Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.72/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.16 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$235.72

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.81

vs GA average

−28.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	244.27	1,351	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	234.53	1,277	26
Medium and Large 3	579	221.23	1,281	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $70 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

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 sale35 hd

235.72

—

GA average16 barns · 669 hd

248.53

−12.81

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−28.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−167.16

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	—	High	1,721	145.96	2,513	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	119.75	1,368	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	118.50	1,691	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	110.74	1,073	27

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)	1,476	$1,875	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	245.17/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	255.75/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	287.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	318.77/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	326.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,224	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	294.58/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	275.75/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	345.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	699	225.50/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	271.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	264.23/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	284.92/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,077	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	301.44/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	225.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,414	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	240.46/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,207	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	253.03/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	271.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	265.06/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,381	11
Bulls	—	—	1,688	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,590	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	144.08/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	128.66/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,545	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	105.46/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,023	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	125.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,793	7
Bulls	—	—	1,739	136.11/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,367	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	119.78/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	113.05/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,099	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	111.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,550	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	111.39/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,242	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,725	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	121.64/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,375	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	295.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	213.17/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,302	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	739	213.13/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	266.22/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	244.27/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,170	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,476	1,875.00/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	291.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	305.83/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	299.97/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	263.81/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	238.71/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	230.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,326	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	241.59/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,597	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	246.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	346.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	322.52/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	282.20/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	317.72/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	253.35/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,206	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	315.00/cwt	312.50–317.50	948	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 235Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 115Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 141Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	302.50–312.50	305.83
12	550–600	570	290.00–295.00	291.86
6	650–700	660	244.00–247.50	245.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	345.97
4	400–450	408	317.50–320.00	318.77
3	550–600	563	270.00–275.00	271.72
2	600–650	625	251.00–255.00	253.03
5	650–700	699	222.50–227.50	225.50
4	700–750	739	210.00–217.50	213.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	355.00–365.00	360.08
6	400–450	420	330.00–335.00	331.63
18	450–500	465	315.00–322.50	317.72
8	550–600	582	280.00–282.50	282.20
4	600–650	630	262.00–265.00	264.23
15	650–700	661	234.00–243.00	241.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	300.00–302.50	301.44
4	450–500	484	280.00–290.00	287.54
11	500–550	521	260.00–269.00	265.06
2	550–600	575	254.00–257.50	255.75
3	600–650	626	220.00–230.00	225.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	326.51
6	450–500	474	292.50–297.50	294.58
12	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	283.30
2	550–600	556	274.00–277.50	275.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	340.00–350.00	346.23
3	400–450	407	320.00–327.50	322.52
6	600–650	612	245.00–250.00	246.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	308	290.00–300.00	295.37
15	350–400	378	282.50–286.00	284.92
4	400–450	425	265.00–267.50	266.22
10	450–500	479	242.50–245.00	244.27
2	550–600	579	220.00–222.50	221.23
11	600–650	611	210.00–217.50	213.17
3	650–700	687	200.00–205.00	201.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	406	270.00–275.00	271.44
13	450–500	476	250.00–256.00	253.35
11	500–550	502	240.00–242.50	240.46
15	550–600	576	225.00–235.00	230.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	312.50–317.50	315.00
2	350–400	380	297.50–302.50	299.97
4	450–500	468	260.00–267.50	263.81
3	500–550	517	250.00–255.00	251.68
4	550–600	580	237.50–240.00	238.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,476	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	150.00–157.00	153.46
3	—	1,765	142.00–146.00	144.08
4	—	1,739	134.00–139.00	136.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	126.00–133.00	128.66
13	—	1,115	109.00–116.00	111.39
15	—	1,130	118.00–124.00	121.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	970	102.00–109.00	105.46
2	—	945	118.00–122.00	119.78
15	—	972	110.00–117.00	113.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	124.00–129.00	125.65
7	—	1,396	108.00–112.00	111.01
9	—	1,452	115.00–122.00	118.77

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