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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

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

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 265▲ 130 vs year ago 137 · +94.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 105▼ 19 vs year ago 119 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 37 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows 8.00 to 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 $248.10/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −124.58 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$248.10

8 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.56

vs GA average

−36.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	523	248.10	1,298	8thin

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 sale8 hd

248.10

—

GA average16 barns · 586 hd

251.66

−3.56

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−36.85

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

−124.58

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	1,504	135.83	2,043	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	119.16	1,961	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	111.26	1,644	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,339	109.23	1,463	26

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,900	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	320.34/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,413	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	308.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	988	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	336.99/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,115	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	313.72/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,183	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	297.79/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,164	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	298.28/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,220	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	262.72/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,282	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	248.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,298	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	337.47/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,259	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	342.59/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,292	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	494	297.67/cwt	297.00–298.00	1,470	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	269.81/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,392	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	129.48/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,551	139.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,156	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	101.94/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,221	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,356	115.54/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,567	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	116.26/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,602	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,388	110.39/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,532	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	107.70/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,633	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	119.16/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,961	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,105	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	156.85/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,349	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,168	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,223	120.13/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,469	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,350	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 265Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 105Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,388	108.00–114.00	110.39
4	—	1,356	115.00–116.00	115.54
6	—	1,198	99.00–105.00	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,378	113.00–119.00	116.26
1	—	1,740	121.00	121.00
14	—	1,516	104.00–111.00	107.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	116.00–120.00	119.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	136.00–143.00	139.00
2	—	1,410	128.00–132.00	129.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	312.00–315.00	313.72
10	400–450	409	292.00–299.00	298.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	305.00–310.00	308.67
7	350–400	391	297.00–303.00	297.79
14	450–500	488	262.00–268.00	262.72
8	500–550	523	245.00–255.00	248.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	332.00–338.00	336.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	340.00–345.00	342.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	337.00–340.00	337.47
3	450–500	494	297.00–298.00	297.67
5	500–550	516	265.00–273.00	269.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	312.00–322.00	320.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	127.00	127.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	116.00–125.00	120.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	149.00–167.00	156.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.