Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.43/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −155.45 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$247.43

54 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$94.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.00

vs GA average

+8.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	292.50	1,563	24
Medium and Large 2	542	212.91	1,153	27
Medium and Large 3	570	197.52	1,126	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.98/cwt here — about $437 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 sale54 hd

247.43

—

GA average14 barns · 647 hd

220.43

+27.00

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+8.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−155.45

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	1,516	152.66	2,314	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	121.37	1,777	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	120.94	1,369	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	114.51	1,260	21

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	267.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	191.12/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,286	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	213.16/cwt	210.00–217.50	974	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	230.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,314	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	236.20/cwt	232.50–240.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	207.01/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,151	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	203.05/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	228.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	955	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	221.50/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	225.43/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,305	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	271.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	216.22/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	263.01/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	244.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	316.19/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	208.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,189	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	215.68/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,117	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	261.17/cwt	260.00–265.00	985	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,901	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	117.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,342	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	122.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,371	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	108.87/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,180	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	123.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,363	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	115.24/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,290	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	115.12/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,627	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	130.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	154.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,465	6
Bulls	—	—	1,353	144.61/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,957	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	162.24/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	151.38/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,579	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	126.43/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,468	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	151.37/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,521	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,172	122.11/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,431	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	139.65/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	691	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	258.61/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	295.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	919	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 253Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 143Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 47Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	260.00–270.00	267.63
5	600–650	615	200.00–205.00	203.05
11	650–700	673	190.00–193.00	191.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	232.50–240.00	236.20
9	400–450	418	220.00–230.00	228.54
29	450–500	457	210.00–217.50	213.16
3	550–600	570	195.00–200.00	197.52
6	650–700	691	170.00–175.00	173.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	502	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	250.00–255.00	252.54
11	500–550	521	217.50–225.00	221.50
16	550–600	556	206.00–210.00	207.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	403	270.00–275.00	271.02
16	550–600	569	230.00–235.00	230.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	454	250.00–255.00	252.50
11	500–550	529	240.00–245.00	244.32
23	550–600	579	225.00–227.50	225.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	280.00–290.00	285.06
6	500–550	516	260.00–266.00	263.01
2	650–700	675	215.00–217.50	216.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	260.00–265.00	261.17
3	400–450	416	240.00–250.00	245.03
7	500–550	518	212.50–217.50	215.68
13	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	208.66
2	600–650	638	185.00–195.00	190.02
2	650–700	668	160.00–170.00	165.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	315.00–317.50	316.19
2	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	295.14
2	500–550	532	220.00–222.50	221.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	255.00–262.50	258.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	123.00–126.00	124.67
5	—	1,413	112.00–118.00	115.12
2	—	1,470	128.00–133.00	130.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,142	115.00–119.00	117.50
1	—	1,295	130.00	130.00
19	—	1,116	120.00–126.00	122.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,084	105.00–112.00	108.87
5	—	1,102	122.00–127.00	123.65
7	—	1,119	113.00–119.00	115.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,595	150.00–157.00	154.57
5	—	1,353	142.00–148.00	144.61
3	—	1,628	159.00–165.00	162.24

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)	6	—	1,043	140.00–161.00	151.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,005	142.00–160.00	151.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	751	130.00–153.00	139.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,161	118.00–135.00	126.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,172	115.00–131.00	122.11

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle