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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 267▼ 194 vs year ago 441 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 100▲ 44 vs year ago 109 · +40.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 37▲ 14 vs year ago 11 · +127.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the market being closed for the holidays.

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 $265.11/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −107.57 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$265.11

13 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.88

vs GA average

−40.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	265.11	1,398	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

265.11

—

GA average11 barns · 322 hd

260.23

+4.88

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−40.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−107.57

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	1,760	155.10	2,730	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	125.45	1,444	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	123.29	1,791	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	113.59	1,165	10

Every lot

46 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	393.62/cwt	390.00–397.50	878	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	341.85/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,265	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	332.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,241	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	323.33/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,348	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	332.15/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,398	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	314.07/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,539	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	293.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,497	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,532	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	275.01/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,535	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	227.50/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,490	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	264.38/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,798	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	321.11/cwt	317.50–325.00	915	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	307.58/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,000	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	275.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	913	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	295.25/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,128	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	282.51/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,158	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	274.09/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,261	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	268.39/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,377	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	254.18/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,462	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	228.49/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,510	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	454.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,037	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	398.75/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,176	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	410.11/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,296	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	364.64/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,360	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	343.84/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,317	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	326.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,412	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	305.00/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,406	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	293.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,510	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	285.27/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,620	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	639	253.72/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,621	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	238.37/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,604	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	166.16/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,265	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	107.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,014	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	116.41/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,241	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	125.74/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,397	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	118.31/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,379	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,427	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	133.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,607	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	125.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,812	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,995	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,738	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,535	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,456	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 267Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 100Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 11

No trend available due to the market being closed for the holidays.

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	383	340.00–345.00	343.84
4	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	326.20
4	450–500	461	302.50–310.00	305.00
13	500–550	515	290.00–300.00	293.17
4	550–600	568	280.00–287.00	285.27
2	600–650	639	250.00–257.50	253.72
14	650–700	673	232.50–240.00	238.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–460.00	454.95
2	300–350	316	407.50–412.50	410.11
5	350–400	373	360.00–367.50	364.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	397.50–400.00	398.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	390.00–397.50	393.62
4	350–400	370	340.00–347.50	341.85
5	400–450	421	331.00–335.00	332.15
5	450–500	490	310.00–315.00	314.07
5	500–550	511	290.00–300.00	293.00
13	650–700	680	263.00–265.00	264.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	270.00–277.50	275.01
3	650–700	655	225.00–232.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	332.62
3	400–450	417	320.00–327.50	323.33
3	500–550	544	280.00–285.00	281.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	317.50–325.00	321.11
2	300–350	325	302.50–312.50	307.58
6	350–400	382	292.50–300.00	295.25
14	400–450	410	280.00–287.50	282.51
29	450–500	460	272.00–278.00	274.09
10	500–550	513	262.50–270.00	268.39
3	550–600	575	250.00–257.50	254.18
5	650–700	661	227.50–230.00	228.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	270.00–280.00	275.70

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	120.00–125.00	122.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	115.00–117.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,965	162.00–169.00	166.16
1	—	1,645	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	122.00	122.00
4	—	939	105.00–109.00	107.96
5	—	1,066	112.50–118.00	116.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,111	123.00–129.00	125.74
7	—	1,208	130.00–137.00	133.07
8	—	1,166	114.00–121.00	118.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,469	115.00–121.00	118.28
39	—	1,441	122.00–129.00	125.73
3	—	1,460	135.00–138.00	136.63

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.