Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.34/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$151.34

180 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	153.35	712	156
Medium and Large 2	433	142.81	618	7thin
Medium and Large 3	397	136.38	541	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about $171 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 sale180 hd

151.34

—

GA average15 barns · 1,742 hd

142.25

+9.09

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	—	Average	1,545	90.28	1,395	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	81.25	948	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	80.45	1,096	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	64.80	694	12

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	—	376	177.21/cwt	174.00–180.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	182.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	166.84/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	169.94/cwt	167.00–176.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	175.05/cwt	171.00–181.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	172.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	137.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	154.35/cwt	150.00–156.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	152.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	981	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.00/cwt	171.00–180.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	148.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	183.83/cwt	180.00–188.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.05/cwt	147.00–157.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	142.00/cwt	138.00–143.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	140.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	152.90/cwt	149.00–159.00	676	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	161.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.25/cwt	143.00–151.00	784	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	195.96/cwt	194.00–198.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	157.57/cwt	151.00–161.00	622	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	143.14/cwt	140.00–147.00	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	124.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	884.56/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	687.91/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	77.26/cwt	74.00–79.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	96.14/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,618	6
Bulls	—	—	1,441	85.88/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,238	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	84.41/cwt	82.00–87.00	977	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	78.45/cwt	74.00–81.00	921	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	84.16/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,187	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	65.22/cwt	61.00–68.00	746	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	73.58/cwt	71.00–78.00	778	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	55.61/cwt	52.00–60.00	563	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	78.13/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,040	8

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 155Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 153Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	174.00–180.00	177.21
3	—	620	130.00–135.00	131.67
6	—	426	167.00–176.00	169.94
3	—	523	150.00–154.00	151.30
3	—	273	194.00–198.00	195.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	180.00–190.00	182.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	165.00–170.00	166.84
4	—	341	171.00–181.00	175.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	167.00–175.00	172.91
6	—	584	150.00–156.00	154.35
3	—	322	180.00–188.00	183.83
8	—	673	138.00–143.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	642	150.00–155.00	152.83
4	—	471	171.00–180.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	130.00–140.00	136.68
2	—	475	147.00–157.00	152.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	135.00–140.00	137.68
4	—	376	140.00–150.00	146.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	594	140.00–150.00	148.61
7	—	638	135.00–143.00	140.12
25	—	442	149.00–159.00	152.90
4	—	488	145.00–150.00	148.00
7	—	332	161.00–165.00	161.99
33	—	522	143.00–151.00	150.25
61	—	395	151.00–161.00	157.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	130.00–140.00	136.59
9	—	310	140.00–147.00	143.14
5	—	536	120.00–130.00	124.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	800.00–1,000.00	884.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	675.00–700.00	687.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	74.00–79.00	77.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,683	94.00–100.00	96.14
8	—	1,441	84.00–91.00	85.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	82.00–87.00	84.41
9	—	1,174	74.00–81.00	78.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	82.00–88.00	84.16
8	—	1,331	74.00–81.00	78.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	61.00–68.00	65.22
4	—	1,058	71.00–78.00	73.58
4	—	1,013	52.00–60.00	55.61

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