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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 341▲ 113 vs year ago 150 · +75.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 115▲ 15 vs year ago 142 · +10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 58▼ 33 vs year ago 79 · −41.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $283.86/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.60 against this barn's trailing median of $379.46.

Average price

$283.86

6 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.85

vs GA average

−23.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	283.86	1,493	6thin

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 sale6 hd

283.86

—

GA average12 barns · 224 hd

265.01

+18.85

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−23.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

379.46

−95.60

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	1,730	181.65	3,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	156.19	2,025	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	153.30	2,239	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,402	136.72	1,917	77

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,067	6

Every lot

30 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,337	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	366.14/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,725	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	296	370.49/cwt	363.00–373.00	1,097	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	382.94/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,218	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	372.96/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,212	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	352	353.41/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,244	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	363.86/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,368	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	376.90/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,455	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	315.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,326	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	308.39/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,434	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	283.86/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,493	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	405.49/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,330	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	396.29/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,522	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	366.24/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,655	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	348.97/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,626	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	172.98/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,647	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	184.59/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,956	191.44/cwt	191.00–192.00	3,745	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	160.17/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,023	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	153.94/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,994	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,376	142.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,962	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,393	128.51/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,790	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	152.70/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,136	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,423	136.06/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,936	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	148.36/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,156	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,453	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,827	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,049	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,198	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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 341Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 115Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,049	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	180.00–187.00	184.59
5	—	1,956	191.00–192.00	191.44
7	—	1,530	170.00–177.00	172.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,399	149.00–156.00	152.70
2	—	1,543	158.00–160.00	158.97
1	—	1,910	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,423	132.00–139.00	136.06
25	—	1,376	140.00–147.00	142.62
15	—	1,393	125.00–131.00	128.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,295	151.00–157.00	153.94
9	—	1,263	158.00–164.00	160.17
2	—	1,453	146.00–150.00	148.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	363.00–373.00	370.49
8	300–350	325	372.00–380.00	372.96
4	350–400	376	362.00–370.00	363.86
2	450–500	465	305.00–312.00	308.39
6	500–550	526	280.00–288.00	283.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	380.00–388.00	382.94
5	350–400	386	372.00–380.00	376.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	347.00–355.00	353.41
11	400–450	420	310.00–320.00	315.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	471	360.00–368.00	366.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	365.00–370.00	367.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	328	400.00–408.00	405.49
6	350–400	384	390.00–398.00	396.29
10	450–500	466	343.00–353.00	348.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	365.00–370.00	366.24

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.