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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 8

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 252▼ 332 vs year ago 557 · −59.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 76▼ 29 vs year ago 70 · −41.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, steer calves unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, heifer calves 17.00 to 20.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, bulls lightly tested, 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 $324.25/cwt on 20 head, down $3.31 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.43 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$324.25

▼ 3.31 vs prior sale

20 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.51

vs GA average

−13.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	331.24	1,868	4thin
Medium and Large 2	518	324.64	1,683	14thin
Medium and Large 3	503	307.49	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

324.25

—

GA average13 barns · 397 hd

309.74

+14.51

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−13.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−48.43

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 $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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,752	190.61	3,339	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	146.00	2,348	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	138.85	1,693	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	136.54	1,441	12

Every lot

48 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,705	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	390.34/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,928	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,014	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	394.61/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,068	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,059	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,156	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,295	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	409.37/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,478	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,622	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	342.71/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,686	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,547	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	331.24/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,868	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,729	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,991	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	497.52/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,458	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	383.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,588	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,851	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,096	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	193.91/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,830	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	137.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,392	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	142.53/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,487	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,651	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,639	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,769	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,569	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,189	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1

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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 252Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	492	342.50–345.00	342.71
11	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	567	305.00	305.00
1	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
4	250–300	259	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
9	350–400	361	405.00–415.00	409.37
10	400–450	427	375.00–385.00	379.94
4	550–600	564	330.00–335.00	331.24
11	600–650	632	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	481	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	503	305.00–310.00	307.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	495.00–500.00	497.52
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
7	400–450	414	380.00–385.00	383.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	507	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	640	325.00–330.00	327.52
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	494	385.00–397.50	390.34
9	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
7	550–600	576	357.50	357.50
20	600–650	634	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
6	400–450	406	420.00	420.00
15	500–550	524	387.50–405.00	394.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	510	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	140.00–145.00	142.29
8	—	1,221	130.00–137.00	134.25
1	—	1,065	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	1,043	142.00–143.00	142.53
8	—	1,010	132.00–140.00	137.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,520	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,895	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	191.00–196.00	193.91
1	—	1,305	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	170.00	170.00

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.