Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, 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 $247.48/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −155.40 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$247.48

59 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs GA average

−22.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	255.73	1,314	36
Medium and Large 2	538	238.43	1,283	16thin
Medium and Large 3	513	225.73	1,158	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $156 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 sale59 hd

247.48

—

GA average15 barns · 486 hd

247.31

+0.17

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−22.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−155.40

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	1,587	144.88	2,299	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	119.51	1,333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	105.08	1,058	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	105.00	1,601	1thin

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)	1,226	$2,063	8

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	450–500	490	313.69/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,537	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	150.66/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	266.88/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	303.06/cwt	300.00–307.50	964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	231.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	230.78/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,585	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	268.97/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,415	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	129.38/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,303	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,283	131.80/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,691	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	238.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,283	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	698	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,189	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	216.87/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	259.50/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,087	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	279.96/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	316.08/cwt	312.00–317.50	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	123.81/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,430	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	98.09/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,111	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	106.09/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,062	5
Bulls	—	—	1,581	145.01/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,293	6
Bulls	—	—	1,360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	225.73/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	212.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,340	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,184	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	287.10/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	313.73/cwt	312.00–317.50	1,672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	291.63/cwt	290.00–292.50	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	244.31/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,175	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	257.65/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	234.31/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,460	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	346.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	255.73/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,314	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	279.15/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	335.57/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	243.11/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,109.12/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,109	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	153.13/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	296.80/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,736	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	357.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	286.37/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	324.15/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	286.00/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	280.71/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,426	16

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 451Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 170Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 86Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	355.00–360.00	357.44
6	450–500	490	312.50–320.00	313.69
2	550–600	569	282.50–290.00	286.37
15	650–700	687	230.00–237.00	230.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	335.00–340.00	337.46
5	450–500	470	300.00–305.00	302.51
3	600–650	636	250.00–255.00	251.64
3	650–700	698	225.00–227.50	225.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	533	312.00–317.50	313.73
13	550–600	585	295.00–302.50	296.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	300.00–307.50	303.06
5	350–400	377	282.50–287.50	286.00
8	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	266.88
10	450–500	471	250.00–255.00	252.47
16	500–550	538	235.00–240.00	238.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	290.00–292.50	291.63
29	400–450	419	258.00–261.00	259.50
15	450–500	481	235.00–245.00	244.31
7	500–550	513	222.50–230.00	225.73
5	600–650	632	210.00–215.00	212.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	315.00–317.50	315.85
3	400–450	410	277.50–280.00	279.15
36	500–550	514	252.50–259.00	255.73
26	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	234.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	330.00–337.50	335.57
6	350–400	376	320.00–325.00	324.15
2	400–450	420	305.00–310.00	307.47
16	500–550	508	277.50–281.00	280.71
5	600–650	623	230.00–237.50	231.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	312.00–317.50	316.08
2	450–500	458	277.50–282.50	279.96
12	500–550	526	262.50–272.50	268.97
6	550–600	584	252.50–260.00	257.65
2	600–650	631	222.50–225.00	223.77
4	650–700	673	215.00–217.50	216.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	345.00–350.00	346.29
14	500–550	521	282.00–287.50	287.10
4	600–650	612	242.50–245.00	243.11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,065	141.00–160.00	150.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	147.00–160.00	153.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,007	122.00–138.00	129.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	125.00–139.00	131.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,243	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,109.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	123.00–125.00	123.81
5	—	1,047	110.00–116.00	113.12
1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	96.00–100.00	98.09
5	—	1,001	103.00–109.00	106.09
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	142.00–149.00	145.01
1	—	1,360	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,850	150.00	150.00

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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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