Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and 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 $214.60/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −188.28 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$214.60

36 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs GA average

−25.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	217.62	1,161	26
Medium and Large 3	538	206.74	1,112	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $48 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 sale36 hd

214.60

—

GA average15 barns · 519 hd

212.14

+2.46

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−25.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−188.28

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	1,451	146.38	2,124	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	117.84	1,246	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	114.00	1,750	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	110.98	1,123	22

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,161	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,264	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	111.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,111	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,089	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	115.39/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	205.68/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	206.74/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,112	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	264.86/cwt	262.00–268.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	210.33/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,111	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	178.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	234.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	292.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	234.83/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,360	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	282.81/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	219.18/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,157	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	266.94/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	229.45/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	240.47/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,186	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	105.53/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,052	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	147.97/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	121.79/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,234	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	302.77/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	266.54/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	213.64/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	216.75/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	197.98/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	216.43/cwt	215.00–225.00	939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	236.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,152	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	297.05/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	284.93/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	329.43/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	186.50/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	111.34/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	237.46/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,107	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	294.56/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	248.59/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,258	7

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 293Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 31Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 16Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,405	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,413	146.00–151.00	147.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	110.00–117.00	113.48
9	—	997	102.00–109.00	105.53
2	—	1,013	118.00–125.00	121.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	118.00–122.00	119.94
6	—	999	109.00–115.00	111.24
2	—	1,240	130.00–135.00	132.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,300	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	113.00–118.00	115.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	116.00–119.00	117.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	110.00–113.00	111.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	262.00–268.00	264.86
2	400–450	420	230.00–240.00	234.76
5	450–500	471	227.00–233.00	229.45
23	500–550	528	216.00–225.00	219.18
3	550–600	574	205.00–207.00	205.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	215.00–225.00	216.43
10	500–550	538	205.00–213.00	206.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	265.00–273.00	266.94
11	450–500	466	235.00–245.00	237.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	285.00–290.00	287.54
14	500–550	528	208.00–215.00	210.33
5	750–800	759	170.00–180.00	178.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	265.00–268.00	266.54
3	450–500	490	208.00–218.00	213.64
2	550–600	583	193.00–203.00	197.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	325.00–333.00	329.43
5	350–400	376	295.00–305.00	297.05
3	400–450	420	282.00–288.00	284.93
11	450–500	486	235.00–245.00	236.94
2	750–800	753	185.00–188.00	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	290.00–295.00	292.44
6	450–500	493	240.00–243.00	240.47
8	550–600	571	215.00–223.00	216.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	278.00–288.00	282.81
25	550–600	579	231.00–240.00	234.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	298.00–308.00	302.77
5	400–450	409	290.00–296.00	294.56
7	500–550	506	245.00–255.00	248.59

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

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