Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.78/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −178.10 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$224.78

21 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$25.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.48

vs GA average

−35.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	235.23	1,226	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	219.79	1,185	6thin
Medium and Large 3	517	209.85	1,085	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.38/cwt here — about $141 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 sale21 hd

224.78

—

GA average14 barns · 465 hd

212.30

+12.48

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−35.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−178.10

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	1,724	140.62	2,424	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	128.00	1,619	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	115.96	1,240	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	114.03	1,219	39

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	—	—	1,785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	106.84/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,140	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	117.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,243	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	125.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	109.25/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	245.20/cwt	240.00–248.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	231.93/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,097	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	257.52/cwt	252.00–260.00	973	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	227.26/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,218	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	222.16/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	247.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	229.01/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	240.75/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	263.97/cwt	260.00–268.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	236.79/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	252.82/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,337	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	291.81/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	250.24/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,044	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	248.00/cwt	243.00–253.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	272.73/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	131.59/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	142.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	113.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,185	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	120.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	231.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	209.85/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,085	5

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 124Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 49Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 87Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,498	129.00–135.00	131.59
6	—	1,826	140.00–147.00	142.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,067	105.00–109.00	106.84
19	—	1,047	110.00–117.00	113.18
12	—	1,106	118.00–125.00	120.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,056	115.00–121.00	117.71
3	—	1,270	124.00–129.00	125.76
7	—	1,002	106.00–113.00	109.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	240.00–248.00	245.20
4	400–450	422	240.00–243.00	240.75
12	450–500	473	230.00–234.00	231.93
4	500–550	520	220.00–226.00	222.16
2	550–600	578	210.00–220.00	215.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–268.00	263.97
10	350–400	378	252.00–260.00	257.52
6	400–450	417	249.00–255.00	250.24
10	450–500	459	240.00–250.00	247.25
8	500–550	513	230.00–239.00	236.79
2	550–600	553	227.00–231.00	229.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	225.00–235.00	231.77
5	500–550	517	207.00–215.00	209.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	243.00–253.00	248.00
2	400–450	410	230.00–240.00	234.94
3	450–500	467	222.00–230.00	227.26
3	550–600	553	210.00–215.00	213.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	290.00–300.00	294.91
9	500–550	509	238.00–240.00	239.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	320.00–325.00	322.50
10	350–400	371	285.00–295.00	291.81
7	500–550	529	247.00–255.00	252.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	272.00–275.00	272.73
2	500–550	525	265.00–270.00	267.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	172.00	172.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	121.00	121.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,091	115.00–125.00	119.52

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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