Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.35/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.52 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$253.35

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.16

vs GA average

−17.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	253.35	1,377	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale11 hd

253.35

—

GA average16 barns · 435 hd

253.19

+0.16

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−17.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−149.52

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	1,765	153.60	2,710	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	131.01	1,398	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	129.93	1,845	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	112.86	1,090	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,620	$2,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,458	$2,076	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,848	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	320.34/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	242.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	259.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	308.12/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	300.66/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	285.55/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	391.31/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	320.59/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	199.14/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	291.27/cwt	290.00–292.50	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,429	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	336.92/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	320.47/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	351.23/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,377	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,896.69/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,897	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	130.88/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,415	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	110.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,079	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	127.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	157.77/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	291.70/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	359.08/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,329	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	120.64/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,281	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,075.99/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	249.58/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	292.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	256.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	273.05/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,281	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	282.04/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,094	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	324.91/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	363.25/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	235.51/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,498	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	979	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	117.68/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,174	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,804	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,640	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	139.84/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,626	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	124.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,194	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 461Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 68Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,620	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,360	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,896.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,458	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	124.00	124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	116.00–126.00	120.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	110.00–115.00	112.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	387.50–395.00	391.31
5	400–450	430	332.50–342.50	336.92
7	450–500	486	315.00–325.00	320.34
3	550–600	578	290.00–295.00	292.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	307.50–310.00	308.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	357.50–367.50	363.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	320.00–322.50	320.59
3	350–400	383	305.00–315.00	309.87
4	400–450	431	280.00–287.50	285.55
18	450–500	469	270.00–279.00	273.05
6	500–550	527	255.00–260.00	256.50
5	550–600	563	248.00–250.00	249.58
10	600–650	613	240.00–245.00	242.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	470	255.00–260.00	259.58
10	600–650	636	230.00–239.00	235.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	306	290.00–292.50	291.27
7	350–400	388	280.00–287.50	282.04
3	650–700	676	197.50–200.00	199.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	357.50–367.50	359.08
2	450–500	466	312.50–315.00	313.72
3	500–550	535	290.00–292.50	291.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	350.00–352.50	351.23
5	400–450	439	320.00–322.50	320.47
8	450–500	483	297.50–302.50	300.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	322.50–332.50	324.91
4	600–650	628	225.00–230.00	227.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,081	127.00–135.00	130.88
8	—	1,163	137.00–144.00	139.84
10	—	961	120.00–126.00	124.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	108.00–113.00	110.67
3	—	998	117.00–118.00	117.68
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,315	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,385	125.00–131.00	127.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	154.00–161.00	157.77
1	—	1,740	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,804	145.00–148.00	146.36

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

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