Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.70/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −169.18 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$233.70

25 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs GA average

−18.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	509	235.62	1,199	7thin
Medium and Large 2	544	232.95	1,266	18thin

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale25 hd

233.70

—

GA average15 barns · 575 hd

237.69

−4.00

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−18.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−169.18

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	—	Average	1,335	154.54	2,063	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	144.96	2,060	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	143.47	1,690	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	124.17	1,198	43

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	—	—	1,472	152.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	146.00/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,132	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	153.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,226	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	137.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	240.26/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	232.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	223.25/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	227.10/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	283.50/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	271.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	236.31/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	255.70/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	244.98/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,178	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	293.24/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	266.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	235.62/cwt	234.00–237.50	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	294.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	337.85/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	322.02/cwt	320.00–322.50	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	248.72/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	262.04/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	127.14/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	143.34/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	296.59/cwt	292.50–300.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	351.56/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	272.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	980	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	297.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	326.51/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	251.27/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	309.65/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	446	253.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,132	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	128.74/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,249	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,105	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	122.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,167	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	143.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,654	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	150.48/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,836	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	136.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,587	18

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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 97Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 17Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 12Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	150.00–154.00	152.24
1	—	1,220	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,040	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,460	142.00–149.00	146.00
8	—	1,453	150.00–156.00	153.21
10	—	1,352	134.00–140.00	137.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	970	126.00–133.00	128.74
5	—	973	110.00–117.00	113.56
18	—	956	118.00–125.00	122.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,154	140.00–146.00	143.34
18	—	1,220	148.00–155.00	150.48
18	—	1,162	132.00–139.00	136.61

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	292.50–300.00	296.59
6	350–400	352	278.00–280.00	279.00
5	400–450	427	260.00–265.00	262.04
8	500–550	522	235.00–241.00	240.26
10	550–600	561	225.00–227.50	227.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	360	270.00–275.00	272.27
4	400–450	446	250.00–255.00	253.77
18	450–500	481	240.00–247.50	244.98
7	500–550	509	234.00–237.50	235.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	320.00–322.50	322.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	330.00–335.00	332.56
2	450–500	466	254.00–257.50	255.70
8	500–550	533	230.00–240.00	232.16
11	550–600	587	222.00–227.50	223.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	340.00–345.00	342.54
3	400–450	419	290.00–297.50	293.24
4	450–500	479	265.00–270.00	266.19
7	500–550	518	247.00–250.00	248.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	350.00–357.50	351.56
5	450–500	453	280.00–287.50	283.50
5	500–550	507	270.00–280.00	271.99
2	550–600	570	260.00–265.00	262.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	325.00–335.00	326.51
8	350–400	375	305.00–313.00	309.65
5	400–450	412	290.00–300.00	297.79
2	500–550	506	265.00–267.50	266.26
2	550–600	578	250.00–252.50	251.27
2	600–650	630	232.50–240.00	236.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	357	337.00–345.00	337.85
8	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.00

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)	2	—	990	121.00–132.00	127.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	175.00	175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	135.00–151.00	143.34

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

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