Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Breaker and boner slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, lean slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.72/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −110.15 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$292.72

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.28

vs GA average

−6.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	313.67	1,675	16thin
Medium and Large 2	563	283.77	1,597	10thin
Medium and Large 3	557	275.18	1,534	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

292.72

—

GA average16 barns · 574 hd

265.44

+27.28

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−6.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−110.15

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	—	High	1,982	172.54	3,420	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	136.07	1,884	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	135.02	2,012	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,252	129.28	1,618	24

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	300–350	329	461.10/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	273.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	348.45/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	398	344.33/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,370	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	278.98/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	381.26/cwt	377.00–383.00	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	339.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	368.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	366.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	278.11/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,930	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	313.67/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	351.86/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	320.74/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	333.48/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	302.91/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	308.75/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	358.17/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	365.95/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	364.17/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,686	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	368.24/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	447.41/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	356.88/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	399.48/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	134.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,634	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	127.88/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,601	11
Bulls	—	—	1,860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	121.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,621	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	141.59/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,521	131.45/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,999	9
Bulls	—	—	2,123	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	3,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	163.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	426.54/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	273.19/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	497.57/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	277.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	328.81/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	356.92/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	312.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	341.35/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,758	6

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 312Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 177Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	495.00–500.00	497.57
9	300–350	329	460.00–465.00	461.10
19	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	364.17
5	650–700	656	270.00–275.00	272.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	447.00–450.00	447.41
7	350–400	384	420.00–428.00	426.54
4	400–450	421	365.00–375.00	368.24
7	450–500	455	350.00–360.00	355.01
6	500–550	515	340.00–348.00	341.35
5	600–650	624	272.00–278.00	273.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	397.00–400.00	399.48
5	400–450	436	355.00–365.00	356.88
2	450–500	478	345.00–350.00	347.43
8	500–550	526	335.00–340.00	337.48
4	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	312.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	360.00–370.00	366.67
5	300–350	317	355.00–360.00	356.92
12	350–400	398	337.00–345.00	344.33
5	400–450	439	327.00–333.00	328.81
7	450–500	456	315.00–323.00	320.74
6	500–550	515	277.00–280.00	277.49
8	550–600	589	265.00–275.00	273.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	377.00–383.00	381.26
8	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	368.71
2	400–450	415	347.00–350.00	348.45
16	500–550	534	312.00–315.00	313.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	365.00–370.00	367.54
15	350–400	379	347.00–355.00	351.86
8	400–450	418	335.00–345.00	339.91
2	500–550	530	298.00–308.00	302.91
8	550–600	571	277.00–285.00	278.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	332.00–335.00	333.48
26	650–700	694	277.00–287.00	278.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	613	305.00–310.00	308.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	365.00–368.00	365.95
3	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	358.17
14	500–550	518	353.00	353.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,171	139.00–145.00	141.59
9	—	1,521	129.00–136.00	131.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	132.00–138.00	134.29
11	—	1,252	126.00–131.00	127.88
4	—	1,330	119.00–124.00	121.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	134.00–136.00	135.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	185.00	185.00
2	—	2,123	175.00–176.00	175.53
2	—	1,903	161.00–165.00	163.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	129.00	129.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle