Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 6.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls 8.00 - 14.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.04/cwt on 23 head, down $52.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −49.83 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$353.04

▼ 52.13 vs prior sale

23 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$43.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs GA average

−22.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	363.34	1,963	12thin
Medium and Large 2	550	360.00	1,980	6thin
Medium and Large 3	579	320.00	1,853	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.33/cwt here — about $110 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 sale23 hd

353.04

—

GA average13 barns · 503 hd

357.66

−4.62

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−22.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−49.83

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	1,397	214.03	2,989	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	176.81	2,179	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	173.10	2,624	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	162.25	1,720	2thin

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	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	450–500	454	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	352.36/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,171	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	368.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,349	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	453.69/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	417.49/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	332.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	358.48/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	478.61/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	357.78/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	442.56/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	555.09/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,244	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	610.10/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	—	—	1,110	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	216.54/cwt	215.00–218.00	3,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,334	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,141	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,545	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	426.64/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	445.07/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	485.56/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,996	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	523.50/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	387.22/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	370.18/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	418.80/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	371.91/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	170.82/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,026	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	179.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,250	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 622Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 56Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 39

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 6.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls 8.00 - 14.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	620.00	620.00
2	250–300	270	550.00–560.00	555.09
5	350–400	365	465.00–500.00	478.61
6	400–450	410	430.00–445.00	442.56
8	450–500	454	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	502	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	553	357.50–360.00	357.78
5	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
16	700–750	718	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
22	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	445.07
4	400–450	429	410.00–425.00	418.80
11	450–500	489	385.00–390.00	387.22
3	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	644	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	579	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
11	400–450	443	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	494	425.00–435.00	426.64
6	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	578	360.00–375.00	370.18
10	600–650	616	345.00–360.00	352.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	600.00–620.00	610.10
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	398	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00
4	450–500	454	445.00–465.00	453.69
2	500–550	518	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	515	365.00–380.00	371.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	520.00–525.00	523.50
11	400–450	411	480.00–500.00	485.56
6	500–550	533	410.00–425.00	417.49
2	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
19	600–650	638	365.00–380.00	368.17
4	650–700	650	330.00–340.00	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	335	580.00	580.00
8	450–500	461	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	538	427.50	427.50
3	550–600	563	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	662	370.00	370.00
10	700–750	710	352.50–362.50	358.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	378	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	418	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	473	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,540	215.00–218.00	216.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,245	172.00	172.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	170.00–175.00	172.68
1	—	1,810	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	191.00	191.00
7	—	1,186	168.00–173.00	170.82
12	—	1,256	175.00–185.00	179.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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