Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-06-02

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 2
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 190▼ 362 vs year ago 643 · −56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 34▼ 84 vs year ago 145 · −57.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 40 vs year ago 73 · −54.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers & feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves & bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.56/cwt on 16 head, up $23.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +23.88 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.
Average price
$396.56
▲ 23.88 vs prior sale
16 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.51
vs GA average
−8.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579401.632,3253thin
Medium and Large 3552395.382,18313thin
One grade step is worth $6.25/cwt here — about $142 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 sale16 hd
396.56
—
GA average13 barns · 428 hd
375.04
+21.51
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−8.20
This barn, trailing median33 sales
372.68
+23.88
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
453403354304median 372.6803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,758206.033,6223thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414185.422,62114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,109175.161,94226
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,054158.541,6719thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$3,7002thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265586.67/cwt580.00–590.001,5553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321607.01/cwt605.00–610.001,9497
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340569.29/cwt565.00–570.001,9367
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393544.34/cwt540.00–545.002,1397
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3422505.97/cwt505.00–510.002,1355
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425512.47/cwt510.00–520.002,1784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471504.95/cwt500.00–510.002,3786
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488472.19/cwt470.00–475.002,3049
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505476.28/cwt475.00–480.002,4054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523462.44/cwt460.00–465.002,4192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561443.93/cwt440.00–450.002,4905
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562434.13/cwt430.00–435.002,4406
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3581424.20/cwt420.00–425.002,4656
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616417.71/cwt412.50–422.502,5739
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688382.53/cwt380.00–385.002,6322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2711369.27/cwt365.00–370.002,6267
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238624.84/cwt620.00–630.001,4872
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361497.47/cwt490.00–500.001,7964
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409482.18/cwt480.00–485.001,9729
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429466.10/cwt460.00–470.002,00021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433445.52/cwt440.00–450.001,9299
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467433.35/cwt430.00–440.002,0246
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471426.91/cwt420.00–430.002,01110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473453.69/cwt450.00–455.002,1464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528408.34/cwt400.00–410.002,1566
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573384.28/cwt380.00–385.002,2027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579401.63/cwt400.00–405.002,3253
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630376.70/cwt372.50–380.002,37319
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670349.43/cwt345.00–350.002,3419
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313587.52/cwt585.00–590.001,8392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337594.04/cwt590.00–600.002,0025
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438475.02/cwt470.00–480.002,0813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440452.41/cwt450.00–460.001,9914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454498.01/cwt490.00–500.002,2615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469436.66/cwt430.00–440.002,0483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3514421.02/cwt420.00–425.002,1645
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607378.71/cwt375.00–380.002,2994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,758206.03/cwt200.00–210.003,6223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918143.88/cwt140.00–147.501,3212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084164.81/cwt160.00–169.001,7878
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086170.11/cwt165.00–174.001,8474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102152.90/cwt150.00–155.001,6853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120182.85/cwt180.00–186.002,04811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120174.92/cwt171.00–179.001,9597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405192.55/cwt190.00–196.002,7056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409184.23/cwt180.00–187.002,5965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438173.14/cwt172.00–175.002,4903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3958179.64/cwt162.50–195.001,7212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970222.38/cwt215.00–230.002,1572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,080200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002

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.