Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher, steer calves 7.00 lower, heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.58/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −97.30 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$305.58

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.04

vs GA average

−9.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	305.58	1,653	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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

305.58

—

GA average15 barns · 302 hd

284.54

+21.04

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−9.38

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−97.30

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	1,703	172.13	2,931	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	144.83	1,870	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,455	135.41	1,970	68

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)	1,323	$2,419	56

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	1,500	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,243	2,442.86/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,443	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,020.00/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	3,020	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,117	1,408.33/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,408	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,716	162.99/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,797	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	144.83/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,870	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,486	137.47/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,043	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,424	145.31/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,069	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,414	129.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,834	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	391.07/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,642	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	468.45/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	305.58/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	395.74/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	391.52/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	407.92/cwt	403.00–413.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	253.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	358.79/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	396.02/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	336.51/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	384.13/cwt	383.00–393.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	366.27/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	398.48/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	404.59/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	488.94/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,501	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	191.09/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	399.67/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,747	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	434.72/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	344.91/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,590	9

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 423Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 164Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 62Year ago 27

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	10	—	1,500	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,243	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,442.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,480	2,900.00–3,050.00	3,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,408.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	145.00–149.00	146.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	149.00	149.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,716	159.00–166.00	162.99
2	—	1,670	175.00–177.00	176.02
2	—	1,703	187.00–195.00	191.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,291	141.00–148.00	144.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,486	134.00–141.00	137.47
6	—	1,424	142.00–149.00	145.31
24	—	1,414	126.00–133.00	129.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	430.00–440.00	434.72
13	400–450	420	380.00–392.00	391.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	465.00–470.00	468.45
2	350–400	373	415.00–420.00	417.58
2	400–450	423	392.00–400.00	396.02
2	550–600	558	335.00–338.00	336.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	307	480.00–490.00	488.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	395.00–398.00	395.74
2	300–350	330	390.00–393.00	391.52
4	400–450	435	355.00–360.00	358.79
5	500–550	541	305.00–308.00	305.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–410.00	404.59
8	300–350	316	395.00–405.00	398.48
8	350–400	388	383.00–393.00	384.13
4	400–450	425	365.00–370.00	366.27
9	450–500	461	340.00–348.00	344.91
8	700–750	702	245.00–255.00	253.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	370.00–380.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	403.00–413.00	407.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	395.00–402.00	399.67

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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