Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 15.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $426.04/cwt on 14 head, down $51.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −8.32 against this barn's trailing median of $434.36.

Average price

$426.04

▼ 51.51 vs prior sale

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$49.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+43.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	453.31	2,348	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	444.91	2,380	4thin
Medium and Large 3	567	403.57	2,289	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.55, low $356.55, median $434.36 across 19 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 sale14 hd

426.04

—

GA average15 barns · 306 hd

382.14

+43.90

This barn, trailing median19 sales

434.36

−8.32

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	1,495	208.36	3,116	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	179.63	2,690	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	176.66	2,158	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	165.06	1,723	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	350–400	394	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	558.39/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	472.44/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	367.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	507.42/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	593.19/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	426.00/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	431.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	471.63/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	453.31/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	533.22/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,176	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	177.64/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,212	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	175.70/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	167.39/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,977	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	186.71/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	368.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	472.35/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	467.72/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	487.53/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	493.28/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,380	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	381.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	591.73/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,422	196.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	222.11/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	187.12/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	163.42/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,770	3

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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 281Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 61Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	451	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	539	360.00–370.00	367.98
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	590.00–600.00	593.19
2	400–450	411	470.00–475.00	472.44
10	450–500	465	430.00–440.00	431.96
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	505	405.00–410.00	407.51
2	700–750	713	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	550.00–560.00	558.39
6	400–450	416	495.00–510.00	507.42
4	500–550	535	440.00–450.00	444.91
3	600–650	620	365.00–370.00	368.32
1	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	251	640.00	640.00
6	300–350	324	590.00–595.00	591.73
3	400–450	408	520.00–540.00	533.22
3	500–550	518	450.00–460.00	453.31
4	600–650	607	380.00–385.00	381.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	373	485.00–505.00	493.28
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	530	410.00–415.00	412.48
5	550–600	582	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	485.00–490.00	487.53
6	500–550	517	470.00–480.00	471.63
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	620.00	620.00
6	500–550	538	490.00	490.00
5	600–650	605	425.00–430.00	426.00
6	750–800	760	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	392	465.00–500.00	472.35
9	450–500	463	460.00–470.00	467.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,245	170.00–181.00	177.64
8	—	1,181	162.00–170.00	167.39
6	—	1,220	183.00–194.00	186.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,030	170.00–175.00	172.55
3	—	1,083	161.00–167.00	163.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	172.00–179.00	175.70
3	—	1,520	183.00–190.00	187.12
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	204.00	204.00
3	—	1,422	190.00–200.00	196.06
3	—	1,712	220.00–226.00	222.11

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	—	1,130	165.00	165.00

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

Bulls · 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

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