Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, steer calves and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder steers and bull calves sharply lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, replacement cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.43/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −120.45 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$282.43

38 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.62

vs GA average

−14.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	285.23	1,583	30
Medium and Large 3	543	271.90	1,476	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $107 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 sale38 hd

282.43

—

GA average16 barns · 445 hd

262.80

+19.62

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−14.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−120.45

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	2,160	165.00	3,564	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,351	131.75	1,780	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,296	125.07	1,621	33

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 (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,324	127.02/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,682	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	131.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,780	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	118.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	430.18/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	391.26/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	355.98/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	390.84/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	305.03/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	342.67/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	396.94/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	261.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	345.16/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	332.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	280.39/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	271.78/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	249.63/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,583	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	283.72/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	301.72/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	340.82/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	363.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,206	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	339.43/cwt	337.00–343.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	304.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	274.02/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	408.09/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	402.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	355.33/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	435.29/cwt	430.00–440.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	378.80/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	377.41/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	402.42/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	293.36/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,393	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	689	265.37/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	282.50/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	349.68/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,129	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,031	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 485Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 66Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	182.50	182.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,160	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,324	123.00–131.00	127.02
8	—	1,210	115.00–121.00	118.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	130.00–137.00	131.75

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	285	425.00–435.00	430.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	395.00–398.00	396.94
2	350–400	365	387.00–395.00	390.84
3	450–500	460	340.00–348.00	342.67
2	550–600	555	302.00–308.00	305.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	405.00–415.00	408.09
11	300–350	331	400.00–410.00	402.89
2	600–650	608	270.00–278.00	274.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	430.00–440.00	435.29
4	250–300	293	390.00–395.00	391.26
4	300–350	334	375.00–380.00	378.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	345.00–355.00	349.68
6	350–400	371	340.00–348.00	345.16
13	450–500	475	288.00–298.00	293.36
4	500–550	530	282.00–283.00	282.50
4	550–600	556	260.00–265.00	261.29
9	600–650	634	248.00–255.00	249.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	332	360.00–370.00	363.23
5	350–400	378	350.00–358.00	355.33
7	400–450	423	337.00–343.00	339.43
8	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.60
12	500–550	504	290.00–295.00	292.50
18	550–600	589	270.00–281.00	280.39
7	650–700	670	240.00–250.00	247.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	355.00–358.00	355.98
6	650–700	689	260.00–268.00	265.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	337.00–345.00	340.82
5	500–550	506	325.00–335.00	332.91
3	550–600	585	295.00–305.00	301.72
14	600–650	632	280.00–284.00	283.72
5	650–700	674	270.00–273.00	271.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	400.00–403.00	402.42
2	400–450	415	375.00–380.00	377.41

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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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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