Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.14/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.73 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$249.14

20 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs GA average

−23.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	253.84	1,292	14thin
Medium and Large 2	568	238.18	1,353	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale20 hd

249.14

—

GA average15 barns · 430 hd

247.91

+1.23

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−23.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−153.73

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	1,359	140.50	1,909	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	136.84	1,504	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	130.19	1,850	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	114.99	1,161	36

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	128.95/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	238.18/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	257.08/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	249.32/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	315.11/cwt	312.50–318.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	292.33/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	228.47/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	292.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	323.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	344.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	313.35/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	309.15/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	274.83/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,182	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	257.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	301.28/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	301	301.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	284.47/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,013	9
Bulls	—	—	1,347	139.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,885	9
Bulls	—	—	1,379	133.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,845	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	106.71/cwt	104.00–111.00	983	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	115.77/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,335	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	138.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,471	24
Bulls	—	—	1,351	150.92/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,039	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	325.24/cwt	324.00–327.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	245.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	313.66/cwt	310.00–317.50	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	325.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	253.84/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,292	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	357.99/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,146	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	267.95/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,275	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	274.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	324.46/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	248.74/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	295.73/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,532	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,213	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	130.33/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,425	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	146.34/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,760	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,194	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	126.10/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,769	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,805	2

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 505Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 43Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,217	126.00–133.00	128.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	98.00	98.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	310.00–317.50	313.66
3	350–400	382	290.00–297.50	292.33
10	400–450	430	270.00–277.50	274.83
5	450–500	463	255.00–260.00	257.08
6	550–600	568	235.00–239.00	238.18
2	600–650	618	226.00–231.00	228.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	301	300.00–305.00	301.67
9	350–400	356	282.50–287.50	284.47
6	450–500	458	245.00–250.00	248.74
4	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	222.53
2	650–700	668	215.00–217.50	216.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	325.58
13	450–500	476	262.50–270.00	267.95
14	500–550	509	252.50–257.50	253.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	320.00–327.50	324.46
4	450–500	480	312.50–318.00	315.11
7	600–650	605	270.00–275.00	274.27
3	650–700	656	248.00–250.00	249.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	305.00–315.00	309.15
2	450–500	478	300.00–302.50	301.28
10	500–550	518	295.00–297.50	295.73
7	600–650	636	250.00–260.00	257.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	335.00–340.00	337.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	320.00–330.00	323.17
6	400–450	441	290.00–300.00	292.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	340.00–345.00	344.21
3	400–450	408	312.50–315.00	313.35
6	550–600	574	240.00–250.00	245.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	355.00–360.00	357.99
5	400–450	411	324.00–327.00	325.24
2	550–600	562	255.00–260.00	257.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	138.00–144.00	139.93
7	—	1,379	130.00–137.00	133.80
5	—	1,351	148.00–154.00	150.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	921	104.00–111.00	106.71
10	—	1,153	114.00–119.00	115.77
13	—	989	120.00–126.00	122.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,065	135.00–142.00	138.16
18	—	1,093	127.00–134.00	130.33
9	—	1,203	143.00–150.00	146.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,403	123.00–129.00	126.10
2	—	1,363	130.00–135.00	132.41

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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