Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.31/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −144.57 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$258.31

26 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs GA average

−17.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	261.05	1,368	20
Medium and Large 2	505	249.16	1,258	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $110 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $339.73, median $402.88 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

258.31

—

GA average14 barns · 355 hd

251.81

+6.49

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−17.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−144.57

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	—	Average	1,685	135.95	2,291	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	116.48	1,337	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,511	109.86	1,660	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	98.32	991	8thin

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)	1,215	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	331.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,085	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	122.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,317	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	285.31/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	278.78/cwt	277.50–280.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	223.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	326.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	249.16/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	298.01/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	213.74/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	291.73/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,345	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	316.35/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	215.81/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	290.57/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	260.88/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,010	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	284.93/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,627	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	101.93/cwt	99.00–105.00	877	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	109.23/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,304	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	125.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	116.57/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,359	11
Bulls	—	—	1,685	135.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	659	230.02/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	333.95/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	88.17/cwt	86.00–93.00	970	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,765	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	108.43/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.07/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	274.96/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	270.48/cwt	270.00–272.50	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	268.90/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	317.43/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	271.95/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	215.71/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	232.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	294.76/cwt	290.00–300.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	283.69/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	261.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,368	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	336.01/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	301.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	318.52/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	256.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	320.90/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,248	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	279.29/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	229.86/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,535	5

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 324Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 36Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 5

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	327	325.00–335.00	331.93
11	350–400	389	320.00–325.00	320.90
7	500–550	532	272.50–282.50	279.29
5	650–700	668	227.00–235.00	229.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	312.50–320.00	316.35
2	400–450	418	296.00–300.00	298.01
9	450–500	461	290.00–295.00	291.73
4	600–650	638	250.00–260.00	255.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	285.00–292.50	290.07
3	550–600	565	270.00–277.50	274.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	325.00–330.00	326.99
13	550–600	569	282.50–292.50	285.31
4	650–700	651	240.00–242.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	330.00–337.50	333.95
6	350–400	364	316.00–320.00	317.43
3	400–450	435	300.00–305.00	303.30
4	450–500	466	287.50–295.00	290.57
3	500–550	530	282.50–287.50	284.93
11	600–650	619	268.00–270.00	268.90
4	650–700	659	227.50–232.50	230.02
3	700–750	722	212.50–220.00	215.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	335.00–340.00	336.01
5	450–500	466	312.50–320.00	318.52
8	500–550	532	300.00–310.00	301.20
12	650–700	666	250.00–260.00	256.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	277.50–280.00	278.78
2	450–500	459	260.00–262.50	261.25
6	500–550	505	245.00–252.50	249.16
5	600–650	634	220.00–225.00	223.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	270.00–272.50	270.48
11	350–400	387	260.00–265.00	260.88
3	400–450	437	250.00–255.00	251.64
2	600–650	603	210.00–217.50	213.74
2	650–700	685	190.00–195.00	192.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	294.76
10	400–450	416	280.00–287.50	283.69
8	450–500	470	267.50–275.00	271.95
20	500–550	524	255.00–265.00	261.05
5	600–650	619	230.00–235.00	232.05
7	650–700	684	215.00–220.00	215.71

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)	3	—	1,075	120.00–126.00	122.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	123.00	123.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	126.00	126.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	99.00–105.00	101.93
4	—	1,100	86.00–93.00	88.17
2	—	970	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,465	120.00–121.00	120.50
8	—	1,543	106.00–113.00	108.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	106.00–113.00	109.23
6	—	1,052	124.00–129.00	125.99
11	—	1,166	114.00–121.00	116.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	134.00–139.00	135.95

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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