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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 15

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 248▼ 14 vs year ago 451 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 48▼ 85 vs year ago 170 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 26▼ 20 vs year ago 86 · −23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves 8.00 higher, heifer calves firm, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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 $305.73/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −73.73 against this barn's trailing median of $379.46.

Average price

$305.73

51 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$38.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs GA average

−15.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	322.19	1,682	13thin
Medium and Large 2	570	303.84	1,731	31
Medium and Large 3	587	283.56	1,664	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $17 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 sale51 hd

305.73

—

GA average16 barns · 615 hd

304.00

+1.73

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−15.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

379.46

−73.73

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	1,824	174.25	3,178	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	136.65	1,665	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	133.30	1,938	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	130.20	1,384	20

Every lot

39 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	456.79/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,471	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	418.49/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,620	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	408.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,734	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	357.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,887	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	332.35/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,954	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.90/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,021	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	273.89/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,983	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,178	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	391.83/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,501	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	373.91/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,593	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	344.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,492	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	317.78/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,471	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	323.41/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,572	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	331.82/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,649	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	322.19/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,682	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,660	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	302.90/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,736	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	283.56/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,664	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	268.99/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,851	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	451.97/cwt	450.00–453.00	1,496	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	417.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,531	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	357.40/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,683	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	329.50/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,700	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	333.04/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,728	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,832	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	303.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,760	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	3,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,593	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	141.06/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,443	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	120.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,243	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	131.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,428	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	127.43/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,422	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	135.92/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,669	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	146.02/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,873	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	137.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,929	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	127.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,944	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,324	134.83/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,785	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,380	133.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,839	2

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 248Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 48Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 26Year ago 86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,835	169.00–170.00	169.49
1	—	1,985	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	143.00–148.00	146.02
5	—	1,116	125.00–129.00	127.43
14	—	1,228	132.00–139.00	135.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	138.00–144.00	141.06
5	—	1,031	119.00–126.00	120.52
12	—	1,086	127.00–134.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,406	134.00–140.00	137.17
5	—	1,520	124.00–130.00	127.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	417.00–420.00	418.49
5	400–450	425	400.00–410.00	408.05
22	550–600	588	325.00–335.00	332.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	455.00–460.00	456.79
3	500–550	528	355.00–360.00	357.44
2	600–650	620	322.00–330.00	325.90
9	700–750	724	265.00–275.00	273.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	486	320.00–327.00	323.41
2	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	317.49
29	550–600	573	297.00–305.00	302.90
6	650–700	688	265.00–273.00	268.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	387.00–395.00	391.83
26	400–450	426	372.00–378.00	373.91
5	450–500	497	327.00–333.00	331.82
13	500–550	522	318.00–328.00	322.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	375.00–385.00	379.92
10	400–450	433	340.00–350.00	344.48
4	450–500	463	317.00–320.00	317.78
7	550–600	587	275.00–285.00	283.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	415.00–425.00	417.10
2	500–550	516	327.00–332.00	329.50
3	550–600	580	300.00–310.00	303.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	350.00–358.00	357.40
2	500–550	535	340.00–345.00	342.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	450.00–453.00	451.97
8	500–550	519	332.00–340.00	333.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	131.00–135.00	133.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,324	133.00–136.00	134.83

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.