.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	400.00–410.00	407.46
2	550–600	593	380.00–390.00	385.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	144.00–150.00	147.63
1	—	970	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,038	155.00–158.00	156.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	157.00–165.00	161.03
1	—	1,275	182.00	182.00
4	—	1,109	173.00–176.00	174.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	157.00–169.00	162.41
5	—	1,411	180.00–194.00	185.62
6	—	1,484	172.00–178.00	175.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	191.00–198.00	194.57
1	—	1,660	219.00	219.00
3	—	1,337	207.00–209.00	207.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	180.00	180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	165.00	165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	3,250.00	3,250.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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