Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2024-07-16

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 16

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 427▲ 24 vs year ago 253 · +9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 139▼ 25 vs year ago 106 · −23.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.75/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.77 against this barn's trailing median of $428.52.

Average price

$280.75

42 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs GA average

−10.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	293.96	1,505	3thin
Medium and Large 3	551	279.74	1,541	39

One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale42 hd

280.75

—

GA average14 barns · 514 hd

288.43

−7.68

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−10.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

428.52

−147.77

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.82, low $346.15, median $428.52 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	1,398	153.24	2,143	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	149.81	2,160	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	144.03	1,637	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	122.86	1,402	7thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	332.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,098	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	321.28/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,173	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	343.60/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,258	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	311.27/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,292	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	324.16/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,391	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	298.14/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,434	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	307.68/cwt	307.00–312.50	1,486	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	293.96/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,505	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	285.70/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,503	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	272.78/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,582	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,599	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	247.23/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,634	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,619	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	744	218.59/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,626	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	346	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	980	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	276.27/cwt	275.00–277.50	989	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	296.22/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,090	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	267.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,120	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,180	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	248.77/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,318	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	244.88/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,315	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	259.93/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,406	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,325	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	236.81/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,390	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	232.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,409	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	225.16/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,542	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	198.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,367	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	209.75/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,456	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	345.99/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,228	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	273.99/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,282	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	293.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,379	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,440	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	245.89/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,554	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,429	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	146.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,700	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	154.04/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	136.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,504	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	123.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,375	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	145.52/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,666	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	151.45/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,755	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,552	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,848	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	146.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,047	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,348	3

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 427Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 139Year ago 106

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	153.00–155.00	154.04
1	—	1,775	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,163	144.00–149.00	146.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,320	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,393	145.00–149.00	146.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	120.00–125.00	123.67
1	—	1,315	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,104	133.00–139.00	136.21
17	—	1,145	142.00–149.00	145.52
5	—	1,159	150.00–154.00	151.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	280.00–285.00	283.36
2	350–400	358	275.00–277.50	276.27
14	400–450	419	262.50–270.00	267.25
2	450–500	465	252.50–255.00	253.72
20	500–550	537	242.50–246.00	244.88
2	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	232.50
6	650–700	688	195.00–200.00	198.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	247.00–250.00	248.77
14	550–600	587	236.00–240.00	236.81
8	650–700	694	208.00–210.00	209.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	295.00–297.50	296.22
3	500–550	541	257.50–265.00	259.93
8	600–650	606	230.00–240.00	232.54
12	650–700	685	224.00–226.00	225.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–335.00	332.61
2	350–400	365	320.00–322.50	321.28
2	400–450	415	310.00–312.50	311.27
12	450–500	481	295.00–300.00	298.14
21	500–550	526	280.00–287.50	285.70
18	550–600	580	270.00–277.50	272.78
6	600–650	615	255.00–265.00	259.97
2	650–700	668	240.00–245.00	242.44
7	700–750	744	212.50–222.50	218.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	429	317.50–327.50	324.16
12	450–500	483	307.00–312.50	307.68
3	500–550	512	290.00–297.00	293.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	366	340.00–347.50	343.60
13	650–700	661	247.00–249.00	247.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	290.00–300.00	293.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	345.00–347.50	345.99
2	500–550	512	280.00–282.50	281.25
4	600–650	632	242.00–250.00	245.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	270.00–277.00	273.99
2	650–700	665	210.00–220.00	214.96

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.