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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 439▲ 153 vs year ago 312 · +49.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 105▼ 39 vs year ago 60 · −65.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 91▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter breaker cows 7.00 lower, slaughter boner & lean cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers 15.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves 15.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows 6.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.56/cwt on 13 head, down $6.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.69 against this barn's trailing median of $386.25.

Average price

$342.56

▼ 6.15 vs prior sale

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.10

vs GA average

−34.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	353.83	2,003	8thin
Medium and Large 3	505	325.00	1,641	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	324.41	1,671	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $332 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale13 hd

342.56

—

GA average13 barns · 444 hd

316.46

+26.10

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−34.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.25

−43.69

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,060	179.40	3,696	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	132.32	1,554	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	126.98	1,666	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	119.48	1,265	8thin

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)	1,365	$2,589	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,730	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	423.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,793	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,949	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,209	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	411.46/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,181	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,188	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	385.04/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,226	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	391.39/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,517	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	379.26/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,587	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,536	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	347.42/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,491	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,177	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	489.26/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,385	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	457.46/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,510	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	400.51/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,454	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	422.14/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,617	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	385.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,661	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	362.07/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,561	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	369.98/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,728	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	353.66/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,719	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	324.41/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,671	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	353.83/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,003	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,115	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	330.67/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,067	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,142	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	300.36/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,009	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,178	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	491.82/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,308	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,748	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,737	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	428.73/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,651	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	431.89/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,784	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	408.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,737	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	379.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,809	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	361.99/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,031	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	356.06/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,019	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	313.78/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,923	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,638	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	305.03/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,150	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,060	179.40/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,696	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	114.08/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,201	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,329	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,623	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,430	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,644	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,238	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,615	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,752	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,063	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,472	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,537	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,889	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,280	2,333.50/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,334	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,733.33/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	2,627.65/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,628	4

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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 439Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 105Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 91Year ago 30

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	140.00–142.50	141.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	138.00–139.00	138.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	172.50	172.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,325	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,510	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,627.65

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	4	—	1,280	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,333.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	425.00–430.00	428.73
5	400–450	425	400.00–420.00	408.59
4	450–500	476	370.00–390.00	379.97
4	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	613	312.50–320.00	313.78
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	266	480.00–505.00	491.82
24	400–450	413	430.00–440.00	431.89
4	550–600	567	345.00–360.00	356.06
2	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	705	302.50–315.00	305.03
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	351	495.00	495.00
5	550–600	561	360.00–362.50	361.99
4	600–650	628	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	535.00	535.00
6	250–300	283	485.00–490.00	489.26
2	300–350	330	455.00–460.00	457.46
13	350–400	383	417.50–430.00	422.14
17	450–500	467	362.50–377.50	369.98
8	550–600	566	350.00–357.50	353.83
11	600–650	613	345.00	345.00
8	650–700	659	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	778	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
18	400–450	431	375.00–390.00	385.46
16	450–500	486	350.00–357.50	353.66
4	500–550	515	322.50–330.00	324.41
19	600–650	625	330.00–332.50	330.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
7	350–400	363	375.00–405.00	400.51
11	400–450	431	357.50–370.00	362.07
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
17	650–700	669	297.50–307.50	300.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	420.00	420.00
18	600–650	643	390.00–392.50	391.39
15	650–700	682	379.00–380.00	379.26
14	700–750	717	342.50–357.50	347.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	464	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	530	410.00–412.50	411.46
4	600–650	623	385.00	385.00
13	650–700	691	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	423.95
8	500–550	547	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	578	370.00–392.50	385.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,060	178.00–181.00	179.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,233	130.00–136.00	133.30
2	—	1,135	125.00–127.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	130.00–131.00	130.47
1	—	1,460	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	120.00–130.00	124.88
4	—	1,053	111.00–117.00	114.08

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.