Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer calves 7.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.97/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −176.90 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$225.97

85 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$30.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.34

vs GA average

−15.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	234.20	1,204	33
Medium and Large 2	544	221.82	1,207	49
Medium and Large 3	591	203.34	1,202	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.86/cwt here — about $2 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 sale85 hd

225.97

—

GA average15 barns · 636 hd

220.64

+5.34

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−15.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−176.90

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	1,305	148.65	1,940	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	131.87	1,491	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	130.70	1,801	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	125.63	1,297	45

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)	1,515	$1,900	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	147.61/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	269.04/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,189	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	253.32/cwt	252.50–255.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	273.74/cwt	270.00–277.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,201	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	232.27/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,082	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	264.13/cwt	260.00–267.50	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	248.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,023	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	276.15/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,049	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	135.01/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	246.27/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	318.33/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	283.79/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	213.64/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	226.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,274	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	211.76/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,239	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	211.71/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,219	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,397	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	147.43/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,818	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	127.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,435	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	141.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,618	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	133.15/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,363	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	126.06/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,368	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	119.11/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,161	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	133.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,513	39
Bulls	—	—	1,178	133.13/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,568	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	135.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,829	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	127.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	243.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	203.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	236.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	237.87/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	221.35/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	224.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,187	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	383.82/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	252.36/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,327	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	243.13/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	262.25/cwt	260.00–267.50	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	209.99/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	234.20/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,204	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	260.51/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,224	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	225.08/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,195	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	222.43/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,174	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	333.54/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	197.00/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 379Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 131Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 41Year ago 37

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	—	1,110	140.00–158.00	147.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	131.00–138.00	135.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	128.00–132.00	129.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	1,900.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	317.50–320.00	318.33
19	400–450	442	267.50–275.00	269.04
12	500–550	509	245.00–247.50	246.27
12	550–600	563	225.00–230.00	226.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	425	280.00–285.00	282.50
16	450–500	470	257.50–267.50	260.51
17	500–550	526	251.00–255.00	252.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	280.00–285.00	283.79
7	450–500	464	235.00–240.00	236.20
17	500–550	530	220.00–227.00	224.01
6	550–600	574	210.00–217.00	213.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	260.00–267.50	264.13
6	350–400	370	252.50–255.00	253.32
32	450–500	466	230.00–236.00	232.27
37	500–550	531	220.00–228.00	225.08
12	550–600	585	211.00–215.00	211.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	270.00–277.50	273.74
10	350–400	366	260.00–267.50	262.25
4	450–500	453	242.50–245.00	243.13
33	500–550	514	230.00–238.00	234.20
3	600–650	617	209.00–211.00	209.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	240.00–250.00	243.98
11	450–500	459	220.00–227.50	221.35
3	550–600	591	200.00–210.00	203.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	290.00–300.00	294.85
9	400–450	411	240.00–250.00	248.80
3	450–500	472	236.00–240.00	237.87
6	550–600	576	210.00–220.00	211.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	270.00–277.50	276.15
9	500–550	528	220.00–223.00	222.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	380.00–387.50	383.82
7	300–350	329	332.50–340.00	333.54
2	600–650	603	212.50–215.00	213.75
2	650–700	675	195.00–199.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	165.00–167.00	166.01
3	—	1,233	145.00–151.00	147.43
2	—	1,178	132.00–134.00	133.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,127	124.00–129.00	127.37
5	—	1,146	139.00–143.00	141.16
39	—	1,131	130.00–137.00	133.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,024	130.00–136.00	133.15
18	—	1,085	122.00–129.00	126.06
15	—	975	116.00–121.00	119.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,345	133.00–140.00	135.98
11	—	1,396	124.00–130.00	127.85

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

Replacement Cattle

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