Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.11/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −161.77 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$241.11

8 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$24.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs GA average

−26.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	256.18	1,365	3thin
Medium and Large 3	571	232.06	1,325	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $40 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 sale8 hd

241.11

—

GA average16 barns · 398 hd

244.08

−2.97

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−26.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−161.77

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	1,615	142.75	2,305	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	121.45	1,723	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	115.91	1,277	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	103.87	1,036	11

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)	1,155	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	115.44/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,248	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	106.18/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,116	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	106.78/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,184	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,653	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,402	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	272.65/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	281.55/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	297.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,359	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	230.83/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	264.15/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	283.73/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	232.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	402	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	336.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	243.35/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	305.03/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	293.29/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	316.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	979	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	312.03/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,510	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	128.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	350.19/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	299.34/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	300.96/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	251.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	256.18/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	314.25/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,329	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	253.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	313.19/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	323.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,215	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	265.14/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,225	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	131.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,779	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	89.17/cwt	85.00–92.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	122.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	323.37/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,025	3

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 375Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 68Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,081	112.00–119.00	115.44
4	—	1,109	105.00–109.00	106.78
6	—	1,135	121.00–126.00	122.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	103.00–109.00	106.18
2	—	1,085	119.00	119.00
3	—	833	85.00–92.00	89.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	115.00–122.00	118.44
2	—	1,475	128.00–130.00	128.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	140.00–145.00	143.43
3	—	1,820	150.00–155.00	153.04
3	—	1,350	128.00–135.00	131.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	270.00–277.50	272.65
14	400–450	431	250.00–260.00	253.43
5	550–600	571	225.00–235.00	232.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	300.00–307.50	305.03
11	350–400	378	280.00–287.50	281.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	309	310.00–320.00	316.67
6	350–400	391	290.00–300.00	293.29
21	450–500	462	262.50–267.50	265.14
3	500–550	533	255.00–257.50	256.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	376	320.00–330.00	323.03
9	400–450	423	307.50–317.50	314.25
13	450–500	457	295.00–300.00	297.32
3	550–600	570	262.50–267.50	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	255.00–260.00	257.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	484	310.00–317.50	312.03
2	650–700	681	235.00–240.00	237.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	322.50–325.00	323.37
7	350–400	357	310.00–317.50	313.19
2	400–450	402	290.00–295.00	292.50
4	450–500	470	280.00–287.50	283.73
3	550–600	575	262.50–265.00	264.15
3	600–650	627	230.00–232.50	230.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	335.00–340.00	336.27
3	600–650	622	240.00–247.50	243.35
2	650–700	692	220.00–225.00	222.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	345.00–355.00	350.19
5	450–500	472	300.00–302.50	300.96
4	500–550	510	297.50–300.00	299.34
5	600–650	602	250.00–255.00	251.01

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)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	91.00	91.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	120.00–135.00	128.12

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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