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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 1

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 321▼ 175 vs year ago 373 · −46.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 54▼ 24 vs year ago 71 · −33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 36▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows 1.00 lower.

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 $220.59/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −152.09 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$220.59

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.01

vs GA average

−26.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	220.59	1,193	5thin

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 sale5 hd

220.59

—

GA average11 barns · 229 hd

207.58

+13.01

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−26.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−152.09

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	1,794	142.51	2,556	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,013	112.50	1,140	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	107.45	1,109	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,210	105.00	1,271	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	256.63/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,101	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	252.73/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,185	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	259.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,339	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	228.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,322	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	263.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	974	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	230.78/cwt	230.00–233.00	865	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	241.08/cwt	235.00–243.00	928	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	232.27/cwt	230.00–233.00	978	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	216.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,035	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	220.59/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,193	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	199.73/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,248	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	223.21/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,060	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	145.93/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,608	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,283	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	911	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	984	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	112.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,149	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	101.36/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,054	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	118.45/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,362	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,271	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,438	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 321Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 54Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	218.00–228.00	223.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	195.00–200.00	197.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	230.00–233.00	230.78
3	450–500	478	210.00–220.00	216.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	235.00–243.00	241.08
4	400–450	421	230.00–233.00	232.27
5	500–550	541	220.00–223.00	220.59
3	600–650	625	197.00–205.00	199.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	369	255.00–265.00	263.89
5	450–500	460	230.00–240.00	235.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	250.00–255.00	252.73
3	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	228.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	255.00–260.00	256.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	257.00–260.00	259.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	129.00	129.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	144.00–149.00	145.93
1	—	2,160	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,620	130.00–135.00	132.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	116.00–121.00	118.45
4	—	911	105.00–111.00	108.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	109.00–115.00	112.01
3	—	1,040	98.00–105.00	101.36

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.