Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves firm, bull calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.12/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −65.75 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$337.12

21 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$41.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.13

vs GA average

+7.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	363.11	1,842	8thin
Medium and Large 2	527	321.13	1,692	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.98/cwt here — about $150 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 sale21 hd

337.12

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

310.99

+26.13

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+7.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−65.75

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	1,793	167.89	3,010	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	138.33	2,209	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	134.68	1,706	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,468	126.71	1,860	66

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)	1,140	$2,045	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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 3	500–550	528	333.23/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	692	251.85/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	325.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,535	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	331.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,884	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,129	2
Bulls	—	—	2,033	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	161.11/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,591	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	460.10/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	342.69/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,871	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	335.99/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	405.70/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	393.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	366.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	321.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,692	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	157.58/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	316.02/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	426.95/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	278.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	348.12/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	388.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	346.65/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,647	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	482.50/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	421.74/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	435.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,466	121.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,781	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,484	129.12/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,916	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	408.96/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	337.28/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,484	14

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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 437Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 85Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 66Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	407.00–415.00	408.96
2	450–500	451	385.00–390.00	387.50
5	500–550	528	332.00–338.00	333.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	455.00–465.00	460.10
5	350–400	373	422.00–430.00	426.95
12	450–500	451	390.00–400.00	393.33
12	500–550	546	338.00–345.00	342.69
6	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	331.64
2	600–650	638	312.00–320.00	316.02
5	700–750	713	272.00–280.00	278.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	480.00–485.00	482.50
2	400–450	413	430.00–440.00	435.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	440	335.00–345.00	337.28
12	450–500	471	320.00–330.00	325.90
8	650–700	692	250.00–255.00	251.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	332.00–340.00	335.99
13	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	321.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	400.00–410.00	405.70
13	350–400	369	385.00–395.00	388.65
2	400–450	428	365.00–375.00	370.03
20	450–500	475	342.00–350.00	346.65
2	500–550	505	330.00–340.00	334.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	365.00–375.00	366.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	420.00–430.00	421.74
5	550–600	583	345.00–353.00	348.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	133.00	133.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	149.00	149.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	153.00–163.00	157.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	170.00–172.00	170.96
2	—	2,033	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,608	160.00–164.00	161.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,515	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,710	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	138.00	138.00
22	—	1,466	118.00–125.00	121.49
43	—	1,484	126.00–133.00	129.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	134.00–135.00	134.68

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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