Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2025-07-08

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 8
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 213 vs last sale 513▼ 127 vs year ago 427 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 156▼ 38 vs year ago 139 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 56▼ 33 vs year ago 74 · −44.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for July 4th holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $347.29/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −81.23 against this barn's trailing median of $428.52.
Average price
$347.29
24 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.66
vs GA average
−31.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2583347.292,02424
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
347.29
—
GA average9 barns · 153 hd
346.63
+0.66
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−31.84
This barn, trailing median33 sales
428.52
−81.23
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
495441386332median 428.5203/1005/0507/0709/0111/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,348179.322,4178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,503181.882,7343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231168.162,07014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,362162.842,21738

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)1,350$3,0004thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319507.65/cwt500.00–510.001,6194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8355
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390457.53/cwt455.00–460.001,7842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415432.53/cwt430.00–440.001,7954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3459355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6297
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2494374.01/cwt370.00–375.001,8485
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8385
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2598346.58/cwt345.00–350.002,07319
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3612307.50/cwt305.00–308.001,8826
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2693325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,25213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360385.00/cwt380.00–390.001,3862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373392.58/cwt390.00–395.001,4642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1404394.18/cwt390.00–395.001,5926
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420374.88/cwt370.00–380.001,5743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3453334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,5172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565332.46/cwt330.00–335.001,8782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220490.00/cwt485.00–495.001,0782
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420427.44/cwt420.00–430.001,7956
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420402.38/cwt400.00–405.001,6902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460370.00/cwt365.00–375.001,7022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477358.22/cwt355.00–365.001,7093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508329.93/cwt325.00–335.001,6762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525345.10/cwt340.00–350.001,8122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582311.28/cwt310.00–315.001,8124
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,7202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,018172.49/cwt171.00–174.001,7562
Bulls——1,458181.60/cwt180.00–187.002,6486
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165158.36/cwt156.00–160.001,8454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204169.66/cwt168.00–175.002,0436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256177.48/cwt173.00–181.002,2295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258166.67/cwt161.00–169.002,0975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273156.52/cwt152.00–159.001,99210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,445163.86/cwt160.00–167.002,36822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503181.88/cwt181.00–184.002,7343
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502

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.