Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.14/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −173.22 against this barn's trailing median of $434.36.

Average price

$261.14

16 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	564	261.14	1,473	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $477.55, low $356.55, median $434.36 across 19 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 sale16 hd

261.14

—

GA average10 barns · 256 hd

265.33

−4.19

This barn, trailing median19 sales

434.36

−173.22

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	1,427	137.82	1,967	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	121.71	1,629	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	120.00	1,350	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	119.41	1,897	9thin

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)	1,360	$1,675	2thin

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	—	—	1,532	142.38/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,242	128.87/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,601	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	117.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,856	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	300.47/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	280.65/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	312.04/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,348	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	259.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,473	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	329.01/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	323.65/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	323.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	316.66/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	260.67/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	276.49/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	363.83/cwt	363.00–368.00	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.99/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	315.79/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	329.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,402	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,289	136.35/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	274.01/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	286.12/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	352.16/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	410.25/cwt	405.00–415.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	349.03/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	120.28/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	330.56/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	299.53/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,423	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	119.55/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,435	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	120.72/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,322	3

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 215Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 84Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 23

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	140.00–146.00	142.38
3	—	1,242	126.00–131.00	128.87
1	—	1,670	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	115.00–121.00	117.52
2	—	1,623	124.00–128.00	126.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,355	117.00–122.00	120.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	315.00–318.00	316.66
5	400–450	423	295.00–305.00	300.47
13	450–500	487	278.00–288.00	280.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	321	322.00–328.00	323.65
5	350–400	382	313.00–323.00	315.79
3	450–500	473	292.00–302.00	297.99
2	500–550	520	282.00–290.00	286.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	347.00–357.00	352.16
15	400–450	426	325.00–335.00	329.01
9	450–500	484	320.00–330.00	323.55
2	500–550	535	275.00–278.00	276.49
7	600–650	639	260.00–265.00	260.67
2	750–800	778	235.00–236.00	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	252.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	328.00–335.00	330.56
36	400–450	432	311.00–320.00	312.04
7	450–500	475	292.00–305.00	299.53
2	500–550	538	273.00–275.00	274.01
14	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	259.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00–365.00	362.57
3	400–450	407	325.00–331.00	329.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	405.00–415.00	410.25
9	300–350	311	363.00–368.00	363.83
2	350–400	373	345.00–353.00	349.03

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	—	1,000	167.00	167.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	162.00	162.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	127.00–145.00	136.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	117.00–121.00	119.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	114.00–127.00	120.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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