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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 320▼ 13 vs year ago 350 · −3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 42▼ 34 vs year ago 106 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 9 vs year ago 34 · −26.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle 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 $374.57/cwt on 32 head, down $44.54 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −53.94 against this barn's trailing median of $428.52.

Average price

$374.57

▼ 44.54 vs prior sale

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$4.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs GA average

−24.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	374.72	2,087	31
Medium and Large 3	500	370.00	1,850	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.72/cwt here — about $237 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 sale32 hd

374.57

—

GA average13 barns · 391 hd

374.72

−0.14

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−24.72

This barn, trailing median33 sales

428.52

−53.94

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	—	Low	1,806	216.00	3,902	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	181.94	2,822	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	178.97	2,226	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	168.41	1,953	27

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,447	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	475.25/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,592	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	419.17/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,618	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	405.44/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,683	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	387.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,788	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	404.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,944	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	384.02/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,051	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,349	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,524	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,664	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	431.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,199	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	429.15/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,605	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,504	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,625	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	366.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,574	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	343.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,624	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	348.12/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,800	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,009	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	497.45/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,691	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	463.66/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,669	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	457.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,866	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	432.43/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,851	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	400.96/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,728	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	360.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,682	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	390.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,884	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	366.63/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,892	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	393.99/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,080	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	329.29/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,032	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,773	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,246	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	154.15/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,736	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	169.74/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,971	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	179.35/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,134	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	181.85/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,226	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	174.37/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,223	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,712	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	175.57/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,669	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	182.27/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,904	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,353	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 320Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 42Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 34

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 10.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
6	350–400	374	425.00–430.00	429.15
4	500–550	517	347.50–350.00	348.12
3	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	648	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	278	430.00–450.00	431.29
25	350–400	376	400.00	400.00
19	400–450	429	355.00–370.00	366.79
3	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	343.27
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	414	392.50	392.50
3	500–550	528	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	340	475.00–505.00	497.45
4	350–400	360	450.00–470.00	463.66
2	400–450	428	420.00–445.00	432.43
2	450–500	483	380.00–400.00	390.16
6	500–550	516	365.00–375.00	366.63
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	617	327.50–340.00	329.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	431	385.00–405.00	400.96
5	450–500	466	350.00–370.00	360.90
4	650–700	669	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	450.00–465.00	457.36
5	500–550	528	390.00–405.00	393.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
14	450–500	481	400.00–415.00	404.17
19	500–550	534	380.00–400.00	384.02
12	550–600	593	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	335	460.00–490.00	475.25
6	350–400	386	410.00–435.00	419.17
13	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	405.44
5	450–500	461	370.00–395.00	387.92
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
10	650–700	676	347.50	347.50
5	750–800	759	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	888	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	163.00–176.00	169.74
6	—	1,190	178.00–183.00	179.35
6	—	1,126	147.00–160.00	154.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	179.00–185.00	182.27
2	—	1,520	174.00–177.00	175.57
1	—	1,405	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	177.00–188.00	181.85
10	—	1,275	171.00–176.00	174.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,930	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,545	216.00	216.00

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.