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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 28

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 312▲ 51 vs year ago 246 · +20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 60▼ 67 vs year ago 104 · −64.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 24 vs year ago 45 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves, feeder heifers, and feeder steers sharply lower, bull calves weak, 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 $342.37/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −30.31 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$342.37

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.22

vs GA average

−32.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	350.08	1,813	10thin
Medium and Large 3	562	323.08	1,814	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

342.37

—

GA average13 barns · 403 hd

317.15

+25.22

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−32.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−30.31

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	1,731	192.99	3,341	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	163.56	2,582	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	154.00	1,640	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	146.14	1,773	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,334	147.46	1,967	16

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)	1,500	$2,825	4thin

Every lot

41 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	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	371.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,150	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	357.48/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,184	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	338.98/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,220	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,147	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,265	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	797	271.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,165	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	426.01/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,312	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	367.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,324	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	389.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,447	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	380.70/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,607	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,624	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	373.98/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,720	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	350.08/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,813	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,776	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	311.02/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,844	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	328.36/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,088	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,924	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,321	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	298	509.00/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,517	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,553	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	430.06/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,664	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	409.92/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,738	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	364.62/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,728	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	362.87/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,883	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	334.29/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,952	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	307.39/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,900	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	189.73/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	197.89/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,726	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,640	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,610	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	155.34/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,032	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	172.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,710	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	155.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,453	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	141.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,756	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	148.86/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,017	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,500	2,825.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	175.41/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,384	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	178.31/cwt	172.00–193.00	2,429	5

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 312Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 60Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 45

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,500	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	163.00	163.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,362	172.00–193.00	178.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,359	170.00–185.00	175.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,308	151.00–160.00	155.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	150.00–159.00	155.05
3	—	1,575	170.00–175.00	172.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	184.00–192.00	189.73
2	—	1,883	196.00–200.00	197.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	140.00–142.00	141.39
13	—	1,355	145.00–153.00	148.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	298	500.00–515.00	509.00
2	350–400	372	415.00–420.00	417.58
8	400–450	424	400.00–415.00	409.92
3	450–500	474	362.00–370.00	364.62
15	500–550	519	357.00–367.00	362.87
7	550–600	584	332.00–340.00	334.29
5	600–650	618	305.00–317.00	307.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	620.00	620.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	420.00–435.00	430.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	360.00–375.00	371.37
15	600–650	611	350.00–358.00	357.48
3	650–700	655	337.00–340.00	338.98
22	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	788	285.00–290.00	287.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	671	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	797	270.00–280.00	271.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	385.00–390.00	389.00
11	400–450	422	368.00–385.00	380.70
3	450–500	455	357.00	357.00
10	500–550	518	345.00–355.00	350.08
22	600–650	636	315.00–329.00	328.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	308	425.00–430.00	426.01
5	350–400	360	360.00–370.00	367.84
2	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	335.14
2	550–600	593	307.00–315.00	311.02
3	600–650	637	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	372.00–375.00	373.98

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.