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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 21

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 504▲ 72 vs year ago 416 · +17.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 40▲ 25 vs year ago 38 · +65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 21▲ 63 vs year ago 8 · +787.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower,, heifer calves and 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 $246.74/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.94 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$246.74

97 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$20.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs GA average

−29.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	257.06	1,314	22
Medium and Large 2	551	249.57	1,374	40
Medium and Large 3	559	237.02	1,326	35

One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale97 hd

246.74

—

GA average14 barns · 422 hd

246.22

+0.52

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−29.72

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−125.94

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	1,760	155.73	2,741	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	128.12	1,858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	127.66	1,458	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	108.19	1,082	7thin

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)	1,361	$2,214	26

Every lot

62 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	320.55/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,170	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	326.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,199	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	316.52/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,345	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	306.78/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,365	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	314.41/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,519	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	306.66/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,607	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	293.55/cwt	293.00–297.50	1,588	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	294.38/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,643	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	279.78/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,609	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,558	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	265.79/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,645	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	716	238.84/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,710	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	319.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	979	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	298.19/cwt	295.00–300.00	924	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	310.78/cwt	310.00–312.50	994	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	281.82/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,020	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	303.15/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,106	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	292.78/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,072	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	280.39/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,141	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	262.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,105	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	272.09/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,173	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	269.27/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,225	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	251.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,150	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	257.06/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,314	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	245.82/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,271	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	255.35/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,356	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	246.79/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,382	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	235.20/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,336	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	223.18/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,390	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,405	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	328.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,076	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	336.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,129	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	316.16/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,170	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	305.06/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,281	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	296.49/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,251	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	294.21/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,430	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	286.65/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,399	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	271.21/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,334	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,461	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	249.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,474	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	232.48/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,439	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	225.05/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,427	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	148.52/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,295	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	156.98/cwt	155.00–161.00	3,163	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	99.34/cwt	97.00–103.00	981	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,360	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,429	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	134.91/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,561	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	116.78/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,420	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,807	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,823	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	124.92/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,936	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	127.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,316	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	159.05/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,094	128.80/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,409	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	122.83/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,419	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,317	2,102.21/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,102	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,432	2,392.95/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,393	10

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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 504Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 21Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	310.00–312.50	310.78
8	350–400	366	290.00–297.50	292.78
7	400–450	431	270.00–277.50	272.09
13	500–550	531	252.50–258.00	255.35
27	550–600	560	245.00–248.00	246.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	295.00–300.00	298.19
8	350–400	362	280.00–285.00	281.82
6	400–450	421	260.00–265.00	262.38
3	450–500	457	250.00–255.00	251.71
6	500–550	517	245.00–247.50	245.82
29	550–600	568	232.50–239.00	235.20
22	600–650	623	223.00–225.00	223.18
2	650–700	665	210.00–212.50	211.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	315.00–325.00	319.99
8	350–400	365	300.00–305.00	303.15
20	400–450	407	279.00–281.00	280.39
7	450–500	455	267.50–270.00	269.27
22	500–550	511	251.00–259.00	257.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	367	325.00–330.00	326.72
20	400–450	425	310.00–318.00	316.52
8	500–550	541	293.00–297.50	293.55
8	550–600	575	278.00–285.00	279.78
5	600–650	605	255.00–260.00	257.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	315.00–322.50	320.55
5	400–450	445	306.00–310.00	306.78
11	700–750	716	238.00–242.50	238.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	312.50–315.00	314.41
18	500–550	524	300.00–309.00	306.66
14	550–600	558	290.00–297.50	294.38
31	600–650	619	262.00–272.00	265.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	325.00–330.00	328.00
6	350–400	370	312.50–320.00	316.16
11	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	296.49
4	450–500	492	270.00–275.00	271.21
7	600–650	634	220.00–227.50	225.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	335.00–340.00	336.96
2	400–450	420	302.50–307.50	305.06
19	450–500	488	280.00–289.00	286.65
8	550–600	591	245.00–250.00	249.37
6	600–650	619	230.00–237.50	232.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	292.50–297.50	294.21
3	550–600	562	255.00–265.00	259.97
3	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	241.72

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)	4	—	1,069	150.00–168.00	159.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	126.00–130.00	127.75

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)	5	—	1,094	125.00–137.00	128.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	117.00–128.00	122.83

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	16	—	1,317	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,102.21

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	10	—	1,432	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,392.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	145.00–153.00	148.52
2	—	1,973	165.00–169.00	167.00
5	—	2,015	155.00–161.00	156.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,352	130.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	1,550	124.00–126.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	113.00–120.00	116.78
5	—	1,065	125.00–132.00	127.66
6	—	1,157	133.00–140.00	134.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	97.00–103.00	99.34
2	—	1,148	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	755	111.00	111.00

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.