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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

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

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 429▼ 83 vs year ago 311 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 48▲ 24 vs year ago 34 · +70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 35 · −54.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure on 11/25/2025 for Thanksgiving holiday.

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 $345.92/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.75 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$345.92

19 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$1.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.20

vs GA average

−24.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	346.63	1,983	9thin
Medium and Large 3	532	345.29	1,837	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.34/cwt here — about $146 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 sale19 hd

345.92

—

GA average9 barns · 260 hd

325.73

+20.20

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−24.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−26.75

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

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	—	Low	1,553	183.58	2,851	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	158.61	2,540	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	156.80	1,888	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	148.30	1,650	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,321	142.41	1,881	18

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)	1,300	$2,050	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	445.07/cwt	442.00–455.00	1,909	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,900	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	383.57/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,179	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	355.14/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,202	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	412.48/cwt	410.00–413.00	1,580	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	398	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,564	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	397.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,669	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	398.64/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,826	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	368.32/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,805	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	345.29/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,837	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	346.63/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,983	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	327.43/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,076	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,158	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,550	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,852	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	435.12/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,828	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,889	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	368.98/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,959	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,163	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	183.58/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,851	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	136.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,474	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,623	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	162.11/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,905	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	151.23/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,792	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	160.52/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,954	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,577	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	153.41/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,516	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	128.45/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,416	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	140.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,791	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,439	149.75/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,155	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	150.65/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,978	3

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 429Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 48Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 35

No trends available due to market closure on 11/25/2025 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	135.00–138.00	136.73
5	—	1,101	145.00–150.00	147.41
2	—	1,175	159.00–165.00	162.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	158.00–164.00	160.52
2	—	1,185	148.00–155.00	151.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,640	153.00–154.00	153.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	135.00–143.00	140.00
8	—	1,439	147.00–153.00	149.75
3	—	1,102	123.00–133.00	128.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	180.00–186.00	183.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	390.00–407.00	398.64
4	650–700	658	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	410.00–413.00	412.48
2	400–450	420	395.00–400.00	397.41
11	450–500	490	362.00–375.00	368.32
9	550–600	572	337.00–355.00	346.63
12	600–650	634	317.00–332.00	327.43
2	650–700	680	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	393.00	393.00
10	500–550	532	345.00–348.00	345.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	442.00–455.00	445.07
3	450–500	455	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	415.00–420.00	417.53
7	550–600	568	375.00–385.00	383.57
8	600–650	620	347.00–360.00	355.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	470.00–475.00	472.52
2	400–450	420	430.00–440.00	435.12
2	450–500	458	410.00–415.00	412.54
9	500–550	531	362.00–375.00	368.98
6	700–750	721	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	463.00	463.00

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	3	—	1,313	141.00–159.00	150.65

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.