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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 18

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 235▲ 214 vs year ago 215 · +99.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 44▼ 36 vs year ago 84 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 48▼ 37 vs year ago 47 · −78.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves firm, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, 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 $350.77/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.91 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$350.77

40 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.77

vs GA average

−6.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	351.91	1,969	32
Medium and Large 3	537	346.23	1,859	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

350.77

—

GA average15 barns · 517 hd

324.00

+26.77

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−6.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−21.91

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	1,647	189.20	3,116	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,053	153.65	1,618	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	153.00	2,417	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	138.90	1,539	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,347	138.52	1,866	14

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,564	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,744	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	445.36/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,866	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,880	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	431.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,103	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	426.10/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,220	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	393.84/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,079	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,276	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	375.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,135	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,245	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	377.57/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,322	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,454	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	368.55/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,362	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	321.39/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,282	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	722	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,273	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	499.81/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,300	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	467.08/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,261	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	424.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,338	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	407.42/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,304	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,572	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	443.03/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,644	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	390.00/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,470	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	414.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,576	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	395.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,692	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	422.50/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,855	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	404.88/cwt	402.00–408.00	1,858	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	377.26/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,784	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	351.56/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,663	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	358.08/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,826	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	346.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,859	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	349.49/cwt	338.00–352.00	2,024	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	609	307.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,873	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	333.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,046	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	323.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,001	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,893	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	597.52/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,512	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	478.51/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,512	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	511.06/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,630	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	464.86/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,673	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	413.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,689	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	443.70/cwt	430.00–447.00	1,850	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,700	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	415.16/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,930	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	408.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,085	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	388.31/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,050	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	374.14/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,133	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	184.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,906	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	193.65/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,333	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	153.65/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,618	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,375	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	141.75/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,680	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,417	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,617	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,371	137.60/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,886	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,376	149.17/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,053	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,931	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	202.38/cwt	172.00–252.00	2,204	4

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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 235Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 48Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	470.00–480.00	478.51
5	400–450	409	410.00–420.00	413.04
3	500–550	528	385.00–390.00	388.31
2	550–600	570	370.00–378.00	374.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	595.00–600.00	597.52
4	300–350	319	500.00–515.00	511.06
2	350–400	360	460.00–470.00	464.86
5	400–450	417	430.00–447.00	443.70
2	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	415.16
8	500–550	510	400.00–410.00	408.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	404.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	460.00–475.00	467.08
2	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	424.84
2	350–400	380	410.00–420.00	414.80
10	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	395.31
23	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	377.26
9	500–550	510	350.00–363.00	358.08
23	550–600	579	338.00–352.00	349.49
3	600–650	619	320.00–330.00	323.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	495.00–505.00	499.81
2	300–350	340	460.00–465.00	462.46
20	350–400	371	430.00–450.00	443.03
12	400–450	439	420.00–423.00	422.50
19	450–500	459	402.00–408.00	404.88
3	600–650	614	330.00–340.00	333.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	405.00–410.00	407.42
6	350–400	377	385.00–405.00	390.00
2	450–500	473	350.00–353.00	351.56
8	500–550	537	340.00–350.00	346.23
4	600–650	609	300.00–310.00	307.52
2	650–700	670	280.00–285.00	282.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	445	420.00–425.00	422.50
4	500–550	528	385.00–400.00	393.84
10	550–600	587	380.00–385.00	382.50
8	600–650	615	375.00–382.00	377.57
6	700–750	710	320.00–328.00	321.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	419	435.00–447.00	445.36
5	450–500	487	430.00–440.00	431.91
22	500–550	521	425.00–430.00	426.10
8	550–600	569	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	634	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	569	370.00–380.00	375.16
5	600–650	641	367.00–375.00	368.55
2	700–750	722	310.00–320.00	314.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	152.00–155.00	153.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,185	138.00–146.00	141.75
2	—	1,058	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	125.00–130.00	126.35
5	—	1,376	146.00–152.00	149.17
5	—	1,371	134.00–141.00	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	190.00–199.00	193.65
4	—	1,573	180.00–189.00	184.75

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	217.00	217.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,089	172.00–252.00	202.38

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.