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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 4

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 312▲ 274 vs year ago 211 · +129.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 177▲ 18 vs year ago 48 · +37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 18 · +55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Breaker and boner slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, lean slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows 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 $292.72/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −79.95 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$292.72

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.28

vs GA average

−6.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	313.67	1,675	16thin
Medium and Large 2	563	283.77	1,597	10thin
Medium and Large 3	557	275.18	1,534	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $141 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 sale40 hd

292.72

—

GA average16 barns · 574 hd

265.44

+27.28

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−6.14

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−79.95

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	—	High	1,982	172.54	3,420	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	136.07	1,884	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	135.02	2,012	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,252	129.28	1,618	24

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	4thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	365.95/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,574	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	358.17/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,730	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,829	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	333.48/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,727	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	308.75/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,893	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	694	278.11/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,930	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	366.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,045	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	381.26/cwt	377.00–383.00	1,197	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	356.92/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,131	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,250	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	368.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,364	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	351.86/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,334	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	398	344.33/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,370	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	348.45/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,446	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	339.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,421	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	328.81/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,443	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	320.74/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,463	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	277.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,429	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	302.91/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,605	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	313.67/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,675	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	278.98/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,593	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	589	273.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,611	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	497.57/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,433	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	447.41/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,423	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	461.10/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,517	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	399.48/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,510	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	426.54/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,638	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	368.24/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,550	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	356.88/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,556	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,615	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	364.17/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,686	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,661	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	341.35/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,758	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,775	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	312.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,793	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	273.19/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,705	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,788	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	163.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,108	2
Bulls	—	—	2,123	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	3,727	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	141.59/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,658	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	134.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,634	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	127.88/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,601	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	121.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,621	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,012	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,521	131.45/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,999	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 312Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 177Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	495.00–500.00	497.57
9	300–350	329	460.00–465.00	461.10
19	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	364.17
5	650–700	656	270.00–275.00	272.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	447.00–450.00	447.41
7	350–400	384	420.00–428.00	426.54
4	400–450	421	365.00–375.00	368.24
7	450–500	455	350.00–360.00	355.01
6	500–550	515	340.00–348.00	341.35
5	600–650	624	272.00–278.00	273.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	397.00–400.00	399.48
5	400–450	436	355.00–365.00	356.88
2	450–500	478	345.00–350.00	347.43
8	500–550	526	335.00–340.00	337.48
4	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	312.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	360.00–370.00	366.67
5	300–350	317	355.00–360.00	356.92
12	350–400	398	337.00–345.00	344.33
5	400–450	439	327.00–333.00	328.81
7	450–500	456	315.00–323.00	320.74
6	500–550	515	277.00–280.00	277.49
8	550–600	589	265.00–275.00	273.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	377.00–383.00	381.26
8	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	368.71
2	400–450	415	347.00–350.00	348.45
16	500–550	534	312.00–315.00	313.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	365.00–370.00	367.54
15	350–400	379	347.00–355.00	351.86
8	400–450	418	335.00–345.00	339.91
2	500–550	530	298.00–308.00	302.91
8	550–600	571	277.00–285.00	278.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	332.00–335.00	333.48
26	650–700	694	277.00–287.00	278.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	613	305.00–310.00	308.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	365.00–368.00	365.95
3	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	358.17
14	500–550	518	353.00	353.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,171	139.00–145.00	141.59
9	—	1,521	129.00–136.00	131.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	132.00–138.00	134.29
11	—	1,252	126.00–131.00	127.88
4	—	1,330	119.00–124.00	121.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	134.00–136.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	185.00	185.00
2	—	2,123	175.00–176.00	175.53
2	—	1,903	161.00–165.00	163.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	129.00	129.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.