Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2024-02-27

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 27
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 280▼ 367 vs year ago 517 · −71.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 67▲ 61 vs year ago 81 · +75.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 42▲ 37 vs year ago 42 · +88.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.37/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$245.37
47 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,245
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499256.951,28214thin
Medium and Large 2482252.511,21716thin
Medium and Large 3539229.121,23517thin
One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
245.37
—
GA average16 barns · 1,860 hd
245.25
+0.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,747130.022,27110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,105111.041,22731
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445106.641,54124
CowsLean 85-90%High98298.9197127

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$1,60534

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3354328.07/cwt325.00–335.001,16110
Steers—Medium and Large 1358349.01/cwt348.00–350.001,2492
Steers—Medium and Large 2467303.84/cwt300.00–307.501,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 1472316.46/cwt315.00–320.001,4945
Steers—Medium and Large 1523291.23/cwt290.00–292.501,5232
Steers—Medium and Large 2525283.76/cwt282.50–285.001,4902
Steers—Medium and Large 3628239.90/cwt235.00–245.001,5072
Steers—Medium and Large 3670222.44/cwt220.00–225.001,4902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363275.02/cwt270.00–277.509984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374263.10/cwt257.50–267.509844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375280.86/cwt280.00–282.501,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432270.80/cwt270.00–272.501,1703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474238.80/cwt235.00–240.001,1324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482251.83/cwt250.00–255.001,2144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514246.69/cwt240.00–250.001,2686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,3004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575223.33/cwt220.00–225.001,2843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623226.27/cwt225.00–227.501,4102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626233.10/cwt230.00–237.501,4594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629214.93/cwt212.50–217.501,3522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673201.25/cwt200.00–202.501,3542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,3862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322332.00/cwt330.00–335.001,0697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419319.69/cwt317.50–320.001,3408
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461282.55/cwt280.00–285.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462306.64/cwt305.00–307.501,4173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473296.31/cwt290.00–300.001,4026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2502283.13/cwt282.50–285.001,4214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561272.53/cwt270.00–275.001,5292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610224.18/cwt222.50–225.001,3673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,5032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700126.20/cwt122.00–129.002,1455
Bulls——1,793133.84/cwt130.00–137.002,4005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96693.81/cwt90.00–96.0090614
Cows—Lean 85-90%973112.82/cwt110.00–117.001,0984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011100.65/cwt98.00–103.001,0189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,079106.45/cwt103.00–110.001,14918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115123.95/cwt121.00–127.001,3823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149115.43/cwt112.00–119.001,32610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427109.97/cwt108.00–113.001,5699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456103.69/cwt100.00–107.001,51014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915117.97/cwt113.00–123.001,0792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024112.76/cwt101.00–122.001,1555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081116.05/cwt110.00–123.001,2557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,132103.43/cwt96.00–108.001,1713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,0421,254.60/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2556
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1051,441.18/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2741,680.93/head1,600.00–1,750.001,68114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,858.81/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8598

This sale against other markets

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.