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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 22

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

378 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 222▲ 50 vs year ago 328 · +15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 72▼ 8 vs year ago 89 · −9.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 39▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 15.00 higher, steer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows 15.00 lower.

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 $326.36/cwt on 34 head, up $4.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.31 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$326.36

▲ 4.80 vs prior sale

34 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs GA average

−29.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	328.07	1,822	9thin
Medium and Large 2	527	325.75	1,718	25

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $104 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 sale34 hd

326.36

—

GA average14 barns · 435 hd

319.93

+6.44

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−29.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−46.31

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	—	Average	1,482	174.00	2,579	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	140.94	2,067	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	140.05	1,740	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	124.96	1,491	9thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	441.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,644	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	417.64/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,554	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,753	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	402.85/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,966	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,014	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	379.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,048	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	368.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,127	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,219	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	356.63/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,329	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,470	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	463.11/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,672	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,659	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,588	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,537	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,606	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	387.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,761	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	362.35/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,670	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	494	314.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,552	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	327.12/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,711	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	322.83/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,801	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,792	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	280.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,731	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	298.76/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,894	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,261	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	442.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,434	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	508.76/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,699	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	422.25/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,617	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,693	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,770	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	406.78/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,953	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	357.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,750	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	307.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,758	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,987	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,245	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	258.78/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,726	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	292.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,968	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	170.81/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,408	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	181.98/cwt	181.00–183.00	3,026	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,572	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,733	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,840	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	114.74/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,390	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	146.05/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,793	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	130.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,656	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	153.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,103	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,110	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,023	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,922	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	188.05/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,196	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,747	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,282	139.21/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,785	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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 222Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 72Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 39Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	465.00	465.00
11	450–500	488	395.00–420.00	402.85
3	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
8	550–600	577	360.00–370.00	368.71
18	650–700	653	345.00–360.00	356.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	430.00–445.00	441.81
21	500–550	540	375.00–380.00	379.31
5	600–650	634	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	415.00–420.00	417.64
3	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
8	350–400	361	460.00–465.00	463.11
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	455	385.00–395.00	387.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
8	550–600	558	322.50–325.00	322.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	450.00–460.00	455.10
6	350–400	377	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	434	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	461	355.00–370.00	362.35
23	500–550	523	320.00–335.00	327.12
2	550–600	578	310.00	310.00
26	600–650	634	295.00–300.00	298.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	378	415.00–425.00	420.04
3	400–450	433	355.00	355.00
13	450–500	494	310.00–320.00	314.22
2	600–650	618	275.00–285.00	280.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	383	415.00–430.00	422.25
12	400–450	437	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	324	440.00–450.00	442.51
9	450–500	489	350.00–365.00	357.79
5	550–600	571	300.00–320.00	307.82
4	650–700	667	255.00–260.00	258.78
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	500.00–545.00	508.76
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	403	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	480	405.00–410.00	406.78
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	576	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	660	330.00–350.00	340.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	180.00–196.00	188.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	165.00	165.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	145.00	145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,282	138.00–140.00	139.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	135.00–136.00	135.32
1	—	1,195	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,211	110.00–123.00	114.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,503	130.00–139.00	134.61
4	—	1,373	150.00–157.00	153.17
8	—	1,454	140.00–150.00	145.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	141.00–149.00	146.05
2	—	1,203	150.00–156.00	152.98
6	—	1,267	125.00–135.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	181.00–183.00	181.98
5	—	1,410	168.00–175.00	170.81

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.