Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-10-13

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 13
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 264▲ 11 vs year ago 428 · +2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 27▲ 33 vs year ago 72 · +45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 27▲ 43 vs year ago 48 · +89.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, steers 6.00 to 7.00 higher, heifers 7.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls 14.00 higher, and replacement cattle 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.71/cwt on 46 head, up $5.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.54 against this barn's trailing median of $386.25.
Average price
$348.71
▲ 5.26 vs prior sale
46 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.33
vs GA average
−24.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574359.192,06230
Medium and Large 2526336.841,77111thin
Medium and Large 3528311.951,6475thin
One grade step is worth $47.24/cwt here — about $415 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
348.71
—
GA average15 barns · 557 hd
323.38
+25.33
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−24.05
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.25
−37.54
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
453403354304median 386.2502/2404/2806/2308/2510/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $386.25 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,766179.553,1719thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,209133.701,61643
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390132.121,8365thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085123.911,34417

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$2,48022

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5932
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328472.37/cwt470.00–475.001,5492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418452.25/cwt450.00–455.001,89013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1446460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457454.92/cwt450.00–460.002,0798
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1206
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0834
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513378.31/cwt375.00–385.001,9413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557407.00/cwt400.00–412.502,26723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569374.77/cwt370.00–377.502,13222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629378.56/cwt370.00–380.002,3817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2694334.97/cwt330.00–340.002,3258
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4653
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,26916
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323422.36/cwt420.00–425.001,3642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373441.94/cwt430.00–445.001,6485
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373397.48/cwt395.00–400.001,4832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425393.59/cwt390.00–400.001,67324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453396.65/cwt395.00–400.001,7973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472376.05/cwt370.00–380.001,77518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3489359.48/cwt355.00–365.001,75810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509342.89/cwt340.00–350.001,7457
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528311.95/cwt310.00–320.001,6475
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555326.25/cwt315.00–330.001,8114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581358.68/cwt352.50–362.502,08426
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1075
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610314.96/cwt310.00–320.001,9212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3611306.83/cwt300.00–307.501,87511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3728270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,96610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2743302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3113
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5377
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1354488.74/cwt485.00–490.001,7304
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368446.65/cwt445.00–450.001,6443
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373464.19/cwt460.00–465.001,7316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3406417.07/cwt415.00–425.001,6935
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432435.06/cwt432.50–445.001,87920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8606
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1205
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1806
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3554331.01/cwt330.00–345.001,83415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585359.30/cwt350.00–364.002,10217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645324.61/cwt320.00–325.002,09412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1784279.29/cwt275.00–280.002,1907
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,688174.70/cwt171.00–178.002,9494
Bulls——1,764182.04/cwt179.00–184.003,2114
Bulls——2,085189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,9411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054122.85/cwt120.00–127.501,2959
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067115.80/cwt115.00–117.501,2363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150130.68/cwt129.00–135.001,5035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165140.04/cwt138.00–143.001,63112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211126.86/cwt124.00–129.001,5367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230132.53/cwt130.00–136.001,63024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343136.65/cwt134.00–139.001,8353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460125.33/cwt124.00–127.001,8302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,060.61/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,848.95/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8498
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,315.97/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3166
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,028126.49/cwt123.00–130.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030200.70/cwt190.00–225.002,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127156.70/cwt152.50–160.001,7663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,188147.14/cwt140.00–155.001,7482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,206150.37/cwt135.00–167.501,81317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2491

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.