Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves, feeder bulls, and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder steers steady, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.24/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −62.63 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$340.24

35 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$50.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.95

vs GA average

−7.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	363.34	1,846	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	342.65	1,799	22
Medium and Large 3	587	312.87	1,837	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.47/cwt here — about $9 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 sale35 hd

340.24

—

GA average13 barns · 479 hd

321.29

+18.95

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−7.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−62.63

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	1,327	207.00	2,747	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	169.47	2,421	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	168.95	2,119	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	162.52	1,789	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,411	154.48	2,179	32

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,427	157.02/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,241	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	165.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,413	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	149.41/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,066	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	166.96/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,480	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	178.28/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	427.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	492.70/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	399.91/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	331.35/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	391.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	389.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	420.95/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	471.03/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	367.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,675	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	346.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,752	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	446.28/cwt	443.00–455.00	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	407.54/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	369.97/cwt	367.00–373.00	2,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	312.87/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	352.51/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	367.30/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	397.75/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	439.95/cwt	437.00–443.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	363.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	387.33/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	347.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	380.81/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	377.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,614	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	150.54/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,502	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	194.07/cwt	183.00–205.00	2,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	451.93/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	165.81/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,877	10
Bulls	—	—	1,327	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	168.71/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,119	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	175.68/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,185	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	160.62/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,027	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	175.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,109	3

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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 646Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 37Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,427	154.00–161.00	157.02
4	—	1,460	163.00–170.00	165.26
15	—	1,383	146.00–153.00	149.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	164.00–169.00	166.96
2	—	1,550	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,403	176.00–181.00	178.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	148.00–155.00	150.54
10	—	1,132	162.00–168.00	165.81
3	—	1,202	170.00–179.00	175.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	164.00–172.00	168.71
4	—	1,244	173.00–180.00	175.68
3	—	1,262	159.00–163.00	160.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,327	207.00	207.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	490.00–495.00	492.70
2	350–400	358	425.00–430.00	427.45
2	400–450	408	395.00–405.00	399.91
10	450–500	458	380.00–390.00	389.02
6	500–550	508	355.00–365.00	363.34
4	600–650	604	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	362	390.00–400.00	391.00
17	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	377.05
15	450–500	456	365.00–370.00	367.30
16	500–550	505	340.00–350.00	346.89
6	550–600	578	330.00–338.00	331.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	492	345.00–355.00	352.51
7	550–600	587	310.00–315.00	312.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	453.00	453.00
3	400–450	426	437.00–443.00	439.95
11	450–500	473	397.00–405.00	397.75
21	500–550	513	375.00–383.00	380.81
10	550–600	575	367.00–370.00	367.30
3	600–650	603	347.00–350.00	347.99
3	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	470.00–475.00	471.03
6	400–450	415	443.00–455.00	446.28
4	450–500	459	415.00–423.00	420.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	495	382.00–390.00	387.33
9	500–550	543	367.00–373.00	369.97
11	600–650	631	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	405.00–410.00	407.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	450.00–460.00	451.93
2	550–600	593	335.00–340.00	337.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	225.00	225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	183.00–205.00	194.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	170.00	170.00

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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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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