Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, extreme high yielding slaughter cows up to 163.00, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.70/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −161.18 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$241.70

57 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.32

vs GA average

−27.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	246.59	1,322	34
Medium and Large 2	539	240.95	1,298	8thin
Medium and Large 3	547	231.01	1,263	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about $59 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 sale57 hd

241.70

—

GA average15 barns · 587 hd

250.02

−8.32

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−27.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−161.18

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	1,757	166.20	2,920	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	142.16	1,551	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	138.86	1,979	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	123.62	1,277	35

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)	1,068	$1,604	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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	400–450	420	270.95/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,138	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	244.17/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	353.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	228.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	327.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	331.67/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	254.93/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,208	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	313.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	214.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,413	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,449	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	232.72/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,245	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	305.30/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,264	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,603.83/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.44/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	324.29/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	242.85/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,129	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	242.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,350	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	318.91/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	217.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	333.30/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	174.18/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,827	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,079	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	132.23/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,310	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	133.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,869	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	156.35/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	152.17/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,082	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	140.62/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,066	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	136.67/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,498	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	117.01/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,234	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	145.58/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,561	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	125.43/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,298	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	244.65/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	224.17/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	258.74/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	306.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	262.10/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	228.70/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	283.31/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	357.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,111	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	318.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	261.66/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	331.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	371.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	305.60/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,623	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	357.57/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,169	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	316.55/cwt	312.50–318.00	1,532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	260.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,241	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	133.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	320.82/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	294.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,640	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	237.87/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,342	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	253.48/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,303	19

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 586Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 95Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 52Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	290	350.00–360.00	353.25
6	300–350	302	310.00–320.00	313.78
13	400–450	420	267.50–275.00	270.95
23	450–500	474	250.00–259.00	254.93
6	500–550	527	240.00–247.50	244.17
2	550–600	573	230.00–232.50	231.28
10	650–700	658	210.00–220.00	214.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	290.00–295.00	292.50
6	400–450	423	260.00–262.50	262.10
21	450–500	465	240.00–247.50	242.85
12	500–550	535	230.00–237.50	232.72
3	550–600	593	222.50–225.00	224.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	365.00–375.00	371.67
6	300–350	308	330.00–340.00	331.86
6	400–450	428	282.50–287.50	283.31
7	450–500	476	260.00–265.00	260.68
19	500–550	514	250.00–257.50	253.48
15	550–600	564	235.00–241.00	237.87
2	600–650	623	225.00–232.50	228.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	325.00–330.00	327.42
13	550–600	574	250.00–255.00	252.41
4	650–700	672	225.00–230.00	228.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	314	332.50–335.00	333.30
7	350–400	356	315.00–320.00	318.91
7	400–450	414	300.00–307.50	305.30
9	550–600	556	240.00–245.00	242.80
6	650–700	694	210.00–220.00	217.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	311	350.00–360.00	357.16
6	400–450	411	318.00–320.00	318.33
2	500–550	510	285.00–287.50	286.26
3	550–600	557	260.00–262.50	261.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	330.00–332.50	331.67
15	550–600	565	280.00–289.00	285.44
5	600–650	617	265.00–270.00	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	320.00–327.50	324.29
11	400–450	410	305.00–310.00	306.39
2	600–650	633	257.50–260.00	258.74
6	650–700	674	240.00–246.00	244.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	355.00–362.50	357.57
15	400–450	434	320.00–322.50	320.82
17	450–500	484	312.50–318.00	316.55
14	500–550	531	305.00–307.50	305.60
38	550–600	556	290.00–300.00	294.89

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)	1	—	1,175	125.00	125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	130.00–137.00	133.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	114.00–117.50	115.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,068	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,603.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	170.00–177.00	174.18
3	—	1,905	160.00–165.00	161.61
1	—	1,715	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	129.00–136.00	132.23
14	—	1,055	113.00–120.00	117.01
13	—	1,035	122.00–128.00	125.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,401	130.00–136.00	133.43
4	—	1,368	149.00–154.00	152.17
13	—	1,469	137.00–144.00	140.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	153.00–160.00	156.35
28	—	1,096	133.00–141.00	136.67
20	—	1,072	142.00–150.00	145.58

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle