Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 8.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves firm, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.01/cwt on 17 head, down $10.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −25.87 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$377.01

▼ 10.27 vs prior sale

17 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.56

vs GA average

−33.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	385.01	2,202	9thin
Medium and Large 3	562	368.01	2,066	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd

377.01

—

GA average13 barns · 346 hd

365.45

+11.56

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−33.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−25.87

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	1,731	184.20	3,189	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	159.81	2,099	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	155.72	2,431	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	148.65	1,597	7thin

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	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	550–600	572	385.01/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	462.43/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	430.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	473.85/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,085	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	496.14/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,816	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	592.41/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	492.17/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,348	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	516.29/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,344	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	383.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	351.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,270	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	618.21/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	366.63/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	544	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	436.68/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	591.76/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	503.06/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,455	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	658.44/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,751	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	145.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,565	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	150.96/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,171	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	149.36/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,934	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,322	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	182.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,518	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	222.17/cwt	187.00–262.00	2,122	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	206.72/cwt	192.00–235.00	1,782	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,150	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	336.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	552.40/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	365.81/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,400	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	516.99/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	621.15/cwt	620.00–625.00	2,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	483.82/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	407.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	519.68/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	352.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	546.36/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	486.25/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,823	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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	535.00–550.00	546.36
17	350–400	366	490.00–505.00	496.14
17	400–450	440	465.00–480.00	473.85
9	550–600	572	370.00–390.00	385.01
10	600–650	645	350.00–370.00	351.94
6	650–700	669	335.00–340.00	336.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	590.00–595.00	592.41
2	300–350	318	550.00–555.00	552.40
4	350–400	373	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	473	460.00–465.00	462.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	510.00–525.00	519.68
4	350–400	375	485.00–490.00	486.25
4	400–450	430	420.00–440.00	430.12
11	450–500	485	400.00–410.00	407.77
4	500–550	539	380.00–395.00	383.66
4	550–600	584	350.00–360.00	352.36
5	650–700	681	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	477	485.00–500.00	492.17
4	500–550	544	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	586	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	687	365.00–370.00	366.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	590.00	590.00
12	450–500	454	510.00–525.00	516.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	615.00–625.00	618.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	590.00–600.00	591.76
5	350–400	393	510.00	510.00
8	400–450	440	480.00–485.00	483.82
3	500–550	510	435.00–440.00	436.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	266	650.00–660.00	658.44
6	350–400	358	635.00	635.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	620.00–625.00	621.15
5	400–450	428	510.00–520.00	516.99
16	450–500	488	500.00–510.00	503.06
13	650–700	656	365.00–370.00	365.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	150.00–156.00	152.95
4	—	1,076	140.00–149.00	145.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	149.00–154.00	150.96
1	—	1,930	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	146.00–153.00	149.36
1	—	1,505	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,275	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	190.00–200.00	194.73
3	—	1,923	180.00–188.00	182.96
2	—	1,493	164.00–166.00	165.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	955	187.00–262.00	222.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	862	192.00–235.00	206.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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