Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 4.00-9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 15.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers 15.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.61/cwt on 21 head, up $3.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −2.97 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$447.61

▲ 3.10 vs prior sale

21 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs GA average

−26.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	461.24	2,564	8thin
Medium and Large 3	585	439.22	2,569	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about −$5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

447.61

—

GA average14 barns · 287 hd

445.59

+2.02

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−26.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−2.97

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	1,585	191.65	3,038	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	170.45	1,963	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	169.03	2,417	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	154.30	1,563	5thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	450–500	471	502.42/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	637.55/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	368.99/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	482.51/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	395.78/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	468.31/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	548.37/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	357.57/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	477.10/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	680.61/cwt	660.00–685.00	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	534.28/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	422.01/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	638.42/cwt	635.00–640.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	580.07/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	423.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	552.98/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	628.39/cwt	625.00–630.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	376.10/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	396.86/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	410.57/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	461.24/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	439.22/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	366.41/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,605	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,879	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	175.25/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,364	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,561	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	164.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,418	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	173.82/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,976	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	187.64/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,239	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	156.77/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	187.09/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,152	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	152.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,867	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 534Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 52Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	630.00–640.00	637.55
2	450–500	471	500.00–505.00	502.42
3	500–550	519	465.00–470.00	468.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	640	365.00–370.00	368.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	480.00–485.00	482.51
6	550–600	591	395.00–400.00	395.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	660.00–685.00	680.61
3	350–400	362	625.00–630.00	628.39
9	450–500	462	545.00–550.00	548.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	530.00–535.00	534.28
13	550–600	585	430.00–440.00	439.22
4	600–650	617	420.00–425.00	423.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	550.00–565.00	552.98
8	550–600	556	460.00–465.00	461.24
7	700–750	711	360.00–367.50	366.41
2	750–800	785	350.00–355.00	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	364.98
2	600–650	623	355.00–360.00	357.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	475.00–480.00	477.10
8	500–550	529	405.00–415.00	410.57
9	600–650	635	375.00–380.00	376.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	635.00–640.00	638.42
4	300–350	335	575.00–585.00	580.07
7	500–550	537	420.00–430.00	422.01
4	600–650	611	395.00–397.50	396.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	560	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,355	207.00	207.00
3	—	1,685	185.00–188.00	187.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	172.00–177.00	175.25
1	—	1,355	189.00	189.00
9	—	1,474	159.00–169.00	164.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	172.00–176.00	173.82
3	—	1,193	187.00–188.00	187.64
5	—	1,142	151.00–161.00	156.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	150.00–158.00	152.50
1	—	920	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,105	169.00	169.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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