Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower,, heifer calves and 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 $246.74/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −156.14 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$246.74

97 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$20.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs GA average

−29.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	257.06	1,314	22
Medium and Large 2	551	249.57	1,374	40
Medium and Large 3	559	237.02	1,326	35

One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale97 hd

246.74

—

GA average14 barns · 422 hd

246.22

+0.52

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−29.72

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−156.14

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	—	Low	1,760	155.73	2,741	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	128.12	1,858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	127.66	1,458	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	108.19	1,082	7thin

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)	1,361	$2,214	26

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	255.35/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,356	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	246.79/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,382	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	292.78/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,072	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	159.05/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	272.09/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	316.52/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,345	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	296.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,251	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	328.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	286.65/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,399	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	305.06/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,281	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	128.80/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	326.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	251.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	306.78/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	310.78/cwt	310.00–312.50	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	316.16/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,170	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	271.21/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	262.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	223.18/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,390	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	122.83/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,419	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,317	2,102.21/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,102	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	298.19/cwt	295.00–300.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	235.20/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,336	29
Bulls	—	—	1,335	148.52/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	116.78/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,420	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,807	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	156.98/cwt	155.00–161.00	3,163	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	99.34/cwt	97.00–103.00	981	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	124.92/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,360	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	134.91/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	225.05/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	716	238.84/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	320.55/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	245.82/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	281.82/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	303.15/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	294.21/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	265.79/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,645	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	306.66/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,607	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	314.41/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	319.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	280.39/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,141	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	269.27/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,225	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	249.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,474	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	232.48/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,461	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	2,392.95/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,393	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	127.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	279.78/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	293.55/cwt	293.00–297.50	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	294.38/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	257.06/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,314	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	336.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,129	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 504Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 21Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	310.00–312.50	310.78
8	350–400	366	290.00–297.50	292.78
7	400–450	431	270.00–277.50	272.09
13	500–550	531	252.50–258.00	255.35
27	550–600	560	245.00–248.00	246.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	295.00–300.00	298.19
8	350–400	362	280.00–285.00	281.82
6	400–450	421	260.00–265.00	262.38
3	450–500	457	250.00–255.00	251.71
6	500–550	517	245.00–247.50	245.82
29	550–600	568	232.50–239.00	235.20
22	600–650	623	223.00–225.00	223.18
2	650–700	665	210.00–212.50	211.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	315.00–325.00	319.99
8	350–400	365	300.00–305.00	303.15
20	400–450	407	279.00–281.00	280.39
7	450–500	455	267.50–270.00	269.27
22	500–550	511	251.00–259.00	257.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	367	325.00–330.00	326.72
20	400–450	425	310.00–318.00	316.52
8	500–550	541	293.00–297.50	293.55
8	550–600	575	278.00–285.00	279.78
5	600–650	605	255.00–260.00	257.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	315.00–322.50	320.55
5	400–450	445	306.00–310.00	306.78
11	700–750	716	238.00–242.50	238.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	312.50–315.00	314.41
18	500–550	524	300.00–309.00	306.66
14	550–600	558	290.00–297.50	294.38
31	600–650	619	262.00–272.00	265.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	325.00–330.00	328.00
6	350–400	370	312.50–320.00	316.16
11	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	296.49
4	450–500	492	270.00–275.00	271.21
7	600–650	634	220.00–227.50	225.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	335.00–340.00	336.96
2	400–450	420	302.50–307.50	305.06
19	450–500	488	280.00–289.00	286.65
8	550–600	591	245.00–250.00	249.37
6	600–650	619	230.00–237.50	232.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	292.50–297.50	294.21
3	550–600	562	255.00–265.00	259.97
3	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	241.72

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)	4	—	1,069	150.00–168.00	159.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	126.00–130.00	127.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,094	125.00–137.00	128.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	117.00–128.00	122.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,317	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,102.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,432	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,392.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	145.00–153.00	148.52
2	—	1,973	165.00–169.00	167.00
5	—	2,015	155.00–161.00	156.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,352	130.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	1,550	124.00–126.00	124.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	113.00–120.00	116.78
5	—	1,065	125.00–132.00	127.66
6	—	1,157	133.00–140.00	134.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	97.00–103.00	99.34
2	—	1,148	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	755	111.00	111.00

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