Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were sharply lower on a limited test. Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls selling mostly steady. Trade was active on moderate demand and offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.33/cwt on 97 head, up $1.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +5.75 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$456.33

▲ 1.82 vs prior sale

97 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$44.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs GA average

−34.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	462.08	2,509	79
Medium and Large 2	553	432.78	2,392	16thin
Medium and Large 3	540	417.54	2,255	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $254 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 sale97 hd

456.33

—

GA average13 barns · 472 hd

458.08

−1.75

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−34.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

+5.75

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	1,731	197.40	3,417	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	173.57	2,512	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	173.35	2,129	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	152.96	1,585	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	500–550	526	375.94/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	545.15/cwt	535.00–575.00	2,023	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	356.97/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	474.56/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,083	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	424.31/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,185	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	355.19/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,593	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	394.06/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,727	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	460.59/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	514.89/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,420	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	469.97/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,439	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	398.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	411.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	449.19/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,614	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	415.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	498.63/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	352.17/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,578	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,345	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	175.35/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,520	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	188.61/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,203	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	146.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	155.13/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,575	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	168.20/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,079	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,391	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	189.82/cwt	186.00–195.00	3,316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	214.44/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	356.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	464.77/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,449	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	352.35/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	355.90/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	407.81/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,076	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	414.80/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	470.79/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,184	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	344.06/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,522	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	355.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	547.49/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	643.14/cwt	640.00–645.00	2,167	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,095	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 720Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 97Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	526	370.00–395.00	375.94
7	550–600	561	340.00–370.00	355.90
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	371	535.00–575.00	545.15
35	400–450	439	470.00–475.00	474.56
24	450–500	464	462.50–490.00	470.79
29	500–550	515	410.00–430.00	424.31
9	550–600	573	410.00–425.00	414.80
8	600–650	614	407.50	407.50
21	700–750	733	342.50–345.00	344.06
3	950–1000	952	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
3	450–500	493	425.00	425.00
21	500–550	509	400.00–410.00	407.81
7	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	685	350.00–360.00	355.58
6	700–750	724	335.00–370.00	352.35
3	800–850	833	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	467	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	540	415.00–420.00	417.54
10	600–650	606	320.00–365.00	356.97
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	481	485.00	485.00
7	500–550	520	435.00–465.00	460.59
9	550–600	578	400.00–425.00	411.15
12	600–650	622	385.00–405.00	398.35
5	650–700	658	370.00	370.00
19	700–750	730	350.00–367.50	355.19
6	750–800	789	345.00	345.00
3	850–900	867	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	337	640.00–645.00	643.14
17	400–450	411	530.00–550.00	547.49
49	450–500	470	510.00–520.00	514.89
49	500–550	519	460.00–480.00	469.97
30	550–600	582	445.00–465.00	449.19
8	600–650	616	400.00–425.00	415.82
17	650–700	692	387.50–410.00	394.06
3	850–900	857	335.00	335.00
5	1000–1050	1,001	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	398	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	438	530.00	530.00
12	450–500	469	500.00	500.00
10	500–550	511	495.00–530.00	498.63
4	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
20	700–750	732	350.00–365.00	352.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
5	450–500	498	475.00	475.00
12	500–550	527	450.00–485.00	464.77
4	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
7	700–750	728	350.00–365.00	356.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	515	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	170.00–179.00	175.35
2	—	1,543	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,315	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	183.00–193.00	188.61
10	—	1,236	165.00–176.00	168.20
2	—	1,340	160.00–162.00	160.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	143.00–150.00	146.44
6	—	1,015	147.50–159.00	155.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,747	186.00–195.00	189.82
3	—	1,820	212.00–216.00	214.44

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