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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

926 head

▲ 402 vs last sale 524▲ 340 vs year ago 586 · +58.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 74▼ 35 vs year ago 95 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 29▲ 13 vs year ago 52 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Breaker and boner slaughter cows 8.00 higher, lean slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 6.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, 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 $330.55/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.13 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$330.55

111 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$15.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs GA average

−3.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	338.65	1,834	45
Medium and Large 2	527	333.00	1,755	14thin
Medium and Large 3	522	322.88	1,685	52

One grade step is worth $15.77/cwt here — about $149 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 sale111 hd

330.55

—

GA average14 barns · 690 hd

323.54

+7.01

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−3.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−42.13

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	—	High	1,542	190.25	2,933	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	173.45	2,567	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	162.38	2,159	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	148.24	1,755	25

Every lot

43 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	433.71/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,405	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	386.88/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,277	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	408.84/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,791	101
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,791	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	371.31/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,819	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	335.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,868	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	356.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,029	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	342.88/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,150	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	313.93/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,144	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	364.37/cwt	364.00–375.00	1,297	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	380.75/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,477	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	372.69/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,573	83
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	362.15/cwt	361.00–363.00	1,554	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	367.56/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,665	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	346.38/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,673	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	337.49/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,644	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	322.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,685	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	333.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,755	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	340.44/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,808	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	330.35/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,952	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	308.32/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,964	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	299.16/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,040	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	454.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	977	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	524.78/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,485	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	411.61/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,535	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	403.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,506	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,561	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	427.62/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,796	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,687	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	684	247.72/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,694	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,862	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	158.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,745	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	147.66/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,784	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,707	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	163.60/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,112	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,567	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,578	150.93/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,382	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,475	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 926Last week 524Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 74Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 29Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	520.00–530.00	524.78
2	400–450	420	425.00–430.00	427.62
12	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	450.00–460.00	454.65
4	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	403.83
2	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	382.55
11	550–600	592	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	684	247.00–250.00	247.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	410.00–415.00	411.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	365.00–368.00	367.56
37	500–550	531	337.00–347.00	340.44
8	550–600	591	330.00–333.00	330.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	356	364.00–375.00	364.37
12	400–450	429	361.00–363.00	362.15
28	450–500	487	336.00–345.00	337.49
52	500–550	522	315.00–325.00	322.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	388	380.00–381.00	380.75
83	400–450	422	365.00–374.00	372.69
10	450–500	483	346.00–350.00	346.38
14	500–550	527	330.00–335.00	333.00
15	600–650	637	305.00–313.00	308.32
14	650–700	682	297.00–300.00	299.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	550–600	569	350.00–360.00	356.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	330	385.00–387.00	386.88
8	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
19	450–500	490	370.00–375.00	371.31
32	550–600	556	330.00–340.00	335.93
2	650–700	683	310.00–318.00	313.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	430.00–435.00	433.71
101	400–450	438	400.00–409.00	408.84
9	450–500	450	398.00	398.00
18	600–650	627	337.00–345.00	342.88

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	—	1,250	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	144.00–151.00	147.66
7	—	1,101	155.00–160.00	158.49
7	—	1,229	135.00–142.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	170.00–177.00	173.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	176.00–177.00	176.49
5	—	1,291	161.00–167.00	163.60
3	—	1,578	150.00–152.00	150.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,675	192.00	192.00
2	—	1,633	184.00	184.00

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.