Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves and feeder steers weak, bull calves 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.20/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.68 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$358.20

21 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.08

vs GA average

−11.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	367.00	2,176	9thin
Medium and Large 2	519	357.02	1,851	8thin
Medium and Large 3	568	340.73	1,935	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

358.20

—

GA average13 barns · 415 hd

329.12

+29.08

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−11.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−44.68

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	1,504	189.32	2,847	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	169.89	2,126	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	165.60	2,498	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	165.33	1,852	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,273	154.23	1,964	22

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)	1,112	$3,250	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	403.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	408.69/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	459.96/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	411.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	348.09/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	356.67/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	417.59/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	387.51/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	357.41/cwt	352.00–359.00	2,180	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,176	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	160.44/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,102	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,900	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,867	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	158.22/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,801	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	173.56/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	167.50/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,844	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	163.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,974	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	178.95/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	171.71/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	194.73/cwt	192.00–197.00	2,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	185.26/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,870	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	161.90/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	336.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,208	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	172.34/cwt	166.00–182.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	163.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	255.82/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,804	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	451.21/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	391.23/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	445.15/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	340.73/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	445.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	375.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	425.15/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	374.62/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,821	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	414.89/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	508.37/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	367.30/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,596	7

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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 443Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 145Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 113Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	450.00–455.00	451.21
8	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	403	395.00–405.00	403.97
12	450–500	483	380.00–390.00	385.00
6	500–550	503	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	565	343.00–353.00	348.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	410.00–420.00	411.93
2	450–500	455	405.00–415.00	410.00
9	550–600	593	367.00	367.00
13	600–650	610	352.00–359.00	357.41
10	650–700	656	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	440.00–450.00	445.15
4	350–400	394	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	391.23
18	450–500	486	370.00–378.00	374.62
4	550–600	568	340.00–343.00	340.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	440.00–450.00	445.18
6	450–500	469	407.00–417.00	408.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	455.00–465.00	459.96
5	450–500	475	417.00–420.00	417.59
11	600–650	608	377.00	377.00
7	650–700	661	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	420.00–430.00	425.15
2	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	375.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	505.00–515.00	508.37
7	350–400	357	447.00	447.00
6	400–450	412	432.00	432.00
3	500–550	500	355.00–360.00	356.67
4	550–600	556	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	497.00	497.00
3	350–400	363	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	493	385.00–388.00	387.51
4	500–550	537	365.00–368.00	367.30
6	650–700	656	335.00–340.00	336.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	438	412.00–420.00	414.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,310	158.00–165.00	160.44
8	—	1,226	153.00–157.00	155.00
6	—	1,288	142.00–148.00	144.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	154.00–160.00	158.22
3	—	1,122	172.00–176.00	173.56
5	—	1,101	164.00–171.00	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	160.00–166.00	163.01
3	—	1,307	178.00–180.00	178.95
4	—	1,260	170.00–174.00	171.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	160.00–164.00	161.90
1	—	1,720	173.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	192.00–197.00	194.73
4	—	1,549	184.00–186.00	185.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	166.00–182.00	172.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	160.00–166.00	163.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	252.00–260.00	255.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	220.00	220.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle