Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.10/cwt on 31 head, up $8.69 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.33 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$352.10

▲ 8.69 vs prior sale

31 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.24

vs GA average

−21.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	355.00	2,006	25
Medium and Large 2	541	345.99	1,873	5thin
Medium and Large 3	575	310.00	1,783	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $223 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $317.64, median $397.42 across 32 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 sale31 hd

352.10

—

GA average13 barns · 304 hd

335.86

+16.24

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−21.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.42

−45.33

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	1,509	207.87	3,136	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	170.98	2,476	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	166.43	1,998	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	148.01	1,520	5thin

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)	850	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,425	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	157.24/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,931	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	169.06/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,997	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	374.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,207	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	423.95/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	472.45/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	375.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,607	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	358.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	459.16/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	425.22/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	447.03/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	351.69/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	363.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	351.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	362.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	366.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	203.30/cwt	200.00–206.00	2,832	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,452	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 337Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 72Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,424	170.00–174.00	172.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	159.00–161.00	160.00
3	—	1,018	135.00–145.00	140.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	153.00–160.00	157.24
11	—	1,181	164.00–176.00	169.06
2	—	1,223	179.00–180.00	179.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	217.00	217.00
2	—	1,393	200.00–206.00	203.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	373	470.00–475.00	472.45
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	496	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	430.00–452.50	447.03
4	500–550	502	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	556	360.00–370.00	363.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	350	457.50	457.50
11	400–450	431	420.00–445.00	423.95
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
22	550–600	590	365.00–375.00	374.10
3	600–650	648	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
10	750–800	764	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	400.00–405.00	401.65
6	500–550	539	350.00–360.00	358.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	480	360.00–370.00	362.39
2	600–650	635	320.00–335.00	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	455.00–460.00	459.16
25	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	735	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	410.00–440.00	425.22
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
19	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	375.43
3	500–550	517	350.00–355.00	351.69
2	550–600	578	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	709	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	360.00–370.00	366.70
4	400–450	414	350.00–355.00	351.33
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	175.00	175.00

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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