Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $428.52/cwt on 38 head, up $52.42 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −22.06 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$428.52

▲ 52.42 vs prior sale

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$686

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

$133.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.67

vs GA average

−49.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	461.44	2,441	21
Medium and Large 2	578	406.42	2,349	13thin
Medium and Large 3	536	327.50	1,755	4thin

One grade step is worth $133.94/cwt here — about $686 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $357.60, median $450.58 across 26 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 sale38 hd

428.52

—

GA average13 barns · 277 hd

441.19

−12.67

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−49.57

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−22.06

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	1,656	199.43	3,303	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	179.57	2,756	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	173.95	2,169	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	143.21	1,364	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	539.32/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	408.25/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	497.05/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,341	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	416.32/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,165	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	488.11/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	572.34/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	406.42/cwt	399.00–450.00	2,349	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	377.57/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	493.32/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	516.79/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	472.16/cwt	467.50–482.00	2,417	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	557.01/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	609.47/cwt	590.00–615.00	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,130	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	173.96/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,173	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	125.56/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,058	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	156.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	183.44/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,867	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	180.02/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,679	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	167.15/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,103	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	184.06/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	205.27/cwt	190.00–211.00	3,666	8
Bulls	—	—	1,546	183.17/cwt	172.00–191.00	2,832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	216.75/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	536.74/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	455.02/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	502	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	482.98/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,067	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	514.90/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	566.62/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	457.37/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1

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 Mar 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 184Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 34Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	530.00–550.00	536.74
3	350–400	382	505.00–520.00	514.90
3	400–450	422	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	520	485.00	485.00
2	550–600	570	445.00–450.00	447.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	590.00–615.00	609.47
6	350–400	372	530.00–565.00	557.01
12	400–450	426	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	454	495.00	495.00
2	700–750	748	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	363	565.00–580.00	572.34
9	400–450	438	535.00–545.00	539.32
10	450–500	471	495.00–500.00	497.05
14	500–550	512	467.50–482.00	472.16
7	550–600	563	440.00	440.00
10	600–650	635	407.50–410.00	408.25
3	650–700	678	385.00	385.00
14	700–750	728	370.00–387.50	377.57
5	750–800	775	380.00	380.00
5	850–900	853	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	417	485.00–495.00	493.32
3	450–500	462	500.00–530.00	516.79
13	550–600	578	399.00–450.00	406.42
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
3	950–1000	958	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	480.00–505.00	488.11
2	350–400	393	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	536	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	570.00	570.00
13	300–350	330	550.00–585.00	566.62
3	350–400	362	565.00	565.00
15	400–450	428	475.00–490.00	482.98
10	450–500	466	440.00–470.00	457.37
13	500–550	520	410.00–420.00	416.32
3	550–600	577	397.50	397.50
4	650–700	659	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
10	450–500	484	420.00–470.00	455.02
2	650–700	688	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	502	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,249	168.00–179.00	173.96
3	—	1,258	161.00–178.00	167.15
2	—	1,215	183.00–185.00	184.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	115.00–135.00	125.56
4	—	1,034	154.00–159.00	156.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	182.00–185.00	183.44
4	—	1,488	178.00–182.00	180.02
1	—	1,665	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,786	190.00–211.00	205.27
5	—	1,546	172.00–191.00	183.17
2	—	1,413	214.00–219.00	216.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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Steers · 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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