Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows sharply higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower, steer calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves and bull calves firm, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.85/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −90.74 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$359.85

72 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.28

vs GA average

−9.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	363.81	1,905	53
Medium and Large 2	565	348.78	1,971	11thin
Medium and Large 3	524	348.76	1,828	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $78 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 sale72 hd

359.85

—

GA average13 barns · 262 hd

348.56

+11.28

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−9.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−90.74

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	—	High	1,855	188.42	3,495	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	173.98	2,506	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	172.56	2,378	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	159.05	1,893	47

Every lot, as filed

54 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%	—	1,190	161.09/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,917	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	166.88/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,473	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	165.26/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,183	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	179.56/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,616	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	189.70/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.11/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	366.92/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,868	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	382.68/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	443.33/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,596	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	430.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	348.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	438.83/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	404.63/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	436.62/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	329.27/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,722	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	371.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	396.24/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	409.77/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	366.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,680	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	387.89/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,633	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	350.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	348.78/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	337.14/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	427.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	288.51/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	314.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	340.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,757	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	426.20/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	354.26/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	317.20/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,925	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	375.03/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	332.48/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	324.04/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,750	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	182.79/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	175.77/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,461	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	171.40/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,305	10
Bulls	—	—	1,470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,865	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	172.21/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	327.71/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,101	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	448.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	339.14/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,079	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	389.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	321.51/cwt	321.00–322.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	362.56/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,592	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	399.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,632	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 Jun 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 926Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 60Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 65Year ago 74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,190	159.00–166.00	161.09
27	—	1,209	150.00–158.00	154.24
8	—	1,128	168.00–175.00	172.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,482	163.00–171.00	166.88
4	—	1,478	180.00–188.00	182.79
12	—	1,400	172.00–179.00	175.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	161.00–168.00	165.26
10	—	1,457	177.00–184.00	179.56
10	—	1,345	169.00–174.00	171.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,983	189.00–190.00	189.70
1	—	1,470	178.00	178.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	445.00–455.00	450.11
3	450–500	482	372.00–378.00	375.03
2	500–550	540	320.00–328.00	324.04
3	550–600	562	310.00–320.00	314.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	435.00–445.00	438.83
2	350–400	363	425.00–435.00	430.03
2	550–600	560	287.00–290.00	288.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	445.00–450.00	448.26
3	350–400	360	435.00–440.00	436.62
2	400–450	408	395.00–405.00	399.97
5	450–500	466	350.00–355.00	350.99
5	500–550	524	310.00–320.00	314.85
2	550–600	573	305.00–310.00	307.49
2	600–650	613	287.00–290.00	288.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	435.00–445.00	443.33
16	400–450	431	425.00–430.00	426.20
9	450–500	477	380.00–383.00	382.68
40	500–550	509	365.00–370.00	366.92
13	550–600	569	352.00–358.00	354.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	340.00–350.00	348.76
11	600–650	641	327.00–335.00	327.71
2	650–700	670	321.00–322.00	321.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	395.00–407.00	404.63
11	550–600	565	345.00–352.00	348.78
17	600–650	613	335.00–343.00	339.14
7	650–700	659	332.00–338.00	337.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	405.00–415.00	409.77
4	350–400	359	390.00–400.00	396.24
7	400–450	442	370.00–375.00	371.37
23	500–550	523	325.00–337.00	329.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	425.00–430.00	427.38
2	350–400	353	405.00–415.00	410.04
16	400–450	421	382.00–390.00	387.89
16	450–500	458	360.00–370.00	366.92
25	500–550	516	340.00–345.00	340.47
6	550–600	563	330.00–333.00	332.48
15	600–650	607	317.00–320.00	317.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	385.00–395.00	389.96
11	400–450	439	360.00–370.00	362.56
2	500–550	513	310.00–315.00	312.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	212.50	212.50

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle