Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.63/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −173.24 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$229.63

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs GA average

−11.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	231.41	1,249	21
Medium and Large 2	535	226.24	1,210	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

229.63

—

GA average15 barns · 488 hd

226.96

+2.67

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−11.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−173.24

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	1,589	152.59	2,424	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	131.68	1,475	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	128.22	1,862	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	114.69	1,156	35

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	2,025	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,517	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	124.70/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,177	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,624	155.95/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	109.46/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,079	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	272.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	223.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	246.90/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	293.47/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	246.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	233.22/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	257.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	244.48/cwt	242.50–245.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	263.95/cwt	262.50–270.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	265.97/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	223.74/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	226.24/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,342	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	299.22/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	236.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,233	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	316.19/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	206.52/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	277.94/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,292	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	216.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	246.90/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,180	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	233.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	975	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	242.94/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,417	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	125.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,355	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,779	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	124.77/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,914	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	117.67/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	225.86/cwt	225.00–227.50	953	3

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 431Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 171Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 68Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,624	155.00–158.00	155.95
2	—	1,300	140.00–144.00	141.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,135	130.00–137.00	133.66
6	—	1,157	138.00–142.00	139.95
13	—	1,083	122.00–129.00	125.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	123.00–127.00	124.70
17	—	986	106.00–113.00	109.46
13	—	1,061	115.00–121.00	117.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	130.00–136.00	133.04
7	—	1,534	123.00–128.00	124.77

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	270.00–275.00	272.98
8	500–550	516	220.00–230.00	223.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	240.00–245.00	242.94
7	450–500	451	232.50–235.00	233.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	310.00–317.50	316.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	262.50–270.00	263.95
6	400–450	430	244.00–250.00	246.90
13	500–550	522	230.00–238.00	236.13
8	550–600	569	220.00–227.50	223.74
5	600–650	635	202.50–210.00	206.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	255.00–260.00	257.67
5	350–400	368	242.50–245.00	244.48
3	400–450	422	225.00–227.50	225.86
4	450–500	481	215.00–220.00	216.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	418	230.00–240.00	233.32
11	500–550	535	220.00–229.00	226.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	320.00–330.00	323.36
5	400–450	412	292.50–297.50	293.47
11	450–500	465	272.50–280.00	277.94
5	500–550	534	260.00–267.50	265.97
8	550–600	576	240.00–250.00	246.37
4	650–700	659	212.50–217.50	214.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	294.00–300.00	299.22
14	450–500	478	242.50–252.50	246.90
12	550–600	592	225.00–230.00	226.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	190.00–200.00	195.18

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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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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