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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 20

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 259▲ 380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 40▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 8.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves firm, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $377.01/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +4.33 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$377.01

17 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.56

vs GA average

−33.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	385.01	2,202	9thin
Medium and Large 3	562	368.01	2,066	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd

377.01

—

GA average13 barns · 346 hd

365.45

+11.56

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−33.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

+4.33

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	1,731	184.20	3,189	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	159.81	2,099	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	155.72	2,431	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	148.65	1,597	7thin

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	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	618.21/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,306	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,272	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	516.29/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,344	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	492.17/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,348	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	544	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,394	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,315	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	366.63/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,519	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	592.41/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,570	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	546.36/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,464	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	519.68/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,440	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	552.40/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,757	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	496.14/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,816	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,940	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	486.25/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,823	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	430.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,850	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	473.85/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,085	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	462.43/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,187	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	407.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,978	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	383.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,068	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	385.01/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,202	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	352.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,058	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	351.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,270	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	336.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,252	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	681	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,179	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	658.44/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,751	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	591.76/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,882	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	621.15/cwt	620.00–625.00	2,056	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,273	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,004	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	516.99/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,213	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	483.82/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,129	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	503.06/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,455	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	436.68/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,227	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	365.81/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,400	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,322	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	182.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,518	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,640	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	145.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,565	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,142	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	149.36/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,934	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	150.96/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,171	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,664	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,281	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	206.72/cwt	192.00–235.00	1,782	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	222.17/cwt	187.00–262.00	2,122	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,150	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2

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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	535.00–550.00	546.36
17	350–400	366	490.00–505.00	496.14
17	400–450	440	465.00–480.00	473.85
9	550–600	572	370.00–390.00	385.01
10	600–650	645	350.00–370.00	351.94
6	650–700	669	335.00–340.00	336.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	590.00–595.00	592.41
2	300–350	318	550.00–555.00	552.40
4	350–400	373	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	473	460.00–465.00	462.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	510.00–525.00	519.68
4	350–400	375	485.00–490.00	486.25
4	400–450	430	420.00–440.00	430.12
11	450–500	485	400.00–410.00	407.77
4	500–550	539	380.00–395.00	383.66
4	550–600	584	350.00–360.00	352.36
5	650–700	681	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	477	485.00–500.00	492.17
4	500–550	544	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	586	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	687	365.00–370.00	366.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	590.00	590.00
12	450–500	454	510.00–525.00	516.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	615.00–625.00	618.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	590.00–600.00	591.76
5	350–400	393	510.00	510.00
8	400–450	440	480.00–485.00	483.82
3	500–550	510	435.00–440.00	436.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	266	650.00–660.00	658.44
6	350–400	358	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	620.00–625.00	621.15
5	400–450	428	510.00–520.00	516.99
16	450–500	488	500.00–510.00	503.06
13	650–700	656	365.00–370.00	365.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	150.00–156.00	152.95
4	—	1,076	140.00–149.00	145.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	149.00–154.00	150.96
1	—	1,930	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	146.00–153.00	149.36
1	—	1,505	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,275	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	190.00–200.00	194.73
3	—	1,923	180.00–188.00	182.96
2	—	1,493	164.00–166.00	165.00

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)	3	—	955	187.00–262.00	222.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	862	192.00–235.00	206.72

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	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.