Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder cattle sharply lower, calves sharply lower, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $240.01/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −210.57 against this barn's trailing median of $450.58.

Average price

$240.01

41 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$19.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.66

vs GA average

−30.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	243.01	1,395	21
Medium and Large 2	533	242.48	1,292	14thin
Medium and Large 3	523	223.78	1,170	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale41 hd

240.01

—

GA average15 barns · 291 hd

252.67

−12.66

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−30.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

450.58

−210.57

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	1,640	172.76	2,834	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	139.59	1,607	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	138.95	1,983	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	129.20	1,278	27

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,567	168.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	142.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,642	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	150.25/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,782	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	136.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,561	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	132.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,951	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	129.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,298	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	282.35/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,028	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	240.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,154	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	203.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	205.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	219.68/cwt	215.00–222.50	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	235.79/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	244.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	321.67/cwt	320.00–327.50	997	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	267.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	225.69/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	247.59/cwt	245.00–250.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	265.68/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	236.63/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	224.23/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,022	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	248.77/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,212	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	122.52/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,185	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	138.21/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,382	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	178.54/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	146.33/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,027	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	138.31/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	333.26/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	163.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	255.12/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	223.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	233.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	859	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	298.38/cwt	295.00–302.50	976	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	153.76/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	231.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	335.36/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	243.01/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,395	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	267.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,124	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	214.45/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	319.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,209	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	127.52/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,358	2

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 250Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 149Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 65Year ago 92

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder cattle sharply lower, calves sharply lower, replacement cows 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	165.00–171.00	168.91
2	—	1,750	177.00–180.00	178.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,154	140.00–147.00	142.30
7	—	1,186	148.00–155.00	150.25
38	—	1,144	133.00–139.00	136.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	129.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	1,385	145.00–149.00	146.33
4	—	1,424	136.00–141.00	138.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,001	127.00–133.00	129.71
9	—	967	119.00–125.00	122.52
6	—	1,000	136.00–140.00	138.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	364	277.50–285.00	282.35
15	400–450	431	250.00–257.50	255.12
3	450–500	461	232.50–237.50	235.79
6	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	223.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	320.00–327.50	321.67
7	400–450	417	260.00–270.00	265.68
8	450–500	487	247.50–250.00	248.77
12	500–550	527	240.00–245.00	244.57
2	550–600	568	225.00–235.00	229.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	332.50–337.50	335.36
21	550–600	574	242.50–244.00	243.01
8	600–650	629	225.00–235.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	295.00–302.50	298.38
2	350–400	373	265.00–270.00	267.38
10	450–500	480	240.00–245.00	240.48
12	500–550	533	217.50–227.50	225.69
10	550–600	567	200.00–210.00	203.18
2	600–650	615	190.00–200.00	195.08
2	650–700	658	180.00–185.00	182.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	332.50–335.00	333.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	315.00–320.00	319.32
2	500–550	523	230.00–232.50	231.23
10	550–600	574	212.50–220.00	214.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	368	225.00–235.00	233.49
16	400–450	440	215.00–222.50	219.68
7	450–500	467	200.00–210.00	205.57
3	600–650	627	160.00–170.00	163.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	260.00–270.00	267.58
2	350–400	368	245.00–250.00	247.59
3	400–450	425	235.00–237.50	236.63
30	450–500	456	220.00–228.00	224.23
16	500–550	531	210.00–215.00	211.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	267.50–270.00	268.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	151.00–157.00	153.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	131.00	131.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	122.50–130.00	127.52

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle