Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.39/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.48 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$253.39

42 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs GA average

−23.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	263.70	1,397	19thin
Medium and Large 2	579	247.47	1,433	17thin
Medium and Large 3	593	237.53	1,409	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale42 hd

253.39

—

GA average15 barns · 574 hd

252.30

+1.09

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−23.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−149.48

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	1,614	146.19	2,360	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	127.48	1,478	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	127.12	1,736	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	112.06	1,126	14

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	128.76/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	274.69/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	231.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	313.69/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	250.85/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,433	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.85/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	236.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	273.32/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	267.12/cwt	265.00–270.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	306.24/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	345.16/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	320.65/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	246.46/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	237.53/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	293.21/cwt	290.00–297.50	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	298.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	315.70/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,174	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	111.19/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,156	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,659	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	135.00/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,616	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	117.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,296	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	127.79/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,486	21
Bulls	—	—	1,573	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	315.03/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	308.34/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,650	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	318.97/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,081	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	219.82/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	265.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,379	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	326.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,377	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	362.37/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	311.02/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	306.03/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	289.79/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,214	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	316.33/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	274.91/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	268.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	331.88/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	293.77/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	255.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,107	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	127.61/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,732	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	135.09/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,817	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	146.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,204	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	154.37/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,763	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	117.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,178	6

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 264Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 9

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	—	1,093	130.00–131.00	130.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	116.00	116.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,037	126.00–133.00	128.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	310.00–315.00	313.69
8	400–450	433	272.50–275.00	274.69
17	550–600	579	245.00–250.00	247.47
3	650–700	660	210.00–212.50	210.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	317.50–322.50	318.97
5	350–400	393	300.00–307.50	306.03
20	400–450	419	287.00–294.00	289.79
15	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	265.69
4	550–600	570	255.00–257.50	256.24
5	600–650	606	230.00–235.00	231.51
11	650–700	659	215.00–225.00	219.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	290.00–297.50	293.21
7	350–400	365	265.00–270.00	267.12
16	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	255.74
6	550–600	593	235.00–242.50	237.53
2	650–700	680	190.00–200.00	195.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	312.50–317.50	315.03
3	550–600	569	270.00–277.50	273.32
6	600–650	603	250.00–255.00	250.85
3	650–700	676	238.00–240.00	239.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	295.00–300.00	298.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	320.00–330.00	325.06
2	450–500	453	307.00–315.00	311.02
6	550–600	558	280.00–285.00	283.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	330.00–335.00	331.88
8	350–400	372	310.00–317.50	315.70
4	450–500	464	290.00–297.50	293.77
11	550–600	584	270.00–279.00	274.91
10	600–650	616	260.00–270.00	268.46
9	650–700	676	230.00–240.00	236.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	340.00–346.00	345.16
4	400–450	428	317.50–322.50	320.65
4	450–500	452	302.50–307.50	306.24
5	650–700	667	242.50–250.00	246.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	360.00–365.00	362.37
31	400–450	422	325.00–335.00	326.37
2	450–500	480	312.50–320.00	316.33
20	500–550	535	300.00–309.00	308.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	107.00–114.00	111.19
3	—	955	100.00–104.00	102.01
6	—	1,000	115.00–122.00	117.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	117.00–120.00	118.32
5	—	1,357	124.00–130.00	127.61
3	—	1,345	133.00–139.00	135.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	132.00–139.00	135.00
6	—	1,102	115.00–122.00	117.62
21	—	1,163	124.00–131.00	127.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	135.00–140.00	137.34
6	—	1,502	142.00–150.00	146.76
5	—	1,790	151.00–158.00	154.37

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle