Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.57/cwt on 32 head, down $44.54 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −76.01 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$374.57

▼ 44.54 vs prior sale

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$4.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs GA average

−24.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	374.72	2,087	31
Medium and Large 3	500	370.00	1,850	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.72/cwt here — about $237 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $357.60, median $450.58 across 26 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 sale32 hd

374.57

—

GA average13 barns · 391 hd

374.72

−0.14

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−24.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−76.01

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	1,806	216.00	3,902	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	181.94	2,822	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	178.97	2,226	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	168.41	1,953	27

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 2	350–400	374	429.15/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	463.66/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	390.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	384.02/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,051	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	431.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,199	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	343.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	348.12/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	475.25/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,592	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	366.63/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	497.45/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	400.96/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	419.17/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,618	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	169.74/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,971	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	182.27/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,904	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	175.57/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,669	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,349	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	404.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,944	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	432.43/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	393.99/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	329.29/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	457.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	360.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,504	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	405.44/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	366.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,574	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	387.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	179.35/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,134	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	154.15/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,736	6
Bulls	—	—	1,545	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,337	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	181.85/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,226	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	174.37/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1

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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 320Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 42Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 34

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
6	350–400	374	425.00–430.00	429.15
4	500–550	517	347.50–350.00	348.12
3	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	648	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	278	430.00–450.00	431.29
25	350–400	376	400.00	400.00
19	400–450	429	355.00–370.00	366.79
3	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	343.27
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	414	392.50	392.50
3	500–550	528	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	340	475.00–505.00	497.45
4	350–400	360	450.00–470.00	463.66
2	400–450	428	420.00–445.00	432.43
2	450–500	483	380.00–400.00	390.16
6	500–550	516	365.00–375.00	366.63
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	617	327.50–340.00	329.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	431	385.00–405.00	400.96
5	450–500	466	350.00–370.00	360.90
4	650–700	669	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	450.00–465.00	457.36
5	500–550	528	390.00–405.00	393.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
14	450–500	481	400.00–415.00	404.17
19	500–550	534	380.00–400.00	384.02
12	550–600	593	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	335	460.00–490.00	475.25
6	350–400	386	410.00–435.00	419.17
13	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	405.44
5	450–500	461	370.00–395.00	387.92
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
10	650–700	676	347.50	347.50
5	750–800	759	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	888	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	163.00–176.00	169.74
6	—	1,190	178.00–183.00	179.35
6	—	1,126	147.00–160.00	154.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	179.00–185.00	182.27
2	—	1,520	174.00–177.00	175.57
1	—	1,405	193.00	193.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	177.00–188.00	181.85
10	—	1,275	171.00–176.00	174.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,930	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,545	216.00	216.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle