Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-10-06

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 6
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 240▼ 164 vs year ago 428 · −38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 52▼ 45 vs year ago 72 · −62.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 17▼ 21 vs year ago 48 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls 12.00 to 13.00 lower, steers 8.00 higher, heifer calves 12.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $371.53/cwt on 36 head, down $10.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −71.93 against this barn's trailing median of $443.46.
Average price
$371.53
▼ 10.28 vs prior sale
36 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.74
vs GA average
−58.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546389.002,12515thin
Medium and Large 2569372.912,12212thin
Medium and Large 3572340.571,9489thin
One grade step is worth $48.43/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale36 hd
371.53
—
GA average13 barns · 324 hd
360.79
+10.74
National average183 barns · 26,018 hd
430.36
−58.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
443.46
−71.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
495441386332median 443.4602/2404/2806/2308/2510/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $346.15, median $443.46 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,699172.742,9356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,536142.842,1944thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,183128.631,52211
CowsLean 85-90%Average995119.251,1872thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$2,3504thin

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3407410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6696
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411454.25/cwt450.00–455.001,8677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0229
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0566
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3572340.57/cwt340.00–345.001,9489
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597365.83/cwt365.00–370.002,1846
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1598380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1863
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631374.10/cwt370.00–377.002,36143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2082
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717351.25/cwt347.50–355.002,51814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2744334.00/cwt332.50–335.002,48520
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365387.57/cwt385.00–390.001,4152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403410.06/cwt400.00–420.001,6532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415390.18/cwt385.00–395.001,6192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3441350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6456
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500342.50/cwt340.00–345.001,7132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3511317.38/cwt305.00–320.001,6226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526356.65/cwt352.50–357.501,87612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,08220
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3617311.28/cwt310.00–315.001,9214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318517.68/cwt510.00–525.001,6462
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370472.53/cwt470.00–475.001,7482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395450.00/cwt445.00–455.001,7782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463402.46/cwt400.00–405.001,8632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468355.08/cwt350.00–360.001,6622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520322.21/cwt315.00–330.001,6752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537358.60/cwt350.00–360.001,9267
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2592340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0133
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655322.56/cwt320.00–330.002,1134
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658171.52/cwt170.00–173.002,8443
Bulls——1,715165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,8301
Bulls——1,753178.43/cwt177.00–180.003,1282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162127.93/cwt125.00–135.001,4876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190115.17/cwt114.00–116.001,3712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575145.45/cwt141.00–148.002,2913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058158.09/cwt152.50–165.001,6732

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.