Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.37/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$245.37

47 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	256.95	1,282	14thin
Medium and Large 2	482	252.51	1,217	16thin
Medium and Large 3	539	229.12	1,235	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

245.37

—

GA average16 barns · 1,860 hd

245.25

+0.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,747	130.02	2,271	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	111.04	1,227	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	106.64	1,541	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	98.91	971	27

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,605	34

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	251.83/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	328.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	238.80/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	303.84/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	239.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	233.10/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	283.76/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	291.23/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	349.01/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	275.02/cwt	270.00–277.50	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	280.86/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	316.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	306.64/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	224.18/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	296.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	332.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,069	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	319.69/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,340	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	283.13/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	263.10/cwt	257.50–267.50	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	214.93/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	270.80/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.97/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,079	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	112.76/cwt	101.00–122.00	1,155	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,132	103.43/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	116.05/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,255	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,274	1,680.93/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,681	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,042	1,254.60/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,255	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,105	1,441.18/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,441	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,858.81/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,859	8
Bulls	—	—	1,700	126.20/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,145	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,400	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	106.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,149	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	109.97/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,569	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	103.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,510	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,098	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	93.81/cwt	90.00–96.00	906	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	123.95/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,382	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	100.65/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,018	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	115.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,326	10

How this sale compares

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 Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 280Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 67Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 42Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	250.00–255.00	251.83
6	—	514	240.00–250.00	246.69
2	—	623	225.00–227.50	226.27
4	—	363	270.00–277.50	275.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	235.00–240.00	238.80
3	—	575	220.00–225.00	223.33
2	—	720	190.00–195.00	192.55
2	—	673	200.00–202.50	201.25
4	—	374	257.50–267.50	263.10
2	—	629	212.50–217.50	214.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	230.00–237.50	233.10
4	—	515	250.00–255.00	252.48
3	—	375	280.00–282.50	280.86
3	—	432	270.00–272.50	270.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	354	325.00–335.00	328.07
2	—	670	220.00–225.00	222.44
2	—	628	235.00–245.00	239.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	300.00–307.50	303.84
2	—	525	282.50–285.00	283.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	290.00–292.50	291.23
2	—	358	348.00–350.00	349.01
5	—	472	315.00–320.00	316.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	240.00–245.00	242.46
3	—	462	305.00–307.50	306.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	561	270.00–275.00	272.53
6	—	473	290.00–300.00	296.31
4	—	502	282.50–285.00	283.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	222.50–225.00	224.18
2	—	461	280.00–285.00	282.55
7	—	322	330.00–335.00	332.00
8	—	419	317.50–320.00	319.69

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)	2	—	915	113.00–123.00	117.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,024	101.00–122.00	112.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,081	110.00–123.00	116.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	96.00–108.00	103.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,274	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,680.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,042	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,254.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,105	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,441.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,291	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,858.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	122.00–129.00	126.20
5	—	1,793	130.00–137.00	133.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	118.00	118.00
9	—	1,427	108.00–113.00	109.97
14	—	1,456	100.00–107.00	103.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,079	103.00–110.00	106.45
3	—	1,115	121.00–127.00	123.95
10	—	1,149	112.00–119.00	115.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	110.00–117.00	112.82
14	—	966	90.00–96.00	93.81
9	—	1,011	98.00–103.00	100.65

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle