Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2025-06-03

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 3
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 627▲ 433 vs year ago 210 · +206.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 54▼ 20 vs year ago 165 · −12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 21▲ 22 vs year ago 51 · +43.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves weaker, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sharply higher, replacement cows 8.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.83/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −45.84 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.
Average price
$326.83
126 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.21
vs GA average
−11.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534344.901,84233
Medium and Large 2526337.491,77525
Medium and Large 3578314.151,81568
One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $27 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 sale126 hd
326.83
—
GA average14 barns · 527 hd
312.62
+14.21
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−11.41
This barn, trailing median33 sales
372.68
−45.84
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
453403354304median 372.6803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,668185.953,10120
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,449163.802,37419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,120157.061,75821
CowsLean 85-90%High1,077144.141,55322
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,115149.001,6611thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,220128.001,5624thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,5252thin

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270477.36/cwt475.00–480.001,2892
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335442.57/cwt440.00–445.001,4832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3386393.58/cwt392.50–400.001,5197
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3413387.58/cwt385.00–390.001,6012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458402.93/cwt395.00–405.001,8455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465369.18/cwt360.00–370.001,71712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515366.55/cwt362.50–372.501,88829
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3543347.68/cwt347.50–350.001,88813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582342.52/cwt340.00–345.001,99310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582338.24/cwt335.00–339.001,96931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663324.48/cwt322.50–327.502,15115
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3684303.58/cwt300.00–310.002,07620
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3702295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,07112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320415.00/cwt410.00–420.001,3282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335402.18/cwt400.00–405.001,3479
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370366.18/cwt360.00–370.001,35510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389378.23/cwt375.00–385.001,4717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414368.51/cwt365.00–370.001,52612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457349.79/cwt347.50–355.001,59912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462334.42/cwt332.50–340.001,54517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515323.14/cwt315.00–325.001,6648
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520345.09/cwt342.50–347.501,79422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523338.90/cwt330.00–340.001,77223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558321.23/cwt317.50–325.001,7922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562344.53/cwt340.00–350.001,93611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3586312.95/cwt307.50–315.001,83460
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632314.01/cwt312.50–315.001,98517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633305.69/cwt300.00–307.501,9354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6807
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375421.35/cwt415.00–425.001,5804
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413381.53/cwt375.00–385.001,5763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418420.66/cwt415.00–425.001,75815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488352.38/cwt350.00–360.001,7204
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3492340.83/cwt340.00–345.001,6776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518347.79/cwt342.50–352.501,80213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3557318.34/cwt310.00–320.001,7739
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615294.92/cwt290.00–300.001,8142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,511178.91/cwt176.00–180.002,70310
Bulls——1,710187.76/cwt185.00–190.003,2114
Bulls——1,901196.46/cwt194.00–199.003,7356
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%991146.45/cwt143.00–149.001,4515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054128.58/cwt125.00–132.001,3558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084147.18/cwt145.00–150.001,5957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120156.72/cwt154.00–161.001,7555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146156.68/cwt152.00–159.001,7969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147164.94/cwt162.00–169.001,8929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369165.41/cwt161.00–168.002,2647
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465155.57/cwt152.00–159.002,2797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539173.06/cwt170.00–176.002,6635
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3132
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6611
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8221
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,515117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185152.11/cwt149.00–155.001,8032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,9591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,440139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252

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.