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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 20

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 192▼ 98 vs year ago 488 · −20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 23▲ 20 vs year ago 63 · +31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 56 vs year ago 71 · −78.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Breaker and boner slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, lean slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, steer calves steady, heifer calves 3.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.69/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −86.83 against this barn's trailing median of $428.52.

Average price

$341.69

26 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$24.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs GA average

−36.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	363.00	2,015	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	345.50	1,987	6thin
Medium and Large 3	556	338.05	1,880	18thin

One grade step is worth $24.95/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

341.69

—

GA average15 barns · 340 hd

355.39

−13.71

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−36.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

428.52

−86.83

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $346.15, median $428.52 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	—	Low	1,850	179.72	3,325	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	153.02	1,903	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	150.00	2,295	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,365	140.87	1,923	40

Every lot

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	492.99/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,449	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	480.85/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,505	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	451.55/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,504	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	445.05/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,513	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	452.45/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,642	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	427.16/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,563	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,668	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	414.05/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,739	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,907	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	421.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,987	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,920	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	345.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,835	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	363.00/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,015	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	345.50/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,987	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	330.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,920	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	326.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,081	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,148	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,328	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	378.54/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,454	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	387.42/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,604	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	368.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,553	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	354.15/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,608	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	339.04/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,661	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	291.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,630	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	308.23/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,794	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,801	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	464.92/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,478	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	443.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,516	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,602	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	437.56/cwt	435.00–438.00	1,606	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	430.70/cwt	430.00–431.00	1,813	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	336.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,744	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	301.73/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,000	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	167.12/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	192.18/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,528	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,009	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	148.53/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,849	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	148.92/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,996	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,368	141.75/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,939	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,382	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,846	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,295	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,226	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 192Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 23Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	440.00–450.00	445.05
5	350–400	366	425.00–435.00	427.16
2	400–450	420	410.00–418.00	414.05
2	450–500	483	395.00–400.00	397.51
9	500–550	531	345.00–350.00	345.54
9	550–600	581	330.00–335.00	330.55
3	600–650	637	325.00–330.00	326.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	450.00–455.00	451.55
2	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	444.93
8	400–450	441	430.00–435.00	432.48
14	450–500	472	420.00–430.00	421.03
6	550–600	575	345.00–348.00	345.50
10	650–700	661	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	485.00–495.00	492.99
6	300–350	313	475.00–485.00	480.85
2	350–400	363	450.00–455.00	452.45
2	550–600	555	358.00–368.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	460.00–470.00	464.92
2	350–400	360	440.00–450.00	444.93
7	400–450	421	430.00–431.00	430.70
3	500–550	518	330.00–340.00	336.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	440.00–450.00	443.37
7	350–400	367	435.00–438.00	437.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	663	295.00–305.00	301.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	385.00–388.00	387.42
6	450–500	454	350.00–355.00	354.15
7	550–600	582	305.00–310.00	308.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	417.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	384	375.00–385.00	378.54
12	400–450	422	365.00–375.00	368.12
2	450–500	490	335.00–343.00	339.04
9	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	291.14
2	650–700	655	270.00–280.00	274.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,340	146.00–153.00	148.92
15	—	1,368	138.00–145.00	141.75
14	—	1,382	130.00–137.00	133.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	148.00–149.00	148.53
1	—	1,240	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	166.00–168.00	167.12
1	—	1,960	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,880	190.00–194.00	192.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	168.00	168.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	125.00	125.00

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.