Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves 10.00 to 11.00 higher, bulls 15.00 higher, and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.57/cwt on 28 head, down $2.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.99 against this barn's trailing median of $396.56.

Average price

$321.57

▼ 2.68 vs prior sale

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs GA average

−32.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	331.41	1,782	10thin
Medium and Large 2	542	316.10	1,714	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $68 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $317.64, median $396.56 across 33 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 sale28 hd

321.57

—

GA average14 barns · 446 hd

322.48

−0.91

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−32.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.56

−74.99

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	1,855	189.15	3,509	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	152.38	1,858	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	149.57	2,151	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	130.84	1,368	9thin

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)	1,117	$3,108	6

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	397.99/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	336.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	335.69/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	349.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	495.92/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	460.07/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	368.57/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	377.86/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,980	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,945	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	152.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,137	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	161.40/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,072	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	123.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	142.86/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	490.04/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	337.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	306.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	359.77/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	475.12/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	426.68/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	320.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,713	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,999	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	191.36/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,884	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,117	3,108.21/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,833	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,402	6
Bulls	—	—	1,655	181.95/cwt	181.00–183.00	3,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	149.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,786	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	320.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,168	7

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 225Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 41Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 13Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	554	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	727	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	303	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	436	390.00–405.00	397.99
7	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	368.57
6	500–550	527	332.50–345.00	335.69
4	550–600	554	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	623	305.00–310.00	307.49
8	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	337	425.00–430.00	426.68
2	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	359.77
2	450–500	485	330.00–345.00	337.65
12	500–550	534	320.00–330.00	320.85
6	550–600	559	300.00–310.00	306.60
12	750–800	780	230.00–245.00	235.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	331	495.00–500.00	495.92
2	350–400	368	450.00–470.00	460.07
5	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
8	450–500	455	425.00–430.00	427.52
19	500–550	524	375.00–382.50	377.86
7	550–600	574	345.00–350.00	349.27
3	600–650	615	330.00–345.00	336.54
7	650–700	676	315.00–325.00	320.78
3	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	485.00–500.00	490.04
2	300–350	323	470.00–480.00	475.12
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	418	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	150.00–156.00	152.46
3	—	1,400	136.00–146.00	142.86
1	—	1,660	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	160.00–163.00	161.40
3	—	1,170	140.00–142.00	140.70
14	—	1,193	145.00–155.00	149.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	121.00–126.00	123.65
6	—	1,043	130.00–139.00	134.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,655	181.00–183.00	181.95
3	—	1,905	190.00	190.00

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)	1	—	975	205.00	205.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	185.00–199.00	191.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	182.00	182.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,108.21

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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