Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, steer calves, feeder steers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves, bull calves, and feeder heifers sharply higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.47/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −166.40 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$236.47

11 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$10.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs GA average

−30.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	241.16	1,254	6thin
Medium and Large 2	536	230.85	1,237	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.31/cwt here — about $17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

236.47

—

GA average15 barns · 512 hd

232.24

+4.24

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−30.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−166.40

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	1,377	132.22	1,820	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	116.42	1,418	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	104.77	1,056	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,105	100.00	1,105	1thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,984	10

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,321	129.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	108.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,308	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,095	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	100.12/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,008	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	126.32/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	384.78/cwt	382.00–385.00	904	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	234.68/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,204	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	302.25/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.96/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,210	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	288.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	271.46/cwt	270.00–273.00	923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,268.18/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	408.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	348.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	225.11/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	273.92/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	285.28/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,095	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	223.32/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	285.03/cwt	282.00–288.00	918	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,928.57/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,929	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	241.16/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,254	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	272.09/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,517	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	288.55/cwt	280.00–290.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	230.51/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,482	4

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 245Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 36Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	125.00–133.00	129.77
1	—	1,600	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	106.00–111.00	108.66
2	—	1,103	123.00–129.00	126.32
6	—	1,269	118.00–121.00	119.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	110.00–111.00	110.34
1	—	1,060	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,007	98.00–104.00	100.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	235	382.00–385.00	384.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	280.00–290.00	288.44
2	400–450	433	260.00–270.00	264.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	400.00–410.00	408.40
2	500–550	535	267.00–277.00	272.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	282.00–288.00	285.03
2	350–400	388	270.00–278.00	273.92
3	500–550	513	230.00–239.00	234.68
2	550–600	570	222.00–228.00	225.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	340.00–350.00	348.13
11	350–400	384	282.00–290.00	285.28
9	450–500	455	261.00–270.00	265.96
6	500–550	520	239.00–242.00	241.16
6	600–650	621	223.00–225.00	223.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	280.00–290.00	288.55
2	300–350	340	270.00–273.00	271.46
2	750–800	773	160.00–168.00	164.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	300.00–303.00	302.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	643	228.00–238.00	230.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,268.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,928.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	150.00	150.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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