Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $247.26/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −155.61 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$247.26

38 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$20.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs GA average

−21.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	253.62	1,430	20
Medium and Large 2	577	244.45	1,410	11thin
Medium and Large 3	562	233.53	1,312	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.09/cwt here — about $118 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 sale38 hd

247.26

—

GA average14 barns · 377 hd

246.53

+0.73

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−21.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−155.61

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	1,549	140.70	2,180	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	110.86	1,182	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	103.14	986	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,315	103.00	1,354	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	269.00/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	251.18/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	307.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	284.35/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,356	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	303.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	286.12/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	284.40/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,109	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	244.45/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	232.02/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	270.66/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,153	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	297.93/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	271.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	213.68/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	294.38/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	221.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	97.48/cwt	96.00–100.00	939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,674	142.70/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,389	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	105.44/cwt	102.00–109.00	996	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,354	1
Bulls	—	—	1,238	135.69/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	253.62/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,430	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	241.73/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,678	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	114.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,354	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	136.36/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,586	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	123.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	316.44/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,019	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	322.22/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,492	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	347.90/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	301.66/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	297.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,117	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	305.52/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,402	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	345.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,117	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	285.83/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,521	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	237.45/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	279.32/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,215	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	115.80/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,281	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	106.57/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,120	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	243.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,486	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	233.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	331.48/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,207	5

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 384Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 109Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	300.00–310.00	303.12
10	450–500	477	280.00–287.50	284.35
5	500–550	517	267.50–272.50	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	417	290.00–297.50	294.38
3	600–650	640	215.00–225.00	221.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	347.50–350.00	347.90
6	450–500	459	300.00–307.50	301.66
2	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	294.86
3	600–650	621	232.50–242.50	237.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	305.00–310.00	307.68
16	350–400	390	280.00–287.50	284.40
11	400–450	426	269.00–275.00	270.66
8	450–500	484	247.50–257.50	251.18
11	550–600	577	240.00–246.00	244.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	562	230.00–235.00	233.53
2	650–700	682	210.00–217.50	213.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	322	315.00–318.00	316.44
15	350–400	376	290.00–300.00	297.15
15	400–450	435	275.00–285.00	279.32
8	450–500	467	260.00–270.00	264.34
20	550–600	564	250.00–257.00	253.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	297.50–300.00	297.93
4	550–600	562	285.00–287.50	286.12
6	600–650	639	255.00–265.00	260.07
4	650–700	672	231.00–235.00	232.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	345.71
5	350–400	364	330.00–332.50	331.48
17	450–500	459	301.00–310.00	305.52
18	500–550	532	282.50–290.00	285.83
7	550–600	577	270.00–280.00	271.36
19	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	243.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	320.00–327.50	322.22
2	550–600	559	290.00–295.00	292.50
21	650–700	694	240.00–242.00	241.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	105.00	105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	110.00–118.00	114.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	130.00–150.00	136.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	121.00–125.00	123.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	96.00–100.00	97.48
8	—	945	102.00–109.00	105.44
1	—	1,015	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	112.00–119.00	115.80
2	—	1,040	120.00	120.00
10	—	1,051	103.00–110.00	106.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,674	139.00–146.00	142.70
2	—	1,238	134.00–137.00	135.69

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle