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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 12

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 470▲ 162 vs year ago 250 · +64.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 44▼ 78 vs year ago 149 · −52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 65 · +4.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves and bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows sharply higher.

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 $343.69/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.99 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$343.69

28 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.63

vs GA average

−7.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	353.16	1,791	20
Medium and Large 3	579	320.00	1,853	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.16/cwt here — about −$62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

343.69

—

GA average14 barns · 593 hd

324.06

+19.63

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−7.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−28.99

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	1,535	191.58	2,941	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	164.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	159.41	1,821	24

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)	1,381	$2,738	8

Every lot

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	468.28/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,761	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	354.07/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,894	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	387.28/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,149	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,278	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,088	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,438	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	425.19/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,395	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	439.89/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,465	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,670	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	426.08/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,628	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	409.98/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,570	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	390.61/cwt	387.00–393.00	1,668	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	366.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,632	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,953	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,817	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,007	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	353.16/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,791	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,152	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	291.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,942	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,060	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,963	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	526.01/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,620	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	471.58/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,603	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	424.37/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,587	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	438.28/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,784	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	453.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,875	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	415.76/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,809	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	352.95/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,811	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	338.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,787	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	316.47/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,858	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	323.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,044	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,711	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	189.87/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	181.62/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	200.77/cwt	199.00–202.00	3,311	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	174.92/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,910	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	160.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,767	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	150.81/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,816	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,009	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	152.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,043	162.19/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,692	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	154.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,657	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	216.74/cwt	203.00–230.00	2,460	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	240.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,777	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2

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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 470Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 44Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 21Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
11	550–600	555	380.00–388.00	387.28
2	600–650	620	365.00–370.00	367.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	478	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	535	350.00–358.00	354.07
14	600–650	627	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	465.00–470.00	468.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	377	443.00	443.00
3	400–450	449	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	498	403.00	403.00
11	600–650	600	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	435.00–445.00	439.89
9	350–400	382	425.00–430.00	426.08
12	400–450	427	387.00–393.00	390.61
5	450–500	472	380.00–390.00	384.97
20	500–550	507	350.00–355.00	353.16
4	600–650	633	340.00	340.00
9	650–700	667	285.00–295.00	291.13
4	700–750	741	278.00	278.00
2	750–800	785	245.00–255.00	250.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	420.00–430.00	425.19
7	350–400	383	405.00–415.00	409.98
3	400–450	445	360.00–370.00	366.67
8	550–600	579	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	525.00–530.00	526.01
5	400–450	413	450.00–460.00	453.97
3	600–650	632	320.00–330.00	323.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	465.00–475.00	471.58
3	400–450	407	435.00–440.00	438.28
5	500–550	513	350.00–355.00	352.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	420.00–430.00	424.37
7	400–450	435	410.00–420.00	415.76
13	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	338.40
11	550–600	587	310.00–318.00	316.47
6	650–700	671	255.00	255.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	203.00–230.00	216.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	230.00–250.00	240.43

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)	2	—	1,043	159.00–165.00	162.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	145.00–160.00	152.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	150.00–159.00	154.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	2	—	1,375	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	148.00–155.00	150.81
9	—	1,102	158.00–166.00	160.35
5	—	1,092	171.00–179.00	174.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	188.00–193.00	189.87
3	—	1,470	180.00–184.00	181.62
4	—	1,649	199.00–202.00	200.77

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.