Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.60/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −154.98 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$295.60

32 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs GA average

−15.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	299.48	1,599	22
Medium and Large 2	518	295.68	1,532	4thin
Medium and Large 3	528	281.29	1,485	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $357.60, median $450.58 across 26 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

295.60

—

GA average14 barns · 332 hd

294.25

+1.34

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−15.17

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−154.98

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	1,759	148.73	2,616	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	128.33	1,489	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	123.79	1,720	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	103.60	976	3thin

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)	1,073	$1,688	8

Every lot, as filed

50 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	300–350	330	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	306.42/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	343.66/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	324.30/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	243.16/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,384	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	301.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	216.18/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,455	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	263.68/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	281.29/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	729	194.55/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,418	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	295.68/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	283.88/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	234.99/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	293.03/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,245	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	98.90/cwt	98.00–100.00	905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	123.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,720	8
Bulls	—	—	1,614	145.10/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	275.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	313.92/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,322	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	281.14/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,310	12
Bulls	—	—	2,000	154.79/cwt	152.00–159.00	3,096	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	127.39/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,482	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	243.73/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	265.61/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	302.63/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	293.30/cwt	292.50–295.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	223.73/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,360	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	323.66/cwt	321.00–327.50	1,217	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.31/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	317.98/cwt	312.50–320.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	281.13/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,484	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,688.23/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	297.63/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	294.94/cwt	292.50–298.00	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	265.46/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,627	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	236.03/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,633	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	255.82/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	253.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,353	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	314.39/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,443	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	273.71/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,536	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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 276Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 86Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 51Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	330.00–340.00	335.08
6	400–450	427	300.00–310.00	301.70
2	500–550	528	277.50–285.00	281.13
4	550–600	561	270.00–277.50	273.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	320.00–327.50	324.30
5	400–450	425	290.00–297.50	293.03
12	450–500	466	275.00–285.00	281.14
2	550–600	562	260.00–265.00	262.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	242.50–245.00	243.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	330.00–335.00	332.48
5	400–450	412	318.00–320.00	318.99
4	500–550	518	290.00–297.50	295.68
9	600–650	642	250.00–259.00	255.82
35	650–700	692	230.00–239.00	236.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	340.00–347.50	343.66
10	350–400	376	321.00–327.50	323.66
18	400–450	421	310.00–317.50	313.92
6	500–550	528	280.00–287.50	281.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	310.00–317.50	314.39
13	500–550	515	300.00–309.00	302.63
9	550–600	561	292.50–298.00	294.94
39	600–650	613	263.00–271.00	265.46
3	650–700	665	247.00–257.00	250.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	305.00–307.50	306.42
4	350–400	373	280.00–287.50	283.88
13	550–600	569	240.00–247.50	243.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	292.50–295.00	293.30
7	350–400	381	270.00–280.00	275.30
4	400–450	430	260.00–267.50	263.68
6	550–600	577	230.00–237.50	234.99
12	600–650	608	220.00–229.00	223.73
22	650–700	673	210.00–218.00	216.18
10	700–750	729	190.00–199.00	194.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	312.50–320.00	317.98
12	350–400	378	295.00–300.00	297.63
6	400–450	403	275.00–285.00	280.02
4	450–500	459	265.00–267.50	265.61
36	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	253.77

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)	1	—	1,215	116.00	116.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	118.00	118.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,073	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,688.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	130.00–137.00	133.40
5	—	1,163	122.00–129.00	127.39
2	—	1,060	116.00–120.00	118.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	98.00–100.00	98.90
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,397	120.00–125.00	123.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	141.00–148.00	145.10
3	—	2,000	152.00–159.00	154.79

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

Steers · 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