Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 7.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.45/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −102.42 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$300.45

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$29.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.55

vs GA average

−4.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	313.78	1,691	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	296.76	1,543	3thin
Medium and Large 3	561	284.53	1,596	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $95 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 sale17 hd

300.45

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

278.90

+21.55

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−4.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−102.42

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	—	Average	1,955	172.41	3,371	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	151.90	2,258	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	150.86	1,685	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	134.23	1,304	20

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,200	6

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	468.40/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	364.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,663	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	449.87/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,462	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	414.89/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	296.76/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	421.64/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	343.79/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	320.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	369.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	367.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,255	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	296.65/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	336.71/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	325.59/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	351.03/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,351	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	281.90/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,552	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	174.12/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	162.90/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,790	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,213	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	164.69/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,932	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,203	1
Bulls	—	—	2,400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	4,512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	129.32/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,226	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	145.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,511	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	135.61/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,317	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	146.63/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,276	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	154.54/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	146.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	344.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	403.28/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	331.97/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	302	428.73/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	408.07/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	284.53/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	448.92/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,982	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	336.38/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	201	398.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	313.78/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	377.63/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,420	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	362.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	445.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	494.96/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,193	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	465.87/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,295	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	405.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	184.64/cwt	175.00–197.50	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	303.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	435.66/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,621	8

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 263Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 157Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 46Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	465.00–470.00	468.40
17	450–500	456	360.00–370.00	364.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	325	447.00–450.00	449.87
8	350–400	372	435.00–440.00	435.66
2	400–450	410	410.00–420.00	414.89
4	500–550	529	340.00–345.00	343.79
8	600–650	620	300.00–310.00	303.42
3	650–700	678	295.00–297.50	296.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	302	425.00–430.00	428.73
8	350–400	386	407.50–410.00	408.07
5	500–550	522	330.00–335.00	331.97
4	550–600	582	320.00–327.50	325.59
4	600–650	635	280.00–287.50	281.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	360.00–365.00	362.26
5	450–500	487	320.00–325.00	320.99
3	500–550	520	290.00–300.00	296.76
12	600–650	615	250.00–255.00	251.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	341	360.00–370.00	367.97
16	350–400	385	350.00–355.00	351.03
10	400–450	439	340.00–350.00	344.53
6	550–600	561	280.00–287.50	284.53
2	650–700	690	220.00–230.00	224.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	201	390.00–400.00	398.98
31	350–400	376	375.00–385.00	377.63
7	450–500	463	332.50–337.50	336.38
8	500–550	539	310.00–315.00	313.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	440.00–450.00	445.87
3	350–400	391	420.00–425.00	421.64
2	400–450	429	400.00–410.00	405.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	395.00–405.00	403.28
7	400–450	428	365.00–375.00	369.99
3	500–550	532	330.00–340.00	336.71
3	600–650	620	260.00–270.00	264.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	241	490.00–500.00	494.96
15	250–300	278	460.00–470.00	465.87
7	350–400	390	447.50–450.00	448.92
2	600–650	629	310.00–320.00	315.08

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	147.00	147.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	157.50	157.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	175.00–197.50	184.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	173.00–175.00	174.12
2	—	1,713	161.00–165.00	162.90
1	—	2,400	188.00	188.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	164.00–165.00	164.51
1	—	1,440	153.00	153.00
5	—	1,552	142.00–149.00	146.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	161.00–167.00	164.69
4	—	1,139	151.00–158.00	154.54
12	—	1,096	143.00–150.00	146.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	948	127.00–131.00	129.32
4	—	1,035	144.00–147.00	145.99
5	—	971	134.00–137.00	135.61

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle