Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves and bull calves sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −40.41 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$362.47

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$31.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.63

vs GA average

−9.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	380.00	2,025	4thin
Medium and Large 2	561	363.00	2,036	4thin
Medium and Large 3	558	348.02	1,943	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.98/cwt here — about $83 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

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 sale13 hd

362.47

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

+15.63

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−9.04

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−40.41

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	1,468	191.05	2,805	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	172.53	2,571	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	172.27	2,180	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	167.53	1,779	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,331	148.03	1,970	20

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)	1,259	$2,650	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,313	2,862.50/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	149.11/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,743	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	160.80/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,079	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	177.39/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,324	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,367	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	501.67/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	440.83/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	342.27/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	445.64/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	365.69/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,070	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	435.37/cwt	433.00–445.00	1,916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	556.86/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,246	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	370.95/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	362.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	447.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	405.33/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,156	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	306.82/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	428.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	378.69/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	344.31/cwt	342.00–348.00	2,131	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,392	142.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,989	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,181	171.38/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,024	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	175.64/cwt	164.00–191.00	1,916	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,154	177.43/cwt	164.00–190.00	2,048	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	197.14/cwt	190.00–206.00	2,192	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	172.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,175	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	166.88/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,439	187.07/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,692	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	167.77/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,718	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	175.30/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,090	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	159.26/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,605	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 320Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 75Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 45Year ago 47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,313	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,181	160.00–185.00	171.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,091	164.00–191.00	175.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,154	164.00–190.00	177.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	223.00	223.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	190.00–206.00	197.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	147.00–153.00	149.11
4	—	1,365	156.00–164.00	160.80
11	—	1,392	138.00–145.00	142.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	200.00–201.00	200.34
7	—	1,439	183.00–190.00	187.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	176.00–179.00	177.39
4	—	1,261	170.00–174.00	172.47
3	—	1,227	165.00–168.00	166.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	160.00–166.00	162.87
3	—	1,515	178.00–180.00	178.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	165.00–171.00	167.77
3	—	1,192	173.00–178.00	175.30
3	—	1,008	157.00–161.00	159.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	550.00–565.00	556.86
3	350–400	365	500.00–505.00	501.67
16	400–450	418	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	468	400.00–405.00	402.54
3	500–550	533	370.00–380.00	375.02
13	550–600	566	358.00–368.00	365.69
7	600–650	608	338.00–348.00	342.27
6	650–700	653	338.00	338.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	370.00–375.00	370.95
8	650–700	670	305.00–310.00	306.82
4	700–750	706	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	484	360.00–370.00	364.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	435	445.00–450.00	445.64
6	450–500	457	440.00–445.00	440.83
4	500–550	533	380.00	380.00
13	650–700	651	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	480.00	480.00
18	350–400	384	440.00–450.00	447.74
5	400–450	440	433.00–445.00	435.37
4	550–600	561	363.00	363.00
8	600–650	619	342.00–348.00	344.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	445	420.00–430.00	428.78
2	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.56
3	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	728	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	532	403.00–415.00	405.33
7	550–600	560	377.00–380.00	378.69
5	600–650	618	355.00–365.00	362.99

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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