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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 21

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 255▲ 188 vs year ago 124 · +151.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 48▲ 11 vs year ago 49 · +22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 57 vs year ago 87 · −65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows weak, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, steer calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, bull calves weak, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, 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 $356.72/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.75 against this barn's trailing median of $379.46.

Average price

$356.72

23 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$25.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.84

vs GA average

−34.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	364.63	2,038	16thin
Medium and Large 3	591	338.64	2,001	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.99/cwt here — about $37 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 sale23 hd

356.72

—

GA average14 barns · 359 hd

333.88

+22.84

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−34.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

379.46

−22.75

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $379.46 across 32 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	1,507	183.26	2,762	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	141.51	1,602	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,395	147.45	2,056	17

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

35 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 · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	598.38/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,388	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,520	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	467.59/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,459	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	477.57/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,586	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	464.14/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,666	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	447.06/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,690	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,775	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	400.53/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,842	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	373.62/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,741	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	378.51/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,805	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,032	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	359.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,039	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	591	338.64/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,001	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	326.49/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,067	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	596.29/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,670	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	497.60/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,632	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	452.60/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,851	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	408.07/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,685	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	395.94/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,920	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	388.73/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,897	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	385.99/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,057	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	176.54/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,415	9
Bulls	—	—	1,635	198.76/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	186.77/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,222	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	131.62/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,428	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	144.23/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,641	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,046	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	149.18/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,956	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,374	140.48/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,930	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,638	159.69/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,616	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	194.02/cwt	170.00–230.00	1,930	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,482	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 255Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	995	170.00–230.00	194.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	139.00–148.00	144.23
3	—	1,085	128.00–138.00	131.62
1	—	1,255	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	156.00–162.00	159.69
7	—	1,374	137.00–144.00	140.48
7	—	1,311	146.00–154.00	149.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	196.00–200.00	198.76
9	—	1,368	174.00–178.00	176.54
4	—	1,725	181.00–190.00	186.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	495.00–500.00	497.60
10	400–450	413	405.00–415.00	408.07
4	450–500	488	385.00–395.00	388.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	450.00–460.00	452.60
5	450–500	485	395.00–400.00	395.94
4	500–550	533	380.00–388.00	385.99
3	600–650	627	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	595.00–600.00	596.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	595.00–600.00	598.38
3	300–350	307	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	460	397.00–407.00	400.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	470.00–480.00	477.57
5	350–400	359	455.00–470.00	464.14
9	450–500	477	377.00–385.00	378.51
5	500–550	539	377.00	377.00
11	550–600	568	355.00–360.00	359.00
3	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	465.00–470.00	467.59
5	350–400	378	445.00–450.00	447.06
7	400–450	433	405.00–415.00	409.97
2	450–500	466	370.00–377.00	373.62
7	550–600	591	330.00–342.00	338.64
2	600–650	633	325.00–328.00	326.49

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.