Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.42/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.45 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$347.42

8 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.92

vs GA average

−62.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	563	347.42	1,955	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

347.42

—

GA average11 barns · 290 hd

359.34

−11.92

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−62.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−55.45

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	1,696	184.79	3,134	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	170.07	2,713	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	166.77	2,164	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	159.55	1,934	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,292	148.14	1,914	37

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	206	554.25/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	447.18/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	341.67/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	365.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	428.65/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	336.49/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	446.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	464.02/cwt	460.00–468.00	2,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	368.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	490.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	499.87/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	479.84/cwt	475.00–481.00	2,087	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	607.57/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	475.83/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	524.75/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	620.67/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	492.42/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,063	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	481.67/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	515.18/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	316.51/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	403.84/cwt	398.00–415.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	377.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	544.86/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	465.11/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	397.08/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	524.92/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	386.57/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,196	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	167.48/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	170.66/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	166.21/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,016	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	178.15/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,841	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	195.85/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	172.77/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,281	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	167.43/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	159.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,834	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	168.87/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,256	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,337	161.67/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	166.30/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,184	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	150.48/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,774	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,827	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	150.91/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,953	10

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 166Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 80Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 25

No trends available due to holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	260	565.00	565.00
6	300–350	315	480.00–490.00	481.67
3	350–400	393	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	627	360.00	360.00
11	650–700	662	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	206	550.00–555.00	554.25
6	350–400	382	440.00–450.00	446.02
6	450–500	463	398.00–415.00	403.84
9	600–650	611	335.00–346.00	341.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	440.00–455.00	447.18
4	350–400	360	425.00–430.00	428.65
4	450–500	475	370.00–385.00	377.45
3	500–550	522	360.00–370.00	365.65
5	550–600	587	332.00–347.00	336.49
3	600–650	630	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	600.00–615.00	607.57
5	300–350	347	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	445	500.00–510.00	505.00
8	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
6	550–600	553	462.00	462.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	367	485.00–495.00	490.09
8	400–450	441	460.00–468.00	464.02
3	600–650	605	365.00–370.00	368.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	495.00–505.00	499.87
12	400–450	435	475.00–481.00	479.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	520.00–530.00	524.75
6	400–450	443	470.00–480.00	475.83
2	450–500	460	460.00–470.00	465.11
3	750–800	758	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	203	650.00	650.00
7	250–300	285	610.00–625.00	620.67
2	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	365	540.00–550.00	544.86
10	400–450	419	485.00–495.00	492.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	520.00–530.00	524.92
2	350–400	384	510.00–520.00	515.18
6	500–550	520	390.00–400.00	397.08
3	550–600	568	380.00–390.00	386.57
2	700–750	740	315.00–318.00	316.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,175	157.00–181.00	167.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	169.00–172.00	170.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,213	159.00–177.00	166.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	175.00–181.00	178.15
3	—	1,865	193.00–199.00	195.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	171.00–176.00	172.77
2	—	1,230	155.00–156.00	155.49
3	—	1,313	165.00–169.00	166.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	166.00–169.00	167.43
1	—	1,715	178.00	178.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	155.00–162.00	159.38
4	—	1,336	165.00–171.00	168.87
4	—	1,179	147.00–154.00	150.48
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,337	157.00–165.00	161.67
21	—	1,278	140.00–146.00	142.96
10	—	1,294	148.00–155.00	150.91

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle