Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Steer calves and Feeder Steers mostly steady, Bull calves and Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Heifer calves and Feeder Heifers unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.37/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$141.37

145 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	147.11	716	70
Medium and Large 2	404	145.25	587	28
Medium and Large 3	417	130.52	544	47

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $172 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 sale145 hd

141.37

—

GA average16 barns · 1,571 hd

141.91

−0.54

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,761	100.95	1,778	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	80.82	1,051	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	73.79	785	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	56.54	601	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	148.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	164.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	153.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	138.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	156.35/cwt	151.00–161.00	604	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	686	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	131.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	135.32/cwt	133.00–140.00	418	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	171.19/cwt	168.00–174.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	178.94/cwt	175.00–180.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	147.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	153.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	135.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.15/cwt	167.00–174.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	176.81/cwt	170.00–179.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	254	147.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	141.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	826	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	141.47/cwt	138.00–143.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.92/cwt	185.00–193.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	171.74/cwt	165.00–175.00	793	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	77.12/cwt	75.00–80.00	731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	65.99/cwt	63.00–70.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	91.48/cwt	87.00–95.00	832	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	91.21/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	96.35/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,575	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	52.32/cwt	47.00–55.00	553	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	79.90/cwt	78.00–81.00	878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,947	108.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	2,103	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	75.05/cwt	72.00–79.00	944	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	85.76/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,146	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	61.82/cwt	59.00–65.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	63.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	636	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	71.95/cwt	70.00–74.00	759	3

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 311Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 92Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	150.00–157.00	155.29
3	—	383	145.00–150.00	148.43
3	—	267	160.00–167.00	164.10
9	—	479	130.00–140.00	137.21
9	—	419	138.00–143.00	141.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	120.00–130.00	126.77
21	—	415	125.00–135.00	131.16
10	—	309	133.00–140.00	135.32
4	—	560	110.00–120.00	116.30
2	—	685	105.00–108.00	106.53
4	—	254	140.00–150.00	147.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	386	151.00–161.00	156.35
33	—	467	143.00–153.00	146.90
22	—	585	135.00–143.00	141.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	150.00–158.00	153.67
11	—	673	131.00–140.00	138.65
11	—	445	168.00–174.00	171.19
5	—	326	175.00–180.00	178.94
12	—	376	170.00–179.00	176.81
2	—	493	155.00–160.00	157.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	142.00–150.00	147.94
2	—	315	155.00–165.00	159.92
8	—	423	150.00–158.00	153.39
4	—	629	130.00–140.00	135.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	345	185.00–193.00	189.92
24	—	462	165.00–175.00	171.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	125.00–130.00	126.60
3	—	318	150.00–155.00	151.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	167.00–174.00	172.15
3	—	573	140.00–146.00	143.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	75.00–80.00	77.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	909	87.00–95.00	91.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	63.00–70.00	65.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	76.00–78.00	77.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	90.00–92.00	91.21
9	—	1,635	95.00–101.00	96.35
10	—	1,947	103.00–110.00	108.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	47.00–55.00	52.32
4	—	1,071	59.00–65.00	61.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	78.00–81.00	79.90
3	—	1,003	60.00–65.00	63.41
3	—	1,055	70.00–74.00	71.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	72.00–79.00	75.05
7	—	1,336	81.00–88.00	85.76

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