Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-06-16

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 16
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 185▼ 616 vs year ago 926 · −66.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 56▲ 46 vs year ago 60 · +76.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 32▼ 16 vs year ago 65 · −24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 15.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.54/cwt on 29 head, down $28.71 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −15.14 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.
Average price
$357.54
▼ 28.71 vs prior sale
29 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.48
vs GA average
−53.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2559372.432,0826thin
Medium and Large 3547353.651,93323
One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $149 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 sale29 hd
357.54
—
GA average14 barns · 433 hd
378.02
−20.48
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−53.96
This barn, trailing median33 sales
372.68
−15.14
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—Average1,499211.563,17014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430177.402,53627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201176.382,11744
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130165.611,87112

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)1,498$3,4734thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318599.09/cwt595.00–600.001,9056
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363589.83/cwt585.00–595.002,1412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365503.52/cwt500.00–520.001,8386
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2268
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469469.00/cwt460.00–480.002,20021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1494490.98/cwt490.00–495.002,4255
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527447.33/cwt440.00–450.002,35711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664382.30/cwt380.00–385.002,53813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278593.63/cwt585.00–600.001,6507
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3307503.47/cwt500.00–510.001,5463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342567.55/cwt565.00–570.001,9412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370480.27/cwt470.00–490.001,7772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374512.18/cwt500.00–535.001,9163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,06510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3431438.91/cwt430.00–455.001,89214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434466.19/cwt460.00–475.002,02312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456473.76/cwt470.00–475.002,1604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478409.06/cwt400.00–410.001,95511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532374.95/cwt370.00–380.001,9959
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3556339.96/cwt330.00–350.001,89014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559372.43/cwt360.00–375.002,0826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643345.80/cwt335.00–347.502,2237
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1646369.56/cwt365.00–375.002,38711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703307.48/cwt300.00–315.002,1622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313483.63/cwt475.00–485.001,5147
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335512.46/cwt510.00–515.001,7172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490482.12/cwt470.00–485.002,3625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531471.65/cwt470.00–475.002,5043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540442.52/cwt440.00–445.002,3902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590407.56/cwt400.00–415.002,4052
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615347.46/cwt345.00–350.002,1372
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660377.52/cwt375.00–380.002,4922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,153191.46/cwt191.00–192.002,2082
Bulls——1,392200.67/cwt199.00–203.002,7933
Bulls——1,611219.65/cwt215.00–226.003,5399
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013174.84/cwt171.00–178.001,7712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128158.51/cwt158.00–159.001,7882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159176.88/cwt172.00–181.002,05020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159165.07/cwt160.00–169.001,9138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196187.81/cwt183.00–198.002,24610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263167.49/cwt160.00–171.002,11514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415175.31/cwt170.00–182.002,48113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421187.81/cwt183.00–193.002,6699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484164.11/cwt158.00–168.002,4355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,185172.32/cwt160.00–180.002,0422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245206.53/cwt200.00–216.002,5714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,317173.27/cwt165.00–185.002,2823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4983,473.37/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4734

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.