Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-06-09

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 9
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 281▼ 339 vs year ago 524 · −64.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 61▼ 18 vs year ago 74 · −24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 33▲ 3 vs year ago 29 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers 15.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $426.04/cwt on 14 head, down $51.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 23 comparable sales and sits +9.98 against this barn's trailing median of $416.06.
Average price
$426.04
▼ 51.51 vs prior sale
14 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+43.90
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518453.312,3483thin
Medium and Large 2535444.912,3804thin
Medium and Large 3567403.572,2897thin
One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $59 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 sale14 hd
426.04
—
GA average15 barns · 306 hd
382.14
+43.90
This barn, trailing median23 sales
416.06
+9.98
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

23 sales
492434377320median 416.0603/0304/1407/1409/1510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.55, low $333.78, median $416.06 across 23 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—Average1,495208.363,1167thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498179.632,6906thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221176.662,15828
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044165.061,7236thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3392472.35/cwt465.00–500.001,8529
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463467.72/cwt460.00–470.002,1669
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475487.53/cwt485.00–490.002,3166
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517471.63/cwt470.00–480.002,4386
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,6366
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605426.00/cwt425.00–430.002,5775
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7746
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272593.19/cwt590.00–600.001,6133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1352570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3394520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411472.44/cwt470.00–475.001,9422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3451410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465431.96/cwt430.00–440.002,00910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505407.51/cwt405.00–410.002,0586
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3539367.98/cwt360.00–370.001,9835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1251640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324591.73/cwt590.00–595.001,9176
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336558.39/cwt550.00–560.001,8766
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8633
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373493.28/cwt485.00–505.001,8403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408533.22/cwt520.00–540.002,1763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416507.42/cwt495.00–510.002,1116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518453.31/cwt450.00–460.002,3483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530412.48/cwt410.00–415.002,1862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535444.91/cwt440.00–450.002,3804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3285
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607381.28/cwt380.00–385.002,3144
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620368.32/cwt365.00–370.002,2843
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,065204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,1731
Bulls——1,422196.06/cwt190.00–200.002,7883
Bulls——1,712222.11/cwt220.00–226.003,8033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030172.55/cwt170.00–175.001,7772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083163.42/cwt161.00–167.001,7703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181167.39/cwt162.00–170.001,9778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220186.71/cwt183.00–194.002,2786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245177.64/cwt170.00–181.002,21214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508175.70/cwt172.00–179.002,6502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520187.12/cwt183.00–190.002,8443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,130165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8651

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.