Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 9.00 to 10.00 lower, steer calves weak, heifer calves unevenly steady, bulls calves and feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.82/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −88.77 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$361.82

76 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$49.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs GA average

−12.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	392.50	1,974	14thin
Medium and Large 2	549	356.63	1,958	54
Medium and Large 3	558	343.11	1,913	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.39/cwt here — about $61 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $357.60, median $450.58 across 26 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 sale76 hd

361.82

—

GA average11 barns · 276 hd

355.31

+6.51

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−12.32

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−88.77

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	1,935	177.50	3,435	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	159.01	2,382	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,373	144.94	1,990	27

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	152.63/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,070	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	136.15/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,869	9
Bulls	—	—	1,745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,967	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	159.01/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,394	145.23/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	378.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,471	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,042	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	473.83/cwt	470.00–478.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	352.53/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,200	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	321.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	381.07/cwt	378.00–383.00	1,852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	335.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,062	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	318.99/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,204	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	271.02/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.60/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	333.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	328.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	305.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	344.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,010	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	367.63/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	374.03/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	353.71/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	734	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	365.24/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,918	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	349.22/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	404.52/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	403.29/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	315.13/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,979	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	320.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	315.25/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,800	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	295.34/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	372.42/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	332.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	421.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	346.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,820	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	327.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,014	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	468.55/cwt	467.00–470.00	1,504	2

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 390Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 83Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,356	149.00–156.00	152.63
9	—	1,373	133.00–139.00	136.15
8	—	1,394	141.00–148.00	145.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	156.00–162.00	159.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	170.00	170.00
1	—	2,125	185.00	185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	389	375.00–385.00	378.13
9	400–450	437	367.00–370.00	367.63
18	450–500	488	347.00–355.00	349.22
10	500–550	527	330.00–340.00	333.50
5	550–600	580	320.00–325.00	321.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	525	340.00–350.00	346.66
26	600–650	615	325.00–335.00	327.40
9	650–700	691	317.00–320.00	318.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	388	372.00–375.00	372.42
5	500–550	541	320.00–325.00	320.97
20	550–600	571	315.00–320.00	315.25
19	600–650	628	312.00–317.00	315.13
12	650–700	677	292.00–300.00	295.34
13	700–750	734	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	415.04
13	450–500	486	378.00–383.00	381.07
32	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	365.24
22	550–600	584	340.00–350.00	344.11
13	600–650	614	335.00–345.00	335.78
3	650–700	665	317.00–325.00	320.60
62	700–750	704	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	421.05
14	500–550	503	392.50	392.50
17	600–650	624	345.00–353.00	352.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	397.00–407.00	404.52
2	450–500	484	370.00–378.00	374.03
4	500–550	534	350.00–360.00	353.71
4	550–600	581	330.00–340.00	332.51
12	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	328.38
7	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	305.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	470.00–478.00	473.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	467.00–470.00	468.55
3	600–650	635	270.00–273.00	271.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	403.29

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)	1	—	1,010	166.00	166.00

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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Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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