Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves firm, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.27/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −69.10 against this barn's trailing median of $434.36.

Average price

$365.27

20 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	375.93	2,162	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	364.39	1,989	14thin
Medium and Large 3	530	363.00	1,924	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $238 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.55, low $356.55, median $434.36 across 19 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 sale20 hd

365.27

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

335.39

+29.88

This barn, trailing median19 sales

434.36

−69.10

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	1,485	190.00	2,822	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	150.80	1,787	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,405	148.08	2,081	3thin

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)	1,400	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	150.80/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,787	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	148.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.93/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	467.41/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	409.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	376.94/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	519.35/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	482.59/cwt	482.00–485.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	511.26/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	437.01/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,050	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	533.99/cwt	532.00–535.00	2,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	434.01/cwt	432.00–435.00	2,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	562.68/cwt	558.00–570.00	2,065	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,928	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	386.85/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	502.42/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	441.07/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	549.05/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	373.33/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	415.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	209.31/cwt	195.00–227.00	2,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	175.88/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	558.64/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	397.65/cwt	393.00–403.00	2,235	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	410.94/cwt	410.00–413.00	1,767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,924	4

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 328Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 89Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 18

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	2	—	1,400	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	195.00–227.00	209.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	169.00–185.00	175.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,440	181.00	181.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	148.00–154.00	150.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	142.00–152.00	148.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	630.00	630.00
10	350–400	367	558.00–570.00	562.68
2	550–600	575	372.00–380.00	375.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	383	532.00–535.00	533.99
2	400–450	430	465.00–470.00	467.41
10	450–500	469	425.00–440.00	437.01
6	500–550	528	375.00–382.00	376.94
8	550–600	559	350.00–360.00	354.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	515.00–520.00	517.45
3	400–450	447	440.00	440.00
10	450–500	482	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	530	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	545.00–550.00	549.05
3	450–500	485	432.00–435.00	434.01
2	500–550	510	405.00–415.00	409.90
4	550–600	585	385.00–390.00	386.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	410.00–420.00	415.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	550.00–565.00	558.64
8	550–600	562	393.00–403.00	397.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	515.00–520.00	519.35
4	300–350	344	510.00–515.00	511.26
5	350–400	364	482.00–485.00	482.59
4	400–450	440	435.00–447.00	441.07
2	500–550	510	380.00–385.00	382.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	315	500.00–505.00	502.42
4	350–400	388	462.00	462.00
9	500–550	502	370.00–375.00	373.33
3	550–600	553	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	410.00–413.00	410.94

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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