Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 5.00 to 6.00 higher, steers 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers unevenly steady, bull calves 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.90/cwt on 32 head, up $11.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.65 against this barn's trailing median of $396.56.

Average price

$337.90

▲ 11.54 vs prior sale

32 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.50

vs GA average

−4.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	349.63	1,896	13thin
Medium and Large 2	522	335.64	1,752	12thin
Medium and Large 3	517	320.00	1,654	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $242 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $317.64, median $396.56 across 33 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

337.90

—

GA average15 barns · 626 hd

326.40

+11.50

National average95 barns · 6,555 hd

342.55

−4.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.56

−58.65

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	1,591	182.50	2,903	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	142.61	1,678	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	141.92	2,209	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	126.93	1,399	11

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	550–600	570	364.39/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	138.04/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,454	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	144.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,681	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	379.05/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	549	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	387.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,659	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	413.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	328.31/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	414.83/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	325.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	338.08/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	442.59/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	480.37/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	302.45/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	346.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,684	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	503.67/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	280.11/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	483.09/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	395.98/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	437.54/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	459.87/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	351.77/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	482.06/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	444.20/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,937	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	177.50/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	187.49/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	144.23/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,228	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	137.18/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,754	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 378Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 81Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	459.87
6	400–450	436	440.00–450.00	444.20
4	550–600	570	362.50–370.00	364.39
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	549	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	284	500.00–525.00	503.67
3	300–350	323	480.00–490.00	483.09
2	550–600	593	330.00–340.00	334.98
3	700–750	737	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	778	275.00–285.00	280.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	650	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	430.00–445.00	437.54
10	500–550	519	390.00–397.50	395.98
12	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	419	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	457	410.00–420.00	413.43
9	600–650	607	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	651	332.50	332.50
5	700–750	737	325.00–330.00	325.97
1	750–800	790	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	377.50–385.00	379.05
7	500–550	517	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	475.00–485.00	480.37
2	350–400	363	410.00–420.00	414.83
15	400–450	428	380.00–395.00	387.66
16	450–500	486	340.00–350.00	346.59
9	500–550	505	337.50–342.50	338.08
3	550–600	573	325.00–330.00	328.31
4	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	302.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
7	300–350	329	480.00–485.00	482.06
2	350–400	363	440.00–445.00	442.59
2	400–450	415	410.00–420.00	415.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
10	500–550	538	350.00–352.50	351.77
3	550–600	557	342.50	342.50
3	600–650	615	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	745	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	192.50	192.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	137.00–139.00	138.04
8	—	1,121	120.00–125.00	122.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,165	140.00–148.00	144.29
5	—	1,206	136.00–139.00	137.18
1	—	1,110	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,545	143.00–146.00	144.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	176.00–179.00	177.50
2	—	1,573	187.00–188.00	187.49

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle