Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, heifer calves and feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves weak, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.06/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −203.81 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$199.06

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$1.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.91

vs GA average

−37.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	199.76	1,159	11thin
Medium and Large 3	529	198.55	1,050	15thin

One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about $109 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 sale26 hd

199.06

—

GA average16 barns · 947 hd

215.97

−16.91

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−37.95

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−203.81

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	1,915	150.00	2,873	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	123.99	1,949	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	114.75	1,341	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	105.51	1,165	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	101.26/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	108.50/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,281	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	116.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,344	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	225.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	228.00/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	216.85/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	199.76/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	199.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	238.51/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	255.02/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	299.04/cwt	295.00–302.50	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	188.33/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	239.17/cwt	237.50–247.50	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	240.79/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	245	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	279.38/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,182	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	174.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	181.02/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,197	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	228.65/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	200.55/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	214.68/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	269.93/cwt	267.50–272.50	985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,171	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	108.06/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	213.95/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	233.29/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,010	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 335Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 106Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 91Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	98.00–105.00	101.26
5	—	1,136	107.00–109.00	108.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	106.00–110.00	108.50
1	—	1,200	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,149	115.00–121.00	116.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,703	126.00–129.00	127.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	237.50–247.50	239.17
7	450–500	474	220.00–230.00	225.42
11	550–600	580	197.50–201.00	199.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	240.00–247.50	243.52
3	400–450	433	232.50–235.00	233.29
13	500–550	524	195.00–205.00	199.29
2	550–600	560	192.50–195.00	193.74
6	600–650	633	170.00–180.00	174.17
7	650–700	661	172.50–182.50	181.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	267.50–272.50	269.93
4	650–700	670	200.00–202.50	200.64
2	750–800	775	175.00–180.00	177.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	240.00–245.00	240.79
6	550–600	576	232.50–242.50	238.51
9	600–650	610	225.00–232.50	228.00
2	700–750	713	200.00–210.00	205.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	250.00–255.00	251.72
2	450–500	453	240.00–245.00	242.49
5	600–650	641	212.50–220.00	213.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	272.50–282.50	279.38
2	500–550	530	252.50–257.50	255.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	295.00–302.50	299.04
2	450–500	483	225.00–232.50	228.65
8	500–550	510	212.50–220.00	216.85
2	600–650	633	196.00–205.00	200.55
3	650–700	672	185.00–195.00	188.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	214.00–217.50	214.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	210.00–220.00	215.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	133.00	133.00

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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