Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.54/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$170.54

45 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	172.43	755	29
Medium and Large 3	326	169.50	553	4thin
Medium and Large 2	430	166.31	715	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.12/cwt here — about $40 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 sale45 hd

170.54

—

GA average15 barns · 847 hd

163.03

+7.51

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	1,404	90.54	1,272	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,232	80.69	994	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	79.65	885	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	60.57	560	36

Every lot, as filed

37 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 3	—	515	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	189.37/cwt	187.00–190.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	147.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.17/cwt	137.00–147.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	169.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.03/cwt	135.00–143.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	187.15/cwt	186.00–190.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.18/cwt	155.00–160.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.64/cwt	174.00–180.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.48/cwt	161.00–171.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	177.81/cwt	175.00–183.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	150.20/cwt	148.00–151.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	142.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	119.30/cwt	118.00–122.00	690	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	66.90/cwt	65.00–69.00	686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	885.79/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,464.29/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	17,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	69.92/cwt	67.00–74.00	712	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,437	91.18/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,310	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	80.24/cwt	76.00–83.00	960	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	79.94/cwt	76.00–83.00	868	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	62.04/cwt	58.00–65.00	599	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	72.67/cwt	68.00–75.00	753	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	69.69/cwt	66.00–72.00	687	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	86.70/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,079	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	86.42/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,150	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	72.04/cwt	68.00–76.00	821	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	52.17/cwt	49.00–56.00	420	10

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 380Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 62Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	120.00–130.00	125.10
4	—	403	140.00–150.00	147.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	187.00–190.00	189.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	129.00–135.00	131.92
4	—	421	140.00–150.00	145.79
8	—	472	137.00–147.00	145.17
2	—	575	135.00–143.00	139.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	130.00–140.00	134.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	140.00–148.00	142.67
4	—	366	130.00–140.00	135.12
12	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.67
3	—	578	118.00–122.00	119.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	165.00–175.00	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	186.00–190.00	187.15
6	—	521	155.00–160.00	158.18
8	—	425	174.00–180.00	177.64
9	—	471	161.00–171.00	167.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	175.00–183.00	177.81
5	—	568	148.00–151.00	150.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,019	67.00–74.00	69.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	65.00–69.00	66.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	850.00–925.00	885.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,464.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,855	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,437	88.00–94.00	91.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	76.00–83.00	80.24
20	—	1,331	84.00–91.00	86.42
12	—	1,140	68.00–76.00	72.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,086	76.00–83.00	79.94
12	—	1,036	68.00–75.00	72.67
11	—	1,245	84.00–90.00	86.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	965	58.00–65.00	62.04
6	—	986	66.00–72.00	69.69
10	—	805	49.00–56.00	52.17

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

Steers · 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