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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

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Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 449▼ 313 vs year ago 443 · −70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 105▼ 70 vs year ago 145 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 21▼ 102 vs year ago 113 · −90.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 7.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.39/cwt on 17 head, up $5.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −27.29 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$345.39

▲ 5.66 vs prior sale

17 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs GA average

−5.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	347.50	1,956	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	344.94	1,856	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.56/cwt here — about $101 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 sale17 hd

345.39

—

GA average13 barns · 389 hd

336.25

+9.14

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−5.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−27.29

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,652	194.41	3,211	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	166.86	2,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	161.02	1,931	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	148.66	1,692	8thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,848	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,961	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	358.89/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,952	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,066	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,379	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	425.79/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,575	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,637	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,628	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,856	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,956	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	716	290.56/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,080	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,730	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,825	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	370.05/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,758	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,942	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,936	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	199.11/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,594	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,500	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	155.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,780	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	151.04/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,758	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	163.01/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,997	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	171.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,135	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	170.40/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,524	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	161.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,401	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	153.35/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	166.39/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,985	3

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 449Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 105Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 113

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	170.00–174.00	171.06
18	—	1,148	150.00–158.00	155.01
24	—	1,225	159.00–167.00	163.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	168.00–175.00	170.40
5	—	1,483	160.00–165.00	161.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	141.00–142.00	141.51
6	—	1,164	148.00–153.00	151.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,805	198.00–200.00	199.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	475	365.00–375.00	370.05
3	500–550	537	360.00–365.00	361.63
6	550–600	578	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	407	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	465	385.00–400.00	392.50
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	544	355.00–360.00	358.89
11	550–600	582	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	387.50	387.50
2	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	374.93
3	700–750	732	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	425.00–430.00	425.79
3	550–600	563	347.50	347.50
4	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	360.00–375.00	367.54
4	700–750	716	285.00–292.50	290.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–385.00	382.54
4	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
14	500–550	538	340.00–350.00	344.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,193	165.00–169.00	166.39

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)	2	—	1,028	151.00–156.00	153.35

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.