Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.57/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$141.57

58 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	147.67	699	19thin
Medium and Large 2	517	138.99	718	34
Medium and Large 3	277	136.01	377	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

141.57

—

GA average13 barns · 1,240 hd

137.66

+3.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	69.75	792	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,343	67.85	911	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	52.12	515	14

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.62/cwt	151.00–157.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	185.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	155.78/cwt	150.00–159.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	178.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	956	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	137.28/cwt	132.00–139.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	177.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	175.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	192.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	164.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	146.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	141.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	171.56/cwt	170.00–178.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	148.93/cwt	145.00–153.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	171.70/cwt	167.00–176.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	853	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	145.61/cwt	141.00–149.00	744	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	65.79/cwt	62.00–69.00	756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	72.82/cwt	70.00–78.00	826	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	54.25/cwt	52.00–58.00	739	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	72.78/cwt	70.00–77.00	972	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.22/cwt	50.00–56.00	561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	67.67/cwt	65.00–71.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	44.84/cwt	41.00–49.00	412	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	66.09/cwt	62.00–69.00	890	9

How this sale compares

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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 164Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 83Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	151.00–157.00	152.62
6	—	327	180.00–190.00	185.24
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.46
4	—	375	175.00–180.00	178.49
7	—	430	165.00–170.00	166.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	130.00–134.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	150.00–159.00	155.78
4	—	376	167.00–176.00	171.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	130.00–138.00	133.98
3	—	337	175.00–180.00	177.65
3	—	378	170.00–178.00	175.29
3	—	413	160.00–168.00	164.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	160.00–170.00	165.56
2	—	278	190.00–195.00	192.61
5	—	440	170.00–178.00	171.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	145.00–150.00	148.30
24	—	610	150.00–160.00	156.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	140.00–145.00	142.53
3	—	300	130.00–135.00	131.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	132.00–139.00	137.28
6	—	380	150.00–159.00	156.57
2	—	413	145.00–153.00	148.93
7	—	511	141.00–149.00	145.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	145.00–150.00	146.74
5	—	336	140.00–145.00	141.34
2	—	408	135.00–140.00	137.48
3	—	518	130.00–138.00	135.30
20	—	620	133.00–138.00	137.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	87.00–90.00	88.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	62.00–69.00	65.79
8	—	1,134	70.00–78.00	72.82
1	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	52.00–58.00	54.25
17	—	1,336	70.00–77.00	72.78
9	—	1,346	62.00–69.00	66.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,035	50.00–56.00	54.22
2	—	1,058	65.00–71.00	67.67
6	—	918	41.00–49.00	44.84

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle