Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, steer calves sharply higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.29/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.59 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$261.29

7 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$34.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.19

vs GA average

−19.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	276.02	1,422	4thin
Medium and Large 3	560	241.65	1,353	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd

261.29

—

GA average15 barns · 409 hd

244.10

+17.19

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−19.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−141.59

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	1,726	137.75	2,378	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	113.12	1,415	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	110.36	1,774	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	107.62	1,317	6thin

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)	1,300	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,766	137.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,826	148.21/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,706	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	129.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,094	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	109.81/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,423	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	116.29/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,413	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	123.45/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	307.77/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	343.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,118	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	122.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,248	124.20/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	110.12/cwt	107.00–112.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	261.98/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	315.32/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	358.49/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	282.34/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	279.63/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,337	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	276.02/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	292.53/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	317.00/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	324.03/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	339.62/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	413.94/cwt	412.00–422.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	338.51/cwt	337.00–340.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	305.79/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	289.79/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	320.19/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,165	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	263.77/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	404	277.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	313.66/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,070	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	391.50/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	114.39/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,784	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	106.86/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,761	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,326	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	254.51/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,573	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 311Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 34Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 35Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,766	135.00–139.00	137.38
4	—	1,826	145.00–151.00	148.21
5	—	1,615	126.00–133.00	129.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,296	106.00–113.00	109.81
6	—	1,215	114.00–121.00	116.29
2	—	1,090	123.00–124.00	123.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,560	112.00–119.00	114.39
15	—	1,648	103.00–110.00	106.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	105.00–110.00	106.68
1	—	1,200	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,170	101.00	101.00

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	379	303.00–312.00	307.77
7	400–450	434	287.00–297.00	292.53
12	450–500	478	279.00–283.00	279.63
4	500–550	515	270.00–278.00	276.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	360.00–365.00	362.45
2	250–300	263	337.00–340.00	338.51
14	350–400	364	317.00–323.00	320.19
3	400–450	430	300.00–310.00	305.79
11	450–500	466	287.00–291.00	289.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	305.00–315.00	313.66
6	400–450	404	270.00–280.00	277.47
4	450–500	479	260.00–265.00	263.77
3	550–600	560	240.00–245.00	241.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	340.00–345.00	343.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	317.00–327.00	324.03
3	500–550	515	315.00–321.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	325.00–335.00	329.99
2	550–600	583	257.00–267.00	261.98
2	600–650	618	254.00–255.00	254.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	355.00–365.00	358.49
3	350–400	367	337.00–345.00	339.62
3	450–500	473	313.00–320.00	315.32
10	500–550	510	280.00–288.00	282.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	237	412.00–422.00	413.94
2	250–300	285	390.00–393.00	391.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	119.00–125.00	122.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	118.00–130.00	124.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	107.00–112.00	110.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	158.00	158.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	165.00	165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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