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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 198▼ 88 vs year ago 407 · −21.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 47▼ 56 vs year ago 117 · −47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 18▲ 10 vs year ago 46 · +21.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 lower, replacement cows 10.00 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 $204.04/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.64 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$204.04

23 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs GA average

−48.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	213.25	1,139	9thin
Medium and Large 3	517	198.12	1,024	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.13/cwt here — about $114 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 sale23 hd

204.04

—

GA average13 barns · 375 hd

214.41

−10.37

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−48.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−168.64

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	1,442	134.23	1,935	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	112.12	1,172	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	108.74	1,054	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	108.00	1,436	2thin

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)	1,345	$1,600	6

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	884	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	316.14/cwt	312.50–320.00	983	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	923	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	302.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,113	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,111	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	261.75/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,361	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	233.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	248.71/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,447	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	224.52/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,446	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	275.78/cwt	272.50–280.00	764	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	262.17/cwt	260.00–267.50	844	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	241.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	939	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	220.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	937	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	223.48/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,059	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	214.62/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,022	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	230.29/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,108	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	198.12/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,024	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	213.25/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,139	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	216.26/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,367	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	321.48/cwt	315.00–327.50	884	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	274.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	882	23
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	293.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	955	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	285.87/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,081	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	221.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,088	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	214.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,091	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	200.00/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,138	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,883	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	120.90/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,092	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	946	117.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,109	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	104.52/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,012	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	99.74/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,082	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,203	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,370	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,504	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	131.23/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,203	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	129.99/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,306	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,069	112.22/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,200	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	101.08/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,097	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 198Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 47Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 18Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	130.00–135.00	132.68
1	—	1,555	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	114.00–120.00	117.24
9	—	1,101	105.00–112.00	109.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,305	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	968	102.00–109.00	104.52
5	—	903	117.00–124.00	120.90
3	—	1,085	98.00–101.00	99.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	240.00–250.00	241.38
17	450–500	474	222.50–228.00	223.48
9	500–550	534	210.00–217.50	213.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	272.50–280.00	275.78
15	300–350	322	260.00–267.50	262.17
9	450–500	481	230.00–232.50	230.29
8	600–650	632	210.00–218.00	216.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	220.00–225.00	220.95
20	450–500	476	212.00–220.00	214.62
14	500–550	517	195.00–200.00	198.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	290.00–300.00	295.00
2	350–400	390	280.00–290.00	284.94
4	550–600	573	230.00–235.00	233.73
5	600–650	644	220.00–227.50	224.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	325.00–330.00	327.41
2	300–350	311	312.50–320.00	316.14
2	350–400	368	300.00–305.00	302.41
13	500–550	520	260.00–265.00	261.75
4	550–600	582	247.50–250.00	248.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–327.50	321.48
23	300–350	321	270.00–275.00	274.66
9	450–500	492	220.00–230.00	221.12
16	500–550	509	210.00–215.00	214.38
6	550–600	569	199.00–201.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	293.96
3	350–400	378	285.00–287.50	285.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	124.00–125.00	124.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,005	120.00–141.00	129.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	917	125.00–145.00	131.23

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)	14	—	1,069	105.00–117.00	112.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,085	88.00–108.00	101.08

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	—	1,345	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.