Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure on 11/25/2025 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.92/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −56.95 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$345.92

19 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$1.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.20

vs GA average

−24.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	346.63	1,983	9thin
Medium and Large 3	532	345.29	1,837	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.34/cwt here — about $146 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 sale19 hd

345.92

—

GA average9 barns · 260 hd

325.73

+20.20

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−24.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−56.95

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	—	Low	1,553	183.58	2,851	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	158.61	2,540	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	156.80	1,888	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	148.30	1,650	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,321	142.41	1,881	18

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)	1,300	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	136.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,474	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	140.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,791	7
Bulls	—	—	1,553	183.58/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,851	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	160.52/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,954	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	151.23/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	445.07/cwt	442.00–455.00	1,909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	327.43/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,076	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	368.98/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	368.32/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	398	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	346.63/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	398.64/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	397.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	355.14/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	383.57/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	150.65/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	435.12/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	412.48/cwt	410.00–413.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	345.29/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,577	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	162.11/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,905	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,439	149.75/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,155	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	128.45/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,416	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	153.41/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,852	2

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 429Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 48Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 35

No trends available due to market closure on 11/25/2025 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	135.00–138.00	136.73
5	—	1,101	145.00–150.00	147.41
2	—	1,175	159.00–165.00	162.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	158.00–164.00	160.52
2	—	1,185	148.00–155.00	151.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,640	153.00–154.00	153.41
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	135.00–143.00	140.00
8	—	1,439	147.00–153.00	149.75
3	—	1,102	123.00–133.00	128.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	180.00–186.00	183.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	390.00–407.00	398.64
4	650–700	658	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	410.00–413.00	412.48
2	400–450	420	395.00–400.00	397.41
11	450–500	490	362.00–375.00	368.32
9	550–600	572	337.00–355.00	346.63
12	600–650	634	317.00–332.00	327.43
2	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	393.00	393.00
10	500–550	532	345.00–348.00	345.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	442.00–455.00	445.07
3	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	415.00–420.00	417.53
7	550–600	568	375.00–385.00	383.57
8	600–650	620	347.00–360.00	355.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	470.00–475.00	472.52
2	400–450	420	430.00–440.00	435.12
2	450–500	458	410.00–415.00	412.54
9	500–550	531	362.00–375.00	368.98
6	700–750	721	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	463.00	463.00

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	141.00–159.00	150.65

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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