Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2024-04-02

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 2
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 269 vs last sale 461▼ 53 vs year ago 245 · −21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 68▲ 21 vs year ago 52 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 60▲ 48 vs year ago 10 · +480.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.35/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −119.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.
Average price
$253.35
11 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.16
vs GA average
−17.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543253.351,37711thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
253.35
—
GA average16 barns · 435 hd
253.19
+0.16
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−17.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
372.68
−119.32
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
453403354304median 372.6803/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,765153.602,71011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,067131.011,39839
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,420129.931,8454thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average966112.861,0907thin

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 Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,620$2,2004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,458$2,0764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$1,8488

Every lot

45 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315391.31/cwt387.50–395.001,2332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365363.25/cwt357.50–367.501,3269
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430336.92/cwt332.50–342.501,4495
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459308.12/cwt307.50–310.001,4144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486320.34/cwt315.00–325.001,5577
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578292.44/cwt290.00–295.001,6903
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3306291.27/cwt290.00–292.508912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342320.59/cwt320.00–322.501,0964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383309.87/cwt305.00–315.001,1873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388282.04/cwt280.00–287.501,0947
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431285.55/cwt280.00–287.501,2314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469273.05/cwt270.00–279.001,28118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470259.58/cwt255.00–260.001,22012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527256.50/cwt255.00–260.001,3526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563249.58/cwt248.00–250.001,4055
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613242.01/cwt240.00–245.001,48410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636235.51/cwt230.00–239.001,49810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3676199.14/cwt197.50–200.001,3463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328324.91/cwt322.50–332.501,0669
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370359.08/cwt357.50–367.501,3296
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392351.23/cwt350.00–352.501,3772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439320.47/cwt320.00–322.501,4075
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466313.72/cwt312.50–315.001,4622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483300.66/cwt297.50–302.501,4528
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535291.70/cwt290.00–292.501,5613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,4294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,730157.77/cwt154.00–161.002,7295
Bulls——1,740169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,9411
Bulls——1,804146.36/cwt145.00–148.002,6405
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840105.00/cwt105.00–105.008821
Cows—Boner 80-85%961124.22/cwt120.00–126.001,19410
Cows—Lean 85-90%975110.67/cwt108.00–113.001,0793
Cows—Lean 85-90%998117.68/cwt117.00–118.001,1743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081130.88/cwt127.00–135.001,41521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163139.84/cwt137.00–144.001,6268
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385127.85/cwt125.00–131.001,7712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,896.69/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8976
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4582,075.99/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0764
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3870112.54/cwt110.00–115.009792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062120.64/cwt116.00–126.001,2813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4761

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.