Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 lower, replacement cows 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.04/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −198.84 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$204.04

23 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs GA average

−48.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	213.25	1,139	9thin
Medium and Large 3	517	198.12	1,024	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.13/cwt here — about $114 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 sale23 hd

204.04

—

GA average13 barns · 375 hd

214.41

−10.37

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−48.64

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−198.84

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	—	Low	1,442	134.23	1,935	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	112.12	1,172	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	108.74	1,054	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	108.00	1,436	2thin

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)	1,345	$1,600	6

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,419	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,883	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	946	117.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,203	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	104.52/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	223.48/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,059	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	224.52/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	241.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	214.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,091	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	321.48/cwt	315.00–327.50	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	221.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,088	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	200.00/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	233.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	302.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	923	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	129.99/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,306	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	131.23/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,203	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	274.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	882	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	261.75/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,361	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	275.78/cwt	272.50–280.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	248.71/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	316.14/cwt	312.50–320.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	293.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	262.17/cwt	260.00–267.50	844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	220.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	198.12/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,024	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	213.25/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,139	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	285.87/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	216.26/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	230.29/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,108	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	120.90/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,092	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	99.74/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,082	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,069	112.22/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,200	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	101.08/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	214.62/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,022	20

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 198Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 47Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 18Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	130.00–135.00	132.68
1	—	1,555	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	114.00–120.00	117.24
9	—	1,101	105.00–112.00	109.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,305	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	968	102.00–109.00	104.52
5	—	903	117.00–124.00	120.90
3	—	1,085	98.00–101.00	99.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	240.00–250.00	241.38
17	450–500	474	222.50–228.00	223.48
9	500–550	534	210.00–217.50	213.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	272.50–280.00	275.78
15	300–350	322	260.00–267.50	262.17
9	450–500	481	230.00–232.50	230.29
8	600–650	632	210.00–218.00	216.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	220.00–225.00	220.95
20	450–500	476	212.00–220.00	214.62
14	500–550	517	195.00–200.00	198.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	290.00–300.00	295.00
2	350–400	390	280.00–290.00	284.94
4	550–600	573	230.00–235.00	233.73
5	600–650	644	220.00–227.50	224.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	325.00–330.00	327.41
2	300–350	311	312.50–320.00	316.14
2	350–400	368	300.00–305.00	302.41
13	500–550	520	260.00–265.00	261.75
4	550–600	582	247.50–250.00	248.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–327.50	321.48
23	300–350	321	270.00–275.00	274.66
9	450–500	492	220.00–230.00	221.12
16	500–550	509	210.00–215.00	214.38
6	550–600	569	199.00–201.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	293.96
3	350–400	378	285.00–287.50	285.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	124.00–125.00	124.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,005	120.00–141.00	129.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	917	125.00–145.00	131.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,069	105.00–117.00	112.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,085	88.00–108.00	101.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,345	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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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

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