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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 23

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

384 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 451▲ 15 vs year ago 369 · +4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 170▼ 42 vs year ago 86 · −48.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 86▲ 90 vs year ago 19 · +473.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $247.48/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.20 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$247.48

59 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs GA average

−22.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	255.73	1,314	36
Medium and Large 2	538	238.43	1,283	16thin
Medium and Large 3	513	225.73	1,158	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $156 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

247.48

—

GA average15 barns · 486 hd

247.31

+0.17

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−22.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−125.20

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	—	Average	1,587	144.88	2,299	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	119.51	1,333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	105.08	1,058	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	105.00	1,601	1thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,063	8

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	357.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,172	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,205	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,422	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	313.69/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,537	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	313.73/cwt	312.00–317.50	1,672	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	286.37/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,629	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	296.80/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,736	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,600	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	230.78/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,585	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	698	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,576	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	960	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	291.63/cwt	290.00–292.50	924	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	303.06/cwt	300.00–307.50	964	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	286.00/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,078	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	279.15/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,145	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	259.50/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,087	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	266.88/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,142	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,189	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	244.31/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,175	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	225.73/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,158	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	255.73/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,314	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	238.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,283	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	234.31/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,460	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	212.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,340	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	346.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,056	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	335.57/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,047	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	316.08/cwt	312.00–317.50	1,173	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	324.15/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,219	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,291	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	279.96/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,282	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	280.71/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,426	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	287.10/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,496	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	268.97/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,415	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	257.65/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,505	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	243.11/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,488	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	231.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,444	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,412	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	216.87/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,460	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	145.01/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,293	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	106.09/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,062	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,184	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	98.09/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,111	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	123.81/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,430	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,601	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,007	129.38/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,303	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	153.13/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,548	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	150.66/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,605	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,283	131.80/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,691	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,109.12/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,109	6

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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 451Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 170Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 86Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	355.00–360.00	357.44
6	450–500	490	312.50–320.00	313.69
2	550–600	569	282.50–290.00	286.37
15	650–700	687	230.00–237.00	230.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	335.00–340.00	337.46
5	450–500	470	300.00–305.00	302.51
3	600–650	636	250.00–255.00	251.64
3	650–700	698	225.00–227.50	225.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	533	312.00–317.50	313.73
13	550–600	585	295.00–302.50	296.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	300.00–307.50	303.06
5	350–400	377	282.50–287.50	286.00
8	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	266.88
10	450–500	471	250.00–255.00	252.47
16	500–550	538	235.00–240.00	238.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	290.00–292.50	291.63
29	400–450	419	258.00–261.00	259.50
15	450–500	481	235.00–245.00	244.31
7	500–550	513	222.50–230.00	225.73
5	600–650	632	210.00–215.00	212.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	315.00–317.50	315.85
3	400–450	410	277.50–280.00	279.15
36	500–550	514	252.50–259.00	255.73
26	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	234.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	330.00–337.50	335.57
6	350–400	376	320.00–325.00	324.15
2	400–450	420	305.00–310.00	307.47
16	500–550	508	277.50–281.00	280.71
5	600–650	623	230.00–237.50	231.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	312.00–317.50	316.08
2	450–500	458	277.50–282.50	279.96
12	500–550	526	262.50–272.50	268.97
6	550–600	584	252.50–260.00	257.65
2	600–650	631	222.50–225.00	223.77
4	650–700	673	215.00–217.50	216.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	345.00–350.00	346.29
14	500–550	521	282.00–287.50	287.10
4	600–650	612	242.50–245.00	243.11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,065	141.00–160.00	150.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	147.00–160.00	153.13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,007	122.00–138.00	129.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	125.00–139.00	131.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,243	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,109.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	123.00–125.00	123.81
5	—	1,047	110.00–116.00	113.12
1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	96.00–100.00	98.09
5	—	1,001	103.00–109.00	106.09
1	—	785	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	142.00–149.00	145.01
1	—	1,360	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,850	150.00	150.00

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.