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

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 7
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 758▲ 105 vs year ago 300 · +35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 47▲ 12 vs year ago 101 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 41 · +14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's holiday market closure.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $475.35/cwt on 23 head, up $49.31 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +59.28 against this barn's trailing median of $416.06.
Average price
$475.35
▲ 49.31 vs prior sale
23 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+75.36
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527485.752,55910thin
Medium and Large 2518468.372,42612thin
Medium and Large 3545455.002,4801thin
One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $79 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 sale23 hd
475.35
—
GA average10 barns · 219 hd
399.98
+75.36
This barn, trailing median23 sales
416.06
+59.28
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—High1,221209.452,55713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,205180.382,17351
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,363174.502,3782thin
CowsLean 85-90%High983163.341,60529

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)1,200$2,3002thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366664.96/cwt660.00–675.002,4349
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3776
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3441505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4887
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538476.88/cwt475.00–490.002,56613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5535
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6108
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3871
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673393.70/cwt387.50–400.002,6508
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711390.89/cwt385.00–395.002,7799
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215695.00/cwt695.00–695.001,4941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293625.78/cwt625.00–635.001,83411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315570.63/cwt550.00–590.001,7972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370468.29/cwt460.00–475.001,7333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371545.61/cwt520.00–550.002,0247
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373600.50/cwt585.00–615.002,2404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426473.41/cwt460.00–480.002,01710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430452.53/cwt450.00–455.001,9462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465474.28/cwt470.00–475.002,20514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3487436.02/cwt435.00–440.002,1235
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492454.97/cwt445.00–465.002,23811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515460.18/cwt455.00–470.002,3705
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523429.88/cwt425.00–435.002,2482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586390.81/cwt390.00–395.002,2906
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3594365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1685
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,3551
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213679.47/cwt665.00–695.001,4472
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2222683.27/cwt665.00–695.001,5173
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272592.98/cwt580.00–620.001,6135
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3272592.98/cwt580.00–620.001,6135
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335567.76/cwt550.00–585.001,9022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336659.29/cwt645.00–685.002,21514
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2342631.19/cwt550.00–655.002,15912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355650.00/cwt645.00–655.002,3082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365494.51/cwt490.00–500.001,8059
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375583.30/cwt495.00–605.002,1877
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424514.83/cwt500.00–540.002,18313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458532.83/cwt520.00–535.002,4407
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2496485.69/cwt485.00–490.002,4097
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516489.29/cwt485.00–495.002,5257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518468.37/cwt460.00–472.502,42612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,6363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3631375.97/cwt375.00–380.002,3725
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678371.92/cwt370.00–380.002,5225
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,128202.18/cwt196.00–206.002,2816
Bulls——1,184212.14/cwt209.00–219.002,5125
Bulls——1,590224.52/cwt223.00–226.003,5702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%909147.80/cwt140.00–154.001,3447
Cows—Lean 85-90%992162.26/cwt155.00–169.001,61013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026176.99/cwt170.00–183.001,8169
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,150166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171193.04/cwt190.00–195.002,2607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180182.38/cwt177.00–188.002,15231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281168.79/cwt159.00–176.002,16213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,8821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002

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.