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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 12

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 360 vs last sale 534▼ 18 vs year ago 192 · −9.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 52▲ 18 vs year ago 23 · +78.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 14 · +71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 4.00-9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 15.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers 15.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer calves 15.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.61/cwt on 21 head, up $3.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.09 against this barn's trailing median of $428.52.

Average price

$447.61

▲ 3.10 vs prior sale

21 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs GA average

−26.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	461.24	2,564	8thin
Medium and Large 3	585	439.22	2,569	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale21 hd

447.61

—

GA average14 barns · 287 hd

445.59

+2.02

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−26.09

This barn, trailing median33 sales

428.52

+19.09

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,585	191.65	3,038	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	170.45	1,963	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	169.03	2,417	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	154.30	1,563	5thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	680.61/cwt	660.00–685.00	1,974	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	628.39/cwt	625.00–630.00	2,275	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	552.98/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,361	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	534.28/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,319	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	548.37/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,533	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	461.24/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,564	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	439.22/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,569	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	423.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,614	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	366.41/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,605	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,767	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	638.42/cwt	635.00–640.00	1,851	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	580.07/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,943	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	477.10/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,056	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	410.57/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,172	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	422.01/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,266	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,073	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	396.86/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,425	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	357.57/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,228	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	376.10/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,388	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	637.55/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,212	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	502.42/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,366	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	482.51/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,306	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	468.31/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,431	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	395.78/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,339	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	368.99/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,362	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	187.09/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,152	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	152.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,545	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,867	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	173.82/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,976	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	156.77/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,790	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	187.64/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,239	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	175.25/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,364	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,561	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	164.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,418	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,442	1

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 534Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 52Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	630.00–640.00	637.55
2	450–500	471	500.00–505.00	502.42
3	500–550	519	465.00–470.00	468.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	640	365.00–370.00	368.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	480.00–485.00	482.51
6	550–600	591	395.00–400.00	395.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	660.00–685.00	680.61
3	350–400	362	625.00–630.00	628.39
9	450–500	462	545.00–550.00	548.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	530.00–535.00	534.28
13	550–600	585	430.00–440.00	439.22
4	600–650	617	420.00–425.00	423.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	550.00–565.00	552.98
8	550–600	556	460.00–465.00	461.24
7	700–750	711	360.00–367.50	366.41
2	750–800	785	350.00–355.00	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	364.98
2	600–650	623	355.00–360.00	357.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	475.00–480.00	477.10
8	500–550	529	405.00–415.00	410.57
9	600–650	635	375.00–380.00	376.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	635.00–640.00	638.42
4	300–350	335	575.00–585.00	580.07
7	500–550	537	420.00–430.00	422.01
4	600–650	611	395.00–397.50	396.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	155.00	155.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	560	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,355	207.00	207.00
3	—	1,685	185.00–188.00	187.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	172.00–177.00	175.25
1	—	1,355	189.00	189.00
9	—	1,474	159.00–169.00	164.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	172.00–176.00	173.82
3	—	1,193	187.00–188.00	187.64
5	—	1,142	151.00–161.00	156.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	150.00–158.00	152.50
1	—	920	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,105	169.00	169.00

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.