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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 17

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 335▼ 188 vs year ago 481 · −39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 106▼ 78 vs year ago 109 · −71.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 91▼ 25 vs year ago 41 · −61.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower, steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, heifer calves and feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves weak, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $199.06/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −173.62 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$199.06

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$1.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.91

vs GA average

−37.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	199.76	1,159	11thin
Medium and Large 3	529	198.55	1,050	15thin

One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about $109 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 sale26 hd

199.06

—

GA average16 barns · 947 hd

215.97

−16.91

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−37.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−173.62

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	1,915	150.00	2,873	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	123.99	1,949	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	114.75	1,341	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	105.51	1,165	8thin

Every lot

38 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	245	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	937	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	279.38/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,182	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,075	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,098	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	255.02/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,352	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	240.79/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,279	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	238.51/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,374	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	228.00/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,391	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	213.95/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,371	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,462	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	269.93/cwt	267.50–272.50	985	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.50	908	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	239.17/cwt	237.50–247.50	976	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	233.29/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,010	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	225.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	199.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,044	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,085	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	199.76/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,159	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	174.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,102	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	661	181.02/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,197	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,344	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,376	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	299.04/cwt	295.00–302.50	957	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	228.65/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,104	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	216.85/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,106	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	214.68/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,213	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	200.55/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,269	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	188.33/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,266	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,873	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	101.26/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,065	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	108.06/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,228	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	116.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,344	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	108.50/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,281	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,620	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,533	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,171	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,689	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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 335Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 106Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 91Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	98.00–105.00	101.26
5	—	1,136	107.00–109.00	108.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	106.00–110.00	108.50
1	—	1,200	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,149	115.00–121.00	116.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,703	126.00–129.00	127.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	237.50–247.50	239.17
7	450–500	474	220.00–230.00	225.42
11	550–600	580	197.50–201.00	199.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	240.00–247.50	243.52
3	400–450	433	232.50–235.00	233.29
13	500–550	524	195.00–205.00	199.29
2	550–600	560	192.50–195.00	193.74
6	600–650	633	170.00–180.00	174.17
7	650–700	661	172.50–182.50	181.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	267.50–272.50	269.93
4	650–700	670	200.00–202.50	200.64
2	750–800	775	175.00–180.00	177.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	240.00–245.00	240.79
6	550–600	576	232.50–242.50	238.51
9	600–650	610	225.00–232.50	228.00
2	700–750	713	200.00–210.00	205.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	250.00–255.00	251.72
2	450–500	453	240.00–245.00	242.49
5	600–650	641	212.50–220.00	213.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	272.50–282.50	279.38
2	500–550	530	252.50–257.50	255.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	295.00–302.50	299.04
2	450–500	483	225.00–232.50	228.65
8	500–550	510	212.50–220.00	216.85
2	600–650	633	196.00–205.00	200.55
3	650–700	672	185.00–195.00	188.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	214.00–217.50	214.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	210.00–220.00	215.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	133.00	133.00

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.