Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.79/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.09 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$245.79

32 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

vs GA average

−18.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	253.66	1,360	8thin
Medium and Large 2	522	246.63	1,287	17thin
Medium and Large 3	535	234.76	1,256	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $104 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 sale32 hd

245.79

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

253.58

−7.79

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−18.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−157.09

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	1,869	151.48	2,831	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	125.31	1,486	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	122.31	1,790	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	114.90	1,108	10

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)	1,613	$2,760	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,404	$2,617	30

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,703	145.91/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	129.60/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,593	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	115.44/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	122.80/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,431	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	294.29/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	246.63/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,287	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	277.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,052	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	257.96/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	293.09/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	309.67/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,490	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	119.53/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,489	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	2,698.73/head	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,699	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	305.99/cwt	302.50–310.00	976	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,394	2,454.57/head	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	310.57/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	276.04/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	301.89/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	253.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	264.32/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	368.53/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	316.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,475	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	316.83/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	309.93/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	2,759.61/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,760	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	122.56/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	343.17/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	248.33/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	254.67/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,171	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	266.46/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	223.91/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	234.76/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	278.40/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,150	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	105.25/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,016	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	157.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	3,196	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	116.60/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,805	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	125.87/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	284.35/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,078	4

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 192Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 73Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 58Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	144.00–148.00	145.91
4	—	2,035	153.00–160.00	157.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,229	127.00–134.00	129.60
1	—	1,175	137.00	137.00
32	—	1,165	119.00–126.00	122.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	136.00	136.00
8	—	1,548	114.00–120.00	116.60
9	—	1,403	123.00–129.00	125.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	113.00–118.00	115.44
2	—	970	128.00	128.00
3	—	965	102.00–109.00	105.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	319	302.50–310.00	305.99
4	350–400	368	290.00–297.50	294.29
2	400–450	428	270.00–272.50	271.24
17	500–550	522	240.00–248.00	246.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	280.00–287.50	284.35
10	400–450	403	260.00–262.50	260.99
13	450–500	460	250.00–256.00	254.67
7	500–550	535	230.00–237.00	234.76
7	600–650	603	217.50–225.00	223.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	315.00–320.00	316.83
15	400–450	413	277.50–279.00	278.40
8	500–550	536	250.00–255.00	253.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	367.50–372.50	368.53
13	450–500	481	307.50–312.50	309.67
10	500–550	533	290.00–294.00	293.09
8	550–600	555	270.00–280.00	277.50
3	600–650	638	262.50–268.00	264.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	466	315.00–320.00	316.58
9	500–550	504	300.00–305.00	301.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	350.00–360.00	354.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	262.50–270.00	266.46
9	550–600	563	255.00–262.50	257.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	292.00–325.00	310.57
8	500–550	516	272.50–280.00	276.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	340.00–345.00	343.17
2	400–450	424	307.50–312.50	309.93
6	600–650	632	245.00–252.50	248.33

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)	14	—	1,246	114.00–129.00	119.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	125.00–126.00	125.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,228	112.00–132.00	122.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,409	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,698.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,613	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,759.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,394	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,454.57

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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