Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.88/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −157.70 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$292.88

56 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$28.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs GA average

−17.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	301.09	1,625	29
Medium and Large 2	571	287.25	1,640	21
Medium and Large 3	578	272.96	1,578	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $357.60, median $450.58 across 26 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 sale56 hd

292.88

—

GA average11 barns · 210 hd

294.22

−1.34

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−17.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−157.70

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	1,384	141.77	1,963	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	134.14	1,941	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	128.11	1,524	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	108.86	1,046	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,381	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,144	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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	500–550	523	253.36/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	275.14/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,131	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	286.48/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	284.35/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,658	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,500.99/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	240.70/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,403	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	287.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,096	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	261.50/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	296.52/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	293.81/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	934	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	2,112.20/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,112	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	109.83/cwt	107.50–112.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	240.73/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	270.00/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,150	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	321.76/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,364	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	286.64/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	231.60/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,575	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	334.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,204	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,875.40/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	304.28/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	338.97/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	310.73/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,302	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	272.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,578	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	117.24/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	125.10/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,512	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	121.69/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,458	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	137.20/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,652	4
Bulls	—	—	1,260	130.88/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	109.11/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,117	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	97.25/cwt	95.00–99.00	853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,303	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	146.79/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,033	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	253.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	245.66/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	252.54/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	293.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	263.99/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	291.13/cwt	290.00–295.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	403.73/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	286.68/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	290.51/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	254.28/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	264.96/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,357	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	319.95/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	302.78/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,620	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	390.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	231.81/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,474	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	227.14/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	315.39/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,530	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	297.12/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	253.28/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,697	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	154.58/cwt	142.50–162.50	1,319	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	131.54/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	347.08/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	334.18/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	212.21/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,418	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 351Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 82Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 26Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	300.00–310.00	305.07
10	350–400	381	287.50–290.00	287.76
18	400–450	411	275.00–277.50	275.14
5	450–500	480	260.00–262.50	261.50
3	500–550	523	252.50–255.00	253.36
18	550–600	583	240.00–243.00	240.70
6	650–700	668	207.50–217.50	212.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	305	290.00–295.00	291.13
3	350–400	367	285.00–287.50	286.64
13	400–450	426	265.00–272.50	270.00
3	450–500	458	250.00–257.50	252.54
4	500–550	535	242.50–247.50	245.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	295.00–297.50	297.12
3	400–450	411	282.50–292.50	286.68
8	500–550	512	260.00–267.50	264.96
7	550–600	568	250.00–257.00	254.28
26	600–650	636	230.00–234.00	231.81
9	650–700	686	220.00–228.00	227.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	285.00–287.00	286.48
3	650–700	671	230.00–235.00	231.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	360	330.00–340.00	334.58
3	400–450	416	300.00–310.00	304.28
2	450–500	468	290.00–297.50	293.81
5	550–600	583	250.00–260.00	253.91
2	600–650	608	235.00–240.00	237.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	385.00–395.00	390.08
7	400–450	418	317.50–327.50	319.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	345.00–352.50	347.08
14	400–450	424	320.00–327.50	321.76
5	500–550	532	292.50–300.00	296.52
16	550–600	583	280.00–287.50	284.35
7	650–700	683	239.00–241.00	240.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	338.00–340.00	338.97
14	400–450	419	310.00–312.50	310.73
3	450–500	474	290.00–300.00	293.17
6	550–600	578	270.00–275.00	272.96
2	600–650	610	262.00–266.00	263.99
14	650–700	680	230.00–237.00	231.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	402.50–405.00	403.73
9	350–400	378	330.00–339.00	334.18
23	450–500	485	310.00–317.50	315.39
25	500–550	535	302.50–305.00	302.78
4	550–600	570	289.00–291.00	290.51
17	650–700	670	250.00–256.00	253.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,345	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,400	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,270	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,112.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,240	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	107.50–112.00	109.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	119.00	119.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	142.50–162.50	154.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	130.00–132.00	130.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	962	124.00–137.00	131.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	114.00–119.00	117.24
5	—	1,024	104.00–111.00	109.11
3	—	877	95.00–99.00	97.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	122.00–127.00	125.10
4	—	1,385	145.00–148.00	146.79
4	—	1,415	130.00–135.00	132.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,178	125.00–132.00	128.36
6	—	1,198	117.00–124.00	121.69
4	—	1,204	133.00–140.00	137.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	129.00–134.00	130.88
2	—	1,303	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	—	1,920	147.00	147.00

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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Steers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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