Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-04-07

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 7
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
728 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 720▲ 480 vs year ago 248 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 97▲ 2 vs year ago 48 · +4.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were sharply lower on a limited test. Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls selling mostly steady. Trade was active on moderate demand and offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.33/cwt on 97 head, up $1.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.81 against this barn's trailing median of $428.52.
Average price
$456.33
▲ 1.82 vs prior sale
97 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.75
vs GA average
−34.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543462.082,50979
Medium and Large 2553432.782,39216thin
Medium and Large 3540417.542,2552thin
One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $254 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 sale97 hd
456.33
—
GA average13 barns · 472 hd
458.08
−1.75
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−34.50
This barn, trailing median33 sales
428.52
+27.81
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
495441386332median 428.5203/1005/0507/0709/0111/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $346.15, median $428.52 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,731197.403,4177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,447173.572,5129thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228173.352,12917
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036152.961,5858thin

Every lot

68 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337643.14/cwt640.00–645.002,16713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411547.49/cwt530.00–550.002,25017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470514.89/cwt510.00–520.002,42049
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3336
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519469.97/cwt460.00–480.002,43949
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520460.59/cwt435.00–465.002,3957
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540417.54/cwt415.00–420.002,2552
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578411.15/cwt400.00–425.002,3769
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582449.19/cwt445.00–465.002,61430
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3606356.97/cwt320.00–365.002,16310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616415.82/cwt400.00–425.002,5618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622398.35/cwt385.00–405.002,47812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4355
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692394.06/cwt387.50–410.002,72717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730355.19/cwt350.00–367.502,59319
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2789345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7226
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1857335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8713
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2867290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5143
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,001280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8035
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371545.15/cwt535.00–575.002,02329
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439474.56/cwt470.00–475.002,08335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464470.79/cwt462.50–490.002,18424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0953
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509407.81/cwt400.00–410.002,07621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515424.31/cwt410.00–430.002,18529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526375.94/cwt370.00–395.001,9774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561355.90/cwt340.00–370.001,9977
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573414.80/cwt410.00–425.002,3779
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2047
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,5028
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2943
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685355.58/cwt350.00–360.002,4369
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724352.35/cwt335.00–370.002,5516
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733344.06/cwt342.50–345.002,52221
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2833250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0833
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1952252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,4043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,93811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1398570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2698
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,34512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2498475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511498.63/cwt495.00–530.002,54810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527464.77/cwt450.00–485.002,44912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4224
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4224
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728356.25/cwt350.00–365.002,5947
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1732352.17/cwt350.00–365.002,57820
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,3911
Bulls——1,747189.82/cwt186.00–195.003,3163
Bulls——1,820214.44/cwt212.00–216.003,9033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015155.13/cwt147.50–159.001,5756
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100146.44/cwt143.00–150.001,6112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168188.61/cwt183.00–193.002,2035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236168.20/cwt165.00–176.002,07910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340160.95/cwt160.00–162.002,1572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437175.35/cwt170.00–179.002,5206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5462

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.