Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 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 $255.94/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −146.93 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$255.94

32 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.69

vs GA average

−8.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	265.64	1,379	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	254.06	1,354	11thin
Medium and Large 3	520	242.78	1,262	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $116 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 sale32 hd

255.94

—

GA average13 barns · 552 hd

242.25

+13.69

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−8.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−146.93

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	1,475	146.00	2,154	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,034	133.09	1,376	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	122.48	1,984	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	119.66	1,198	8thin

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)	1,158	$1,550	4thin

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	550–600	570	255.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	304.20/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	317.81/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	301	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	323.55/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	282.48/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	294.29/cwt	290.00–297.50	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	242.78/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	279.20/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	309.99/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	253.85/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,178	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	303.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,421	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	739	223.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	267.91/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,540	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	136.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,547	12
Bulls	—	—	1,635	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	952	126.94/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,208	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,311	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	126.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	274.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,047	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	115.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,155	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,659	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	265.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	286.23/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	264.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	257.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,579	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	234.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	213.96/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	235.67/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,461	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	278.29/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	236.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	321.08/cwt	317.50–325.00	909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	373.41/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	293.50/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	254.06/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	305.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	285.41/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,581	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 277Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 81Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 0Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	330.00–335.00	332.47
6	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	255.43
4	600–650	628	230.00–240.00	236.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	302.50–305.00	304.20
8	450–500	491	285.00–290.00	286.23
2	700–750	725	190.00–200.00	194.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	275.00–282.50	278.29
2	600–650	623	245.00–247.50	246.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	317.50–320.00	317.81
22	450–500	468	300.00–305.00	303.62
5	500–550	527	290.00–297.50	293.50
5	550–600	554	285.00–287.00	285.41
6	650–700	682	240.00–250.00	244.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	365	320.00–327.50	323.55
10	400–450	439	307.50–312.50	309.99
3	500–550	520	277.50–280.00	279.20
6	550–600	575	262.50–270.00	267.91
13	600–650	614	250.00–260.00	257.12
10	650–700	694	230.00–235.00	234.53
5	700–750	739	220.00–230.00	223.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	370.00–375.00	373.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	280.00–285.00	282.50
10	350–400	381	272.50–275.00	274.76
6	400–450	409	260.00–270.00	264.99
20	450–500	464	252.50–257.50	253.85
8	500–550	520	240.00–247.50	242.78
7	600–650	612	210.00–217.50	213.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	290.00–297.50	294.29
9	350–400	378	280.00–287.50	282.48
11	500–550	533	250.00–259.00	254.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	317.50–325.00	321.08
10	300–350	326	300.00–310.00	305.93
7	350–400	359	290.00–295.00	292.50
13	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	265.64
12	600–650	620	234.00–236.00	235.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	141.00	141.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	133.00–140.00	136.28
12	—	952	124.00–131.00	126.94
2	—	923	150.00–152.00	150.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	120.00–126.00	123.11
5	—	997	114.00–119.00	115.82
1	—	895	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	125.00–128.00	126.22
1	—	1,330	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,570	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,220	136.00	136.00

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