Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2025-01-28

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 28

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jan 14Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 321▼ 122 vs year ago 434 · −28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 36▲ 130 vs year ago 47 · +276.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $287.58/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.10 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$287.58

28 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.56

vs GA average

−17.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	295.73	1,677	4thin
Medium and Large 2	571	290.65	1,659	19thin
Medium and Large 3	579	269.39	1,560	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

287.58

—

GA average10 barns · 442 hd

271.02

+16.56

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−17.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−85.10

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	1,910	178.99	3,419	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	143.71	1,995	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	138.92	1,859	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,399	128.82	1,803	43

Every lot

36 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	438.20/cwt	437.00–443.00	1,621	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	337.49/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,765	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	320.00/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,904	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	412.57/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,147	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	362.93/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,198	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	354.06/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,175	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	350.64/cwt	347.00–353.00	1,290	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	360.67/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,399	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	333.52/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,301	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	336.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,405	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	320.43/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,506	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	311.84/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,537	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	307.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,654	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	295.73/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,677	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	269.39/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,560	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	282.88/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,658	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	290.01/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,763	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,689	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	252.34/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,693	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	490.28/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,299	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	423.11/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,591	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	441.03/cwt	440.00–443.00	1,676	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	359.38/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,696	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	312.91/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,677	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	283.54/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,744	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,843	175.48/cwt	174.00–177.00	3,234	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	140.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,723	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	138.64/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,707	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	149.69/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,931	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,341	133.67/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,793	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,439	127.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,837	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,448	119.33/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,728	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	150.75/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,201	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	133.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,958	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	144.15/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,190	5

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 321Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 36Year ago 47

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	174.00–177.00	175.48
1	—	2,045	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,226	138.00–145.00	140.52
7	—	1,290	147.00–154.00	149.69
19	—	1,468	130.00–137.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	141.00–146.00	144.15
4	—	1,460	148.00–155.00	150.75
6	—	1,231	137.00–140.00	138.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,439	123.00–130.00	127.66
18	—	1,341	131.00–138.00	133.67
7	—	1,448	116.00–122.00	119.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	337.00–340.00	337.49
2	550–600	595	317.00–323.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	437.00–443.00	438.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	362.00–365.00	362.93
4	350–400	368	347.00–353.00	350.64
6	400–450	417	330.00–340.00	336.98
4	450–500	470	317.00–325.00	320.43
6	500–550	538	307.00–310.00	307.48
13	550–600	586	276.00–285.00	282.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	410.00–415.00	412.57
11	350–400	388	360.00–365.00	360.67
4	550–600	567	295.00–298.00	295.73
2	600–650	608	287.00–293.00	290.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	352.00–362.00	354.06
2	350–400	390	332.00–335.00	333.52
5	450–500	493	307.00–313.00	311.84
5	550–600	579	267.00–270.00	269.39
2	600–650	635	265.00–267.00	266.02
9	650–700	671	252.00–255.00	252.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	310.00–315.00	312.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	420.00–428.00	423.11
5	450–500	472	357.00–360.00	359.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	485.00–495.00	490.28
3	350–400	380	440.00–443.00	441.03
2	600–650	615	282.00–285.00	283.54

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.