Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-07-21

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 302 vs last sale 622▼ 326 vs year ago 646 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 56▲ 5 vs year ago 37 · +13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 39 · −48.7%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.63 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540363.341,96312thin
Medium and Large 2550360.001,9806thin
Medium and Large 3579320.001,8535thin
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.

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 median33 sales
372.68
−19.63
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—Low1,397214.032,9893thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232176.812,17920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,516173.102,6248thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,060162.251,7202thin

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)1,150$2,7002thin

Every lot

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. 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 3265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4311
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,6471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9431
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383523.50/cwt520.00–525.002,00510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2411485.56/cwt480.00–500.001,99611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9234
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0988
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9395
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533417.49/cwt410.00–425.002,2256
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,3006
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638368.17/cwt365.00–380.002,34919
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650332.50/cwt330.00–340.002,1614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4493
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710358.48/cwt352.50–362.502,54510
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3951
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270555.09/cwt550.00–560.001,4992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365478.61/cwt465.00–500.001,7475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373445.07/cwt425.00–450.001,66022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410442.56/cwt430.00–445.001,8146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429418.80/cwt410.00–425.001,7974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1454410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489387.22/cwt385.00–390.001,89411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553357.78/cwt357.50–360.001,9799
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3579320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2644335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1574
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,24416
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243610.10/cwt600.00–620.001,4832
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1398545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1694
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,99411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454453.69/cwt445.00–465.002,0604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9271
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2494426.64/cwt425.00–435.002,1086
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515371.91/cwt365.00–380.001,9153
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0806
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578370.18/cwt360.00–375.002,1409
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616352.36/cwt345.00–360.002,17110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,110209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,3201
Bulls——1,540216.54/cwt215.00–218.003,3352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186170.82/cwt168.00–173.002,0267
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256179.12/cwt175.00–185.002,25012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,4351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474172.68/cwt170.00–175.002,5457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,810176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002

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.