Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.92/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −158.66 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$291.92

106 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$26.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs GA average

−8.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	300.35	1,592	71
Medium and Large 2	577	280.84	1,620	3thin
Medium and Large 3	580	274.25	1,591	32

One grade step is worth $26.10/cwt here — about $1 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

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 sale106 hd

291.92

—

GA average16 barns · 543 hd

289.24

+2.68

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−8.74

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−158.66

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	—	High	1,536	143.73	2,208	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	140.03	1,561	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	135.07	1,914	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	122.07	1,165	14

Every lot, as filed

53 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	400–450	438	299.60/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,312	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	306.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	261.44/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,265	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	234.15/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	251.24/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,203	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	325.84/cwt	322.50–327.50	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	340.30/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	219.51/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	311.05/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,114	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	501	255.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,279	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	342.65/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	258.45/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	246.48/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	318.28/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	264.92/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	249.01/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,422	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	134.67/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,889	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	126.43/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,832	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	150.39/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	135.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,618	13
Bulls	—	—	1,895	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	289.45/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,259	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	141.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,450	9
Bulls	—	—	1,475	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,027	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	127.34/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,228	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	118.12/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	257.66/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,402	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	311.51/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	295.99/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,166	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	206.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,420	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	313.40/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	274.25/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,591	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	250.71/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,657	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	280.49/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,139	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	295.02/cwt	293.00–298.00	1,655	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	332.00/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,129	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	354.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	241.84/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,352	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	266.36/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,697	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	333.76/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,208	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	234.34/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	342.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	281.85/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.74/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,562	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	296.66/cwt	294.00–297.50	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	316.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,542	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	225.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,402	6

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 872Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 50Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 33Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	335.00–345.00	340.30
6	400–450	438	297.50–302.50	299.60
4	450–500	477	294.00–297.50	296.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	315.00–325.00	320.12
5	350–400	368	310.00–312.50	311.51
4	400–450	435	282.50–292.50	289.45
16	500–550	501	255.00–260.00	255.31
10	550–600	571	242.50–250.00	249.01
8	650–700	693	218.00–220.00	219.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	350.00–360.00	354.30
12	350–400	362	330.00–340.00	333.76
4	500–550	525	280.00–282.50	281.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	337.50–347.50	342.65
8	400–450	431	300.00–310.00	306.39
3	550–600	577	280.00–282.50	280.84
13	600–650	615	255.00–259.00	258.45
12	650–700	697	232.00–242.00	234.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	317.50–320.00	318.28
32	550–600	580	273.00–278.00	274.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	340.00–350.00	342.02
35	450–500	488	315.00–320.00	316.00
49	500–550	516	300.00–309.00	302.74
22	550–600	561	293.00–298.00	295.02
14	600–650	637	261.00–268.00	266.36
43	650–700	661	245.00–254.00	250.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	330.00–332.50	332.00
11	400–450	406	277.50–287.50	280.49
43	450–500	484	260.00–267.50	261.44
9	500–550	544	255.00–259.00	257.66
32	550–600	559	240.00–246.00	241.84
3	600–650	621	233.00–235.00	234.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	322.50–327.50	325.84
7	350–400	358	307.50–312.50	311.05
18	450–500	479	250.00–257.50	251.24
6	600–650	621	220.00–230.00	225.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	312.00–315.00	313.40
15	350–400	394	295.00–302.50	295.99
3	400–450	417	262.50–267.50	264.92
7	500–550	541	240.00–247.50	246.48
12	650–700	687	200.00–210.00	206.65

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,423	122.00–125.00	123.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,403	131.00–138.00	134.67
5	—	1,449	124.00–130.00	126.43
3	—	1,395	148.00–154.00	150.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,197	133.00–138.00	135.21
4	—	1,050	150.00–155.00	152.53
9	—	1,025	139.00–146.00	141.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	126.00–129.00	127.34
8	—	947	113.00–120.00	118.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,300	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,475	137.00–138.00	137.45

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle