Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows weak, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, steer calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, bull calves weak, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.72/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −46.16 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$356.72

23 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.84

vs GA average

−34.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	364.63	2,038	16thin
Medium and Large 3	591	338.64	2,001	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.99/cwt here — about $37 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 sale23 hd

356.72

—

GA average14 barns · 359 hd

333.88

+22.84

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−34.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−46.16

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	1,507	183.26	2,762	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	141.51	1,602	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,395	147.45	2,056	17

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Small 1-2	—	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	144.23/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,641	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	131.62/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,428	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,638	159.69/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,616	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,374	140.48/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,930	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	198.76/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,368	176.54/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,415	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	497.60/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.53/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	452.60/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	408.07/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	464.14/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	359.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	596.29/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	477.57/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	326.49/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	373.62/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	447.06/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	385.99/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	467.59/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	395.94/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	388.73/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	378.51/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	338.64/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,001	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,046	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	149.18/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,956	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	186.77/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	598.38/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,520	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	194.02/cwt	170.00–230.00	1,930	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 255Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 87

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	995	170.00–230.00	194.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	139.00–148.00	144.23
3	—	1,085	128.00–138.00	131.62
1	—	1,255	163.00	163.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	156.00–162.00	159.69
7	—	1,374	137.00–144.00	140.48
7	—	1,311	146.00–154.00	149.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	196.00–200.00	198.76
9	—	1,368	174.00–178.00	176.54
4	—	1,725	181.00–190.00	186.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	495.00–500.00	497.60
10	400–450	413	405.00–415.00	408.07
4	450–500	488	385.00–395.00	388.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	450.00–460.00	452.60
5	450–500	485	395.00–400.00	395.94
4	500–550	533	380.00–388.00	385.99
3	600–650	627	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	595.00–600.00	596.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	595.00–600.00	598.38
3	300–350	307	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	460	397.00–407.00	400.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	470.00–480.00	477.57
5	350–400	359	455.00–470.00	464.14
9	450–500	477	377.00–385.00	378.51
5	500–550	539	377.00	377.00
11	550–600	568	355.00–360.00	359.00
3	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	465.00–470.00	467.59
5	350–400	378	445.00–450.00	447.06
7	400–450	433	405.00–415.00	409.97
2	450–500	466	370.00–377.00	373.62
7	550–600	591	330.00–342.00	338.64
2	600–650	633	325.00–328.00	326.49

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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