Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.73/cwt on 21 head, down $12.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −63.15 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$339.73

▼ 12.37 vs prior sale

21 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs GA average

−26.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	357.66	2,067	2thin
Medium and Large 3	518	337.84	1,750	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $317 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 sale21 hd

339.73

—

GA average14 barns · 404 hd

343.68

−3.96

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−26.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−63.15

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	1,495	195.44	2,922	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	168.22	2,450	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	166.02	1,994	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	155.36	1,610	18

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)	1,225	$3,397	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	400–450	409	415.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	399.64/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,495	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	361.03/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,769	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	382.48/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	343.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	377.38/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	402.25/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	445.54/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,561	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	351.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	337.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,750	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	427.66/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	356.41/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,245	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	292	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	168.43/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	169.90/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	138.09/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	166.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,979	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	159.58/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,928	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,949	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,396.94/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	357.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	332.33/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,190	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	474.64/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	525.38/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	374.99/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	381.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	327.00/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,086	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	359.93/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	329.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,215	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	406.27/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,893	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	425.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,952	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	511.48/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,586	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	163.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	153.87/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	173.55/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,107	14
Bulls	—	—	1,495	195.44/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,922	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	168.49/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,455	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,352	2

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 245Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 34Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	510.00–520.00	511.48
5	400–450	409	415.00–420.00	415.98
11	450–500	455	380.00–400.00	381.84
2	550–600	578	350.00–365.00	357.66
8	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
26	650–700	672	320.00–330.00	329.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	397.50–405.00	399.64
19	400–450	422	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	493	342.50	342.50
19	500–550	518	320.00–340.00	337.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	520.00–530.00	525.38
3	250–300	297	500.00	500.00
12	300–350	329	470.00–485.00	474.64
4	350–400	354	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	397.50
38	450–500	490	355.00–362.50	361.03
20	600–650	638	325.00–327.50	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	510.00	510.00
9	300–350	336	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	439	420.00–430.00	427.66
11	450–500	454	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	343.96
2	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	525.00	525.00
13	450–500	459	420.00–430.00	425.29
8	500–550	524	380.00–390.00	382.48
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
17	600–650	630	355.00–365.00	356.41
2	650–700	655	350.00–355.00	352.50
26	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	415.00–420.00	417.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	440.00–465.00	445.54
2	450–500	483	370.00–385.00	377.38
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	572	350.00–362.50	359.93
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
25	650–700	659	320.00–335.00	332.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	425	390.00–405.00	402.25
5	500–550	507	350.00–355.00	351.99
3	550–600	583	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
12	450–500	466	405.00–415.00	406.27
4	500–550	522	370.00–390.00	374.99
3	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	164.00–173.00	168.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,153	167.00–174.00	169.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	172.00	172.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,396.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	179.00	179.00
17	—	1,457	165.00–174.00	168.49
2	—	1,465	160.00–161.00	160.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	136.00–139.00	138.09
8	—	981	160.00–166.00	163.15
7	—	1,136	148.00–158.00	153.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,189	164.00–170.00	166.43
18	—	1,208	154.00–163.00	159.58
14	—	1,214	171.00–178.00	173.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	195.00–196.00	195.44

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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