Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-07-14

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▲ 217 vs last sale 405▲ 622 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 113▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls 5.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.18/cwt on 42 head, down $2.07 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +32.50 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.
Average price
$405.18
▼ 2.07 vs prior sale
42 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,186
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$668
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$131.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.87
vs GA average
+9.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533523.752,7904thin
Medium and Large 3525400.002,1001thin
Medium and Large 2541392.502,12237
One grade step is worth $131.25/cwt here — about $668 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 sale42 hd
405.18
—
GA average15 barns · 486 hd
383.31
+21.87
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
+9.13
This barn, trailing median33 sales
372.68
+32.50
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 372.6803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $372.68 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—Low1,763202.493,5703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,300182.502,37325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,545173.942,6876thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065164.781,75410

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3288621.95/cwt600.00–630.001,7915
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358617.50/cwt617.50–617.502,21114
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385596.17/cwt595.00–600.002,2958
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3416500.99/cwt485.00–505.002,0849
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2848
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488471.62/cwt470.00–480.002,3029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516477.85/cwt475.00–485.002,46625
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539463.28/cwt450.00–470.002,49725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,59910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3586407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3888
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614398.70/cwt392.50–405.002,44829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3638380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4244
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,51722
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5835
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273573.08/cwt565.00–585.001,5653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1307605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8575
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327556.46/cwt545.00–585.001,82029
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333523.48/cwt505.00–535.001,7433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362499.03/cwt495.00–500.001,8065
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367525.16/cwt520.00–530.001,9273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370574.05/cwt565.00–575.002,12410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432455.72/cwt440.00–460.001,96923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436475.90/cwt465.00–485.002,07514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470454.54/cwt450.00–460.002,13611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481415.48/cwt410.00–430.001,99813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529397.09/cwt325.00–430.002,10130
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,9273
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591372.83/cwt370.00–380.002,2037
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604353.85/cwt350.00–355.002,13713
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2714319.82/cwt317.50–335.002,28431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230665.00/cwt660.00–670.001,5302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275612.91/cwt605.00–620.001,6862
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,7925
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313595.04/cwt590.00–600.001,8622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3334558.62/cwt550.00–585.001,86610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1613
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363536.22/cwt530.00–540.001,9464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369571.14/cwt555.00–580.002,10811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387595.97/cwt595.00–600.002,3065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425492.38/cwt490.00–495.002,0932
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434470.88/cwt450.00–485.002,0445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460471.67/cwt470.00–475.002,1703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471456.37/cwt450.00–460.002,1504
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478485.79/cwt485.00–490.002,3226
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513442.46/cwt440.00–445.002,2702
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526460.76/cwt455.00–470.002,42411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3536414.24/cwt400.00–420.002,22014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583382.88/cwt377.50–395.002,2326
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5161
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,763202.49/cwt201.00–206.003,5703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024165.70/cwt160.00–172.501,6974
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058149.99/cwt145.00–155.001,5873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125178.33/cwt176.00–181.002,0063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259191.08/cwt190.00–194.002,4064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306181.53/cwt177.00–189.002,37119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330174.58/cwt173.00–176.002,3222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522178.38/cwt177.00–180.002,7153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568169.49/cwt165.00–174.002,6583

This sale against other markets

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.