Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers & feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, all calves sharply lower, replacement cows 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.68/cwt on 24 head, down $49.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −30.20 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$372.68

▼ 49.48 vs prior sale

24 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$36.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.47

vs GA average

−34.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	395.02	2,042	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	376.10	2,103	13thin
Medium and Large 3	592	358.74	2,124	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.28/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale24 hd

372.68

—

GA average11 barns · 296 hd

387.15

−14.47

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−34.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−30.20

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	—	High	1,376	203.21	2,797	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	177.48	2,487	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	172.87	2,083	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,145	155.00	1,775	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,142	8

Every lot, as filed

43 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 3	550–600	568	417.57/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,913	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	174.41/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,426	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	186.67/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,675	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,285	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	196.54/cwt	195.00–198.00	2,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	474.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	576.86/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	387.56/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	478.71/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	457.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,958	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	507.39/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,161	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	680.16/cwt	675.00–685.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	593.92/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	537.84/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,022	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	474.30/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	488.36/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	511.73/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	394.02/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	362.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	347.01/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	447.41/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	427.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	542.38/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	383.70/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	372.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	358.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,124	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	2,933.82/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	422.79/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	475.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	166.01/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	174.58/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,146	8
Bulls	—	—	1,291	203.85/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	603.29/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	563.38/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,130	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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 342Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 21

Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers & feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 lower, all calves sharply lower, replacement cows 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	483	470.00–475.00	474.30
4	500–550	519	445.00–455.00	447.41
2	550–600	568	415.00–420.00	417.57
5	700–750	740	345.00–347.50	347.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	540.00–545.00	542.38
4	500–550	508	475.00–480.00	478.71
2	550–600	583	425.00–430.00	427.49
5	600–650	640	392.50–400.00	394.02
5	700–750	734	360.00–370.00	362.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	675.00–685.00	680.16
2	450–500	478	490.00–500.00	494.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	510.00–515.00	511.73
6	400–450	424	470.00–480.00	474.04
4	500–550	530	380.00–385.00	383.70
9	550–600	572	370.00–375.00	372.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	590.00–595.00	593.92
3	300–350	319	570.00–580.00	576.86
3	500–550	517	390.00–400.00	395.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	475.00–485.00	480.03
11	400–450	428	450.00–460.00	457.39
7	450–500	480	420.00–430.00	422.79
8	550–600	592	350.00–360.00	358.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	600.00–605.00	603.29
6	350–400	378	560.00–565.00	563.38
11	400–450	426	500.00–510.00	507.39
2	600–650	630	385.00–390.00	387.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	376	530.00–540.00	537.84
11	450–500	485	470.00–480.00	475.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	485.00–490.00	488.36

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	—	1,035	285.00	285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	190.00	190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,933.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,275	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,391	172.00–178.00	174.41
3	—	1,433	180.00–191.00	186.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	163.00–169.00	166.01
8	—	1,229	172.00–178.00	174.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	214.00	214.00
2	—	1,468	195.00–198.00	196.54
4	—	1,291	200.00–209.00	203.85

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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Replacement Cattle

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