Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 9.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves sharply lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.62/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −118.26 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$284.62

5 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.38

vs GA average

−13.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	286.49	1,604	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	283.37	1,445	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about $159 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 sale5 hd

284.62

—

GA average15 barns · 410 hd

266.24

+18.38

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−13.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−118.26

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	1,682	168.23	2,829	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	150.04	1,807	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	148.12	1,993	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,413	138.78	1,961	32

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)	1,082	$2,146	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,755	178.39/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,436	137.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,975	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	150.85/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,130	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	138.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	158.81/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	322.20/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	400.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	329.62/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,065	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	346.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	357.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	283.37/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	333.04/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	286.49/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	380.54/cwt	377.00–383.00	1,252	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	172.11/cwt	162.00–182.50	1,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	439.74/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	351.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,549	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	498.02/cwt	497.00–500.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	300.04/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	321.54/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	288	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,869.03/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,869	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	322.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	348.34/cwt	345.00–355.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	281.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	346.52/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,282	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	151.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,935	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,457	130.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,903	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	144.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,534	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,977	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	158.56/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	319.73/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,135	20

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 411Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 57Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 28Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	176.00–181.00	178.39
4	—	1,645	160.00–165.00	163.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,436	134.00–140.00	137.54
8	—	1,457	125.00–133.00	130.64
10	—	1,345	145.00–149.00	147.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	146.00–154.00	150.85
5	—	1,225	135.00–142.00	138.97
3	—	1,437	155.00–161.00	158.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,279	148.00–155.00	151.31
14	—	1,064	140.00–147.00	144.20
6	—	1,233	156.00–164.00	158.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	355.00–360.00	357.76
3	300–350	308	340.00–350.00	346.59
4	350–400	388	327.00–335.00	333.04
9	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	322.20
3	500–550	510	280.00–285.00	283.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	345.00–355.00	348.34
20	300–350	323	325.00–332.00	329.62
20	350–400	355	315.00–320.00	319.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	338.00–348.00	346.52
2	550–600	560	285.00–288.00	286.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	395.00–405.00	400.07
14	400–450	441	350.00–360.00	351.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	497.00–500.00	498.02
2	300–350	332	435.00–445.00	439.74
4	600–650	624	297.00–303.00	300.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	320.00–330.00	322.36
4	550–600	566	280.00–285.00	281.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	377.00–383.00	380.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	569	317.00–323.00	321.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	162.00–182.50	172.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	160.00–170.00	164.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,088	145.00–150.00	147.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,869.03

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

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