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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 25

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 130▼ 94 vs year ago 320 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 75▲ 46 vs year ago 75 · +61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 8.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested.

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 $317.64/cwt on 25 head, down $27.75 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −61.82 against this barn's trailing median of $379.46.

Average price

$317.64

▼ 27.75 vs prior sale

25 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$33.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs GA average

−20.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	335.00	1,692	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	301.61	1,674	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.39/cwt here — about $18 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 sale25 hd

317.64

—

GA average13 barns · 316 hd

311.17

+6.47

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−20.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

379.46

−61.82

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $379.46 across 32 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	1,681	190.60	3,204	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	160.44	2,407	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	154.48	1,822	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	140.41	1,378	21

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)	983	$2,633	6

Every lot

56 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,778	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,930	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	346.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,959	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,882	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,027	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,087	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,178	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,306	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	429.00/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,441	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	410.59/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,560	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	366.69/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,544	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	331.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,426	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	350.94/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,513	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	359.14/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,630	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	340.76/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,595	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	301.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,674	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	294.66/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,792	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,047	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	287.91/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,949	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,250	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,767	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,751	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	379.19/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,653	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,714	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	341.29/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,782	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	275.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,696	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	179.70/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,868	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	197.86/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,439	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	135.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,299	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	145.52/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,460	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,541	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	144.51/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,601	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	156.19/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,871	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	169.93/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,122	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	167.78/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,493	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	155.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,340	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,274	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 130Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 75Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
10	400–450	436	370.00–392.50	379.19
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	382	450.00–475.00	462.50
3	400–450	417	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	460	370.00–375.00	372.55
10	500–550	522	335.00–347.50	341.29
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
14	600–650	616	270.00–285.00	275.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	431	350.00–355.00	350.94
6	450–500	468	335.00–342.50	340.76
13	550–600	555	300.00–310.00	301.61
8	600–650	608	290.00–297.50	294.66
5	650–700	677	270.00–292.50	287.91
2	700–750	745	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	287	455.00	455.00
5	300–350	336	425.00–430.00	429.00
6	350–400	380	405.00–420.00	410.59
7	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	366.69
6	450–500	454	355.00–360.00	359.14
12	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	310.00–315.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	330.00–335.00	331.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	471	377.50	377.50
6	500–550	536	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	346.67
3	600–650	619	327.50	327.50
4	650–700	696	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	579	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	688	300.00–305.00	303.37
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	2	—	1,150	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,198	150.00–164.00	156.19
16	—	1,108	140.00–149.00	144.51
6	—	1,249	167.00–177.00	169.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,504	150.00–160.00	155.58
2	—	1,563	144.00–147.00	145.50
12	—	1,486	163.00–174.00	167.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	144.00–147.00	145.52
3	—	1,023	150.00–151.00	150.66
12	—	960	130.00–139.00	135.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,738	191.00–200.00	197.86
4	—	1,596	175.00–189.00	179.70

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.