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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 2

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 320▲ 105 vs year ago 253 · +41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 75▼ 61 vs year ago 143 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 45▲ 51 vs year ago 47 · +108.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves and bull calves sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, replacement cows firm.

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 $362.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits −10.21 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$362.47

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$31.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.63

vs GA average

−9.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	380.00	2,025	4thin
Medium and Large 2	561	363.00	2,036	4thin
Medium and Large 3	558	348.02	1,943	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.98/cwt here — about $83 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 sale13 hd

362.47

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

+15.63

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−9.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−10.21

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	1,468	191.05	2,805	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	172.53	2,571	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	172.27	2,180	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	167.53	1,779	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,331	148.03	1,970	20

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)	1,259	$2,650	12

Every lot

51 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,030	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	405.33/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,156	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	378.69/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,121	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	362.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,243	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,498	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	447.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,719	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	445.64/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,939	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	435.37/cwt	433.00–445.00	1,916	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	428.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,908	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	440.83/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,015	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,025	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,036	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	344.31/cwt	342.00–348.00	2,131	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,246	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,111	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	556.86/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,776	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	501.67/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,831	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,884	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	370.95/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,766	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,767	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,999	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	365.69/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,070	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	342.27/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,081	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,207	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	306.82/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,056	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,139	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	187.07/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,692	7
Bulls	—	—	1,537	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,079	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	159.26/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,605	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	167.77/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,718	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	175.30/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,090	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	166.88/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,048	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	172.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,175	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	177.39/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,324	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,367	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,711	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	149.11/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,743	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	160.80/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,195	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,392	142.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,989	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,313	2,862.50/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,863	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,091	175.64/cwt	164.00–191.00	1,916	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	197.14/cwt	190.00–206.00	2,192	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,154	177.43/cwt	164.00–190.00	2,048	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,181	171.38/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,024	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,799	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 320Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 75Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 45Year ago 47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	1,313	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,862.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.00

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)	11	—	1,181	160.00–185.00	171.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,091	164.00–191.00	175.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,154	164.00–190.00	177.43

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	—	1,255	223.00	223.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	190.00–206.00	197.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	147.00–153.00	149.11
4	—	1,365	156.00–164.00	160.80
11	—	1,392	138.00–145.00	142.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	200.00–201.00	200.34
7	—	1,439	183.00–190.00	187.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	176.00–179.00	177.39
4	—	1,261	170.00–174.00	172.47
3	—	1,227	165.00–168.00	166.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	160.00–166.00	162.87
3	—	1,515	178.00–180.00	178.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	165.00–171.00	167.77
3	—	1,192	173.00–178.00	175.30
3	—	1,008	157.00–161.00	159.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	550.00–565.00	556.86
3	350–400	365	500.00–505.00	501.67
16	400–450	418	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	468	400.00–405.00	402.54
3	500–550	533	370.00–380.00	375.02
13	550–600	566	358.00–368.00	365.69
7	600–650	608	338.00–348.00	342.27
6	650–700	653	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	370.00–375.00	370.95
8	650–700	670	305.00–310.00	306.82
4	700–750	706	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	484	360.00–370.00	364.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	435	445.00–450.00	445.64
6	450–500	457	440.00–445.00	440.83
4	500–550	533	380.00	380.00
13	650–700	651	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	480.00	480.00
18	350–400	384	440.00–450.00	447.74
5	400–450	440	433.00–445.00	435.37
4	550–600	561	363.00	363.00
8	600–650	619	342.00–348.00	344.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	445	420.00–430.00	428.78
2	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.56
3	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	728	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	532	403.00–415.00	405.33
7	550–600	560	377.00–380.00	378.69
5	600–650	618	355.00–365.00	362.99

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.