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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 150▲ 149 vs year ago 175 · +85.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 142▼ 69 vs year ago 105 · −65.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 79▲ 23 vs year ago 8 · +287.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.94/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −116.74 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$255.94

39 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs GA average

−15.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	261.06	1,381	18thin
Medium and Large 2	508	252.80	1,284	18thin
Medium and Large 3	518	244.03	1,264	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

255.94

—

GA average10 barns · 236 hd

250.02

+5.92

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−15.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−116.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $372.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,788	137.74	2,462	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	121.43	1,931	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	118.34	1,274	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	99.85	940	8thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	333.44/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,234	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,291	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	311.48/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,358	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	309.30/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,441	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	290.83/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,355	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	314.02/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,473	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	284.98/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,547	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,612	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	273.80/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,572	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	242.00/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,595	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	659	226.11/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,490	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	273.90/cwt	270.00–277.50	871	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	292.55/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,071	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	968	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	274.22/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,020	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	255.89/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,065	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	285.54/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,202	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	271.86/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,283	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	252.80/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,284	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	244.03/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,264	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	261.06/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,381	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	231.57/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,470	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	212.99/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,406	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	207.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,372	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	322.02/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,018	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	313.47/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,116	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	321.27/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,327	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,289	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	293.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,348	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	291.66/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,514	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	276.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,452	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	271.64/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,527	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	261.85/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,500	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,574	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	231.25/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,522	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,726	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	145.14/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,562	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,662	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	102.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	922	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,075	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	94.26/cwt	92.00–99.00	939	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,196	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	122.01/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,335	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	124.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,906	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,972	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	120.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,153	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	120.57/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,299	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	110.19/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,193	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,393	1

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 150Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 142Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 79Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	121.00–127.00	124.14
1	—	1,700	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	100.00–105.00	102.25
4	—	996	92.00–99.00	94.26
1	—	845	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,063	112.00–113.00	112.52
6	—	1,094	118.00–125.00	122.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,726	133.00–140.00	136.47
2	—	1,765	142.00–148.00	145.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	270.00–277.50	274.22
18	500–550	508	250.00–257.50	252.80
11	650–700	660	200.00–210.00	207.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	290.00–297.50	292.55
8	400–450	421	280.00–287.50	285.54
16	450–500	472	270.00–274.00	271.86
18	500–550	529	260.00–265.00	261.06
11	600–650	635	227.00–235.00	231.57
4	650–700	660	210.00–214.00	212.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	270.00–277.50	273.90
3	350–400	370	260.00–265.00	261.69
6	400–450	416	255.00–260.00	255.89
3	500–550	518	240.00–247.00	244.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	320.00–322.50	322.02
8	350–400	356	310.00–317.50	313.47
5	400–450	426	300.00–305.00	302.57
4	450–500	459	290.00–295.00	293.76
8	550–600	573	260.00–267.50	261.85
2	600–650	630	245.00–255.00	249.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	320.00–322.50	321.27
3	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	276.54
8	650–700	658	230.00–237.50	231.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	519	287.50–295.00	291.66
9	550–600	562	270.00–277.50	271.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	345.00–347.50	346.22
7	450–500	469	312.50–316.00	314.02
5	650–700	659	240.00–242.50	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	332.00–335.00	333.44
7	450–500	466	308.00–310.00	309.30
2	550–600	563	285.00–287.50	286.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	310.00–312.50	311.48
3	450–500	466	290.00–292.50	290.83
9	500–550	543	280.00–286.00	284.98
6	550–600	574	270.00–277.50	273.80
14	650–700	659	222.50–230.00	226.11

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	105.00–116.00	110.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	958	115.00–126.00	120.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,077	116.00–131.00	120.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	108.00	108.00

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.