Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-10-27

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 27
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
← Oct 20Oct 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 465▼ 25 vs year ago 297 · −8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 21▲ 11 vs year ago 37 · +29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 35▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steers steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 14.00 to 15.00 higher, bull calves 10.00 to 11.00 higher, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.18/cwt on 6 head, down $18.38 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.07 against this barn's trailing median of $386.25.
Average price
$324.18
▼ 18.38 vs prior sale
6 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.61
vs GA average
−51.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2550324.181,7836thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
324.18
—
GA average14 barns · 392 hd
319.56
+4.61
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−51.25
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.25
−62.07
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
453403354304median 386.2502/2404/2806/2308/2510/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $386.25 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—Low1,515152.282,30612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,368125.931,72213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,653124.672,0613thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,284119.451,53314

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)1,013$2,3004thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7103
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478424.96/cwt420.00–430.002,03110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,28410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3589385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2687
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4387
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2793312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4783
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317466.74/cwt460.00–480.001,4806
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6736
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361443.91/cwt440.00–450.001,6035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3381416.72/cwt415.00–420.001,58814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414414.44/cwt410.00–415.001,7169
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439392.39/cwt390.00–400.001,7234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456404.62/cwt400.00–410.001,84513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470384.55/cwt380.00–395.001,80717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475363.00/cwt360.00–375.001,7245
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553322.01/cwt320.00–330.001,7815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3609300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8277
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268564.95/cwt560.00–570.001,5144
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285502.63/cwt495.00–510.001,4322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,74411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1398480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9104
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410442.44/cwt440.00–445.001,8142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9508
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430412.41/cwt405.00–420.001,7732
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473427.51/cwt425.00–430.002,0222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486417.99/cwt415.00–420.002,03110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0839
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3514371.64/cwt370.00–385.001,9109
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585363.19/cwt355.00–375.002,1253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3611317.81/cwt315.00–320.001,9427
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2144
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483143.56/cwt136.00–150.002,1296
Bulls——1,546161.00/cwt155.00–168.002,4896
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,258124.23/cwt120.00–129.001,5638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,318113.07/cwt110.00–118.001,4906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325132.29/cwt130.00–136.001,7536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404120.48/cwt119.00–126.001,6927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,1091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,2081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002

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.