Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 15.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.54/cwt on 29 head, down $28.71 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −45.34 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$357.54

▼ 28.71 vs prior sale

29 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.48

vs GA average

−53.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	372.43	2,082	6thin
Medium and Large 3	547	353.65	1,933	23

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $149 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

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

357.54

—

GA average14 barns · 433 hd

378.02

−20.48

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−53.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−45.34

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	1,499	211.56	3,170	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	177.40	2,536	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	176.38	2,117	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	165.61	1,871	12

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)	1,498	$3,473	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	407.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	593.63/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	480.27/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	589.83/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	482.12/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	567.55/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	372.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	599.09/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	512.18/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	382.30/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,538	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	473.76/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	369.56/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,387	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	471.65/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,065	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	167.49/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,115	14
Bulls	—	—	1,392	200.67/cwt	199.00–203.00	2,793	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	187.81/cwt	183.00–198.00	2,246	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	165.07/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,913	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	174.84/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	345.80/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	469.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,200	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	447.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	466.19/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,023	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	503.52/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	339.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,890	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	512.46/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	307.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	503.47/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	409.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,955	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	483.63/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	438.91/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,892	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	206.53/cwt	200.00–216.00	2,571	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,317	173.27/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,282	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	172.32/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,042	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	3,473.37/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,473	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	490.98/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,425	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	175.31/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,481	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	187.81/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,669	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	164.11/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,435	5
Bulls	—	—	1,153	191.46/cwt	191.00–192.00	2,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	219.65/cwt	215.00–226.00	3,539	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	176.88/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,050	20

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 185Year ago 926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 56Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	495.00	495.00
7	300–350	313	475.00–485.00	483.63
3	400–450	427	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	590	400.00–415.00	407.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	615.00	615.00
3	500–550	531	470.00–475.00	471.65
2	650–700	660	375.00–380.00	377.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	510.00–515.00	512.46
5	450–500	490	470.00–485.00	482.12
2	500–550	540	440.00–445.00	442.52
2	600–650	615	345.00–350.00	347.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	278	585.00–600.00	593.63
2	300–350	342	565.00–570.00	567.55
3	350–400	374	500.00–535.00	512.18
10	400–450	428	482.50	482.50
4	450–500	456	470.00–475.00	473.76
11	600–650	646	365.00–375.00	369.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	470.00–490.00	480.27
12	400–450	434	460.00–475.00	466.19
6	550–600	559	360.00–375.00	372.43
7	600–650	643	335.00–347.50	345.80
2	700–750	703	300.00–315.00	307.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	500.00–510.00	503.47
14	400–450	431	430.00–455.00	438.91
11	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	409.06
9	500–550	532	370.00–380.00	374.95
14	550–600	556	330.00–350.00	339.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	595.00–600.00	599.09
2	350–400	363	585.00–595.00	589.83
8	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
5	450–500	494	490.00–495.00	490.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	469	460.00–480.00	469.00
13	650–700	664	380.00–385.00	382.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	500.00–520.00	503.52
11	500–550	527	440.00–450.00	447.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,263	160.00–171.00	167.49
10	—	1,196	183.00–198.00	187.81
20	—	1,159	172.00–181.00	176.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	160.00–169.00	165.07
2	—	1,128	158.00–159.00	158.51
2	—	1,013	171.00–178.00	174.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,415	170.00–182.00	175.31
9	—	1,421	183.00–193.00	187.81
5	—	1,484	158.00–168.00	164.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	199.00–203.00	200.67
2	—	1,153	191.00–192.00	191.46
9	—	1,611	215.00–226.00	219.65

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)	4	—	1,245	200.00–216.00	206.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	215.00	215.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	165.00–185.00	173.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	160.00–180.00	172.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,498	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,473.37

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle