Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to no market coverage on November 5, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.28/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −169.60 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$233.28

13 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.83

vs GA average

−31.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	235.06	1,229	11thin
Medium and Large 2	518	223.46	1,158	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $72 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 sale13 hd

233.28

—

GA average14 barns · 352 hd

220.44

+12.83

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−31.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−169.60

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	1,676	133.80	2,242	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	105.83	1,191	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	102.62	1,224	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	102.62/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,224	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	105.04/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	130.06/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,124	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	114.78/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,326	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	98.45/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	328.45/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	241.45/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	333.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	272.93/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	233.12/cwt	230.00–238.00	967	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	246.61/cwt	242.00–250.00	932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	260.90/cwt	253.00–263.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.06/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	280.00/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	320.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	246.95/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,064	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	249.68/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	222.84/cwt	220.00–228.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	249.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	242.51/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	223.46/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,158	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 246Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 104Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 7

No trend available this week due to no market coverage on November 5, 2024.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	100.00–106.00	102.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	102.00–109.00	105.04
2	—	1,155	113.00–117.00	114.78
2	—	1,207	98.00–99.00	98.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,633	126.00–133.00	130.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	322.00–330.00	328.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	320.00–325.00	320.99
6	500–550	502	277.00–283.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	242.00–250.00	246.61
11	400–450	415	230.00–238.00	233.12
2	450–500	470	230.00–231.00	230.49
2	500–550	518	222.00–225.00	223.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	253.00–263.00	260.90
22	400–450	431	243.00–249.00	246.95
2	450–500	478	240.00–243.00	241.45
11	500–550	523	230.00–238.00	235.06
2	600–650	620	200.00–205.00	202.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	245.00–255.00	249.44
3	400–450	418	220.00–228.00	222.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	270.00–280.00	275.03
6	500–550	529	235.00–244.00	242.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	330.00–340.00	333.64
5	400–450	420	270.00–275.00	272.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	247.00–253.00	249.68
2	600–650	618	195.00–200.00	197.43

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	—	860	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	149.00	149.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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