Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Breaker and boner slaughter cows 1.00 higher, lean slaughter cows 6.00 to 11.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves sharply lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.81/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −95.55 against this barn's trailing median of $434.36.

Average price

$338.81

17 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$17.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	348.47	1,798	5thin
Medium and Large 2	532	336.53	1,790	8thin
Medium and Large 3	508	331.31	1,683	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.16/cwt here — about $115 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.55, low $356.55, median $434.36 across 19 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

338.81

—

GA average13 barns · 355 hd

333.29

+5.52

This barn, trailing median19 sales

434.36

−95.55

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	1,490	172.60	2,572	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	139.52	1,755	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	136.28	1,955	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,260	136.13	1,715	24

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)	895	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,140	160.48/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,829	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,594	133.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,135	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	127.41/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,571	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	135.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,690	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	146.04/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,855	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	144.27/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,534	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	394.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	378.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,337	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	333	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	414.00/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.40/cwt	425.00–433.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	348.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	418.22/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,911	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	434.33/cwt	430.00–438.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	282.96/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	323.98/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	356.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,516	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	408.62/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	336.53/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	142.02/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,764	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	135.74/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,809	15
Bulls	—	—	1,795	187.63/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	342.96/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	425.48/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	317.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,912	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	155.79/cwt	147.00–172.00	2,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	446.09/cwt	442.00–450.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	308.99/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	405.01/cwt	402.00–408.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	292	439.10/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,282	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	331.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	430.82/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	383.09/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	346.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	364.23/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,985	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	436.87/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,485	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 415Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 50Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 0Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	159.00–163.00	160.48
3	—	1,795	184.00–192.00	187.63
1	—	1,975	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,594	131.00–138.00	133.96
4	—	1,549	125.00–130.00	128.00
9	—	1,242	139.00–146.00	142.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	124.00–130.00	127.41
5	—	1,063	143.00–147.00	144.27
15	—	1,333	132.00–139.00	135.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	132.00–139.00	135.18
2	—	1,270	145.00–147.00	146.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,493	147.00–172.00	155.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	390.00–400.00	394.80
8	350–400	353	370.00–380.00	378.69
10	400–450	418	365.00–370.00	367.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	377.00–385.00	383.09
11	400–450	425	355.00–365.00	356.82
2	450–500	468	340.00–345.00	342.41
5	500–550	536	320.00–325.00	323.98
2	600–650	615	278.00–288.00	282.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	345.00–355.00	346.97
8	450–500	491	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	462.50	462.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	430.00–438.00	434.33
24	350–400	380	425.00–435.00	430.82
2	400–450	440	410.00–418.00	414.00
5	450–500	454	407.00–412.00	408.62
8	500–550	532	335.00–345.00	336.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	442.00–450.00	446.09
3	400–450	410	425.00–433.00	430.40
9	450–500	457	412.00–420.00	418.22
5	500–550	516	345.00–350.00	348.47
14	600–650	603	310.00–320.00	317.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	292	430.00–440.00	439.10
5	400–450	429	402.00–408.00	405.01
4	500–550	508	330.00–335.00	331.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	424	420.00–428.00	425.48
6	450–500	470	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	340	430.00–440.00	436.87
3	450–500	478	372.50	372.50
13	500–550	545	355.00–365.00	364.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	350.00–355.00	352.58
3	500–550	525	342.00–345.00	342.96
4	550–600	562	330.00–340.00	335.10
5	600–650	640	305.00–310.00	308.99

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

Bulls · 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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