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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

417 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 437▲ 33 vs year ago 384 · +8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 85▲ 40 vs year ago 44 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 66▼ 68 vs year ago 109 · −62.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves firm, bull calves 5.00 higher, 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 $337.12/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −35.55 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$337.12

21 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.13

vs GA average

+7.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	363.11	1,842	8thin
Medium and Large 2	527	321.13	1,692	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.98/cwt here — about $150 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 sale21 hd

337.12

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

310.99

+26.13

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+7.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−35.55

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	1,793	167.89	3,010	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	138.33	2,209	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	134.68	1,706	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,468	126.71	1,860	66

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)	1,140	$2,045	10

Every lot

41 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	421.74/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,742	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	366.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,797	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	348.12/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,030	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	405.70/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,323	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	388.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,434	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,584	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	337.28/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,484	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	335.99/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,519	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	325.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,535	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	346.65/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,647	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,691	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,892	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	321.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,692	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	692	251.85/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,743	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	460.10/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,196	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	482.50/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,423	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	426.95/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,593	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	435.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,797	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	408.96/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,722	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	393.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,774	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,748	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	333.23/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,759	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	342.69/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,871	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	331.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,884	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	316.02/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,016	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	278.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,985	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	161.11/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,591	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,129	2
Bulls	—	—	2,033	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,558	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,706	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,466	121.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,781	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,484	129.12/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,916	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,348	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,128	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	157.58/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,461	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,676	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,576	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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 437Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 85Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 66Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	407.00–415.00	408.96
2	450–500	451	385.00–390.00	387.50
5	500–550	528	332.00–338.00	333.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	455.00–465.00	460.10
5	350–400	373	422.00–430.00	426.95
12	450–500	451	390.00–400.00	393.33
12	500–550	546	338.00–345.00	342.69
6	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	331.64
2	600–650	638	312.00–320.00	316.02
5	700–750	713	272.00–280.00	278.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	480.00–485.00	482.50
2	400–450	413	430.00–440.00	435.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	440	335.00–345.00	337.28
12	450–500	471	320.00–330.00	325.90
8	650–700	692	250.00–255.00	251.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	332.00–340.00	335.99
13	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	321.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	400.00–410.00	405.70
13	350–400	369	385.00–395.00	388.65
2	400–450	428	365.00–375.00	370.03
20	450–500	475	342.00–350.00	346.65
2	500–550	505	330.00–340.00	334.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	365.00–375.00	366.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	420.00–430.00	421.74
5	550–600	583	345.00–353.00	348.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	133.00	133.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	149.00	149.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	153.00–163.00	157.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	170.00–172.00	170.96
2	—	2,033	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,608	160.00–164.00	161.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,515	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,710	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	138.00	138.00
22	—	1,466	118.00–125.00	121.49
43	—	1,484	126.00–133.00	129.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	134.00–135.00	134.68

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.