Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.29/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −158.59 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$244.29

35 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$29.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs GA average

−14.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	257.16	1,291	15thin
Medium and Large 2	530	244.72	1,297	8thin
Medium and Large 3	572	227.92	1,304	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.24/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale35 hd

244.29

—

GA average15 barns · 495 hd

243.16

+1.14

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−14.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−158.59

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	1,612	149.23	2,405	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	127.52	1,378	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	125.34	1,774	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	114.55	1,116	28

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)	1,265	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,558	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,922	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	137.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,969	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	119.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,697	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	317.78/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,239	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	276.18/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,276	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	737	231.80/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	245.18/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	346.73/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	292.23/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	242.88/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,134	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	266.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	227.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,304	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	135.98/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	254.90/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	304.99/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,299	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	294.64/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	256.57/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	236.02/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	257.16/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,291	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	327.38/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	244.72/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	276.90/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,002	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	385.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	148.94/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	263.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	300.85/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,426	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	257.72/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	256.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,086	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	287.58/cwt	282.50–292.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	199.16/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	281.56/cwt	278.00–287.50	1,481	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	272.35/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,514	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	117.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,225	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	122.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,196	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	108.42/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,010	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	136.15/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,498	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	122.92/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,345	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	129.86/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,380	23

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 333Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 82Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 54Year ago 85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	148.00–150.00	148.95
1	—	1,885	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,445	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,431	134.00–140.00	137.63
8	—	1,415	118.00–123.00	119.95
6	—	1,408	124.00–129.00	126.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	115.00–119.00	117.30
7	—	974	120.00–126.00	122.80
13	—	932	105.00–111.00	108.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	135.00–138.00	136.15
23	—	1,094	119.00–126.00	122.92
23	—	1,063	127.00–134.00	129.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	315.00–320.00	317.78
13	450–500	462	275.00–278.00	276.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	466	280.00–290.00	284.89
4	550–600	567	250.00–257.50	254.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	623	235.00–240.00	236.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	302.50–307.50	304.99
8	450–500	464	290.00–296.00	294.64
22	500–550	526	278.00–287.50	281.56
24	550–600	556	270.00–277.50	272.35
8	600–650	631	252.50–260.00	256.57
5	700–750	737	230.00–239.00	231.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	342.50–352.50	346.73
15	450–500	474	297.50–302.50	300.85
9	500–550	531	290.00–292.50	292.23
2	650–700	668	242.50–248.00	245.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	385.51
2	400–450	415	322.50–332.50	327.38
6	450–500	465	310.00–315.00	312.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	282.50–292.50	287.58
10	350–400	374	265.00–270.00	266.19
24	400–450	423	250.00–260.00	256.62
32	450–500	467	240.00–245.00	242.88
12	550–600	572	220.00–230.00	227.92
4	600–650	634	210.00–215.00	213.73
3	650–700	673	197.50–200.00	199.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	502	252.50–259.00	257.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	275.00–280.00	276.90
13	400–450	411	260.00–270.00	263.85
11	450–500	477	254.00–260.00	257.72
8	500–550	530	240.00–247.50	244.72

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	127.00–148.00	135.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	137.00–157.00	148.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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