Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.68/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$149.68

99 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	151.92	754	61
Medium and Large 2	446	147.05	655	25
Medium and Large 3	346	144.21	499	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $254 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 sale99 hd

149.68

—

GA average18 barns · 2,428 hd

145.81

+3.87

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	1,551	98.16	1,522	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	78.15	845	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	75.49	1,170	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	61.28	609	17

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	371	186.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	144.97/cwt	144.00–147.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.55/cwt	157.00–163.00	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	157.94/cwt	153.00–161.00	774	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	182.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	870	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	172.48/cwt	167.00–177.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	182.52/cwt	180.00–184.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	175.40/cwt	168.00–178.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	147.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	151.05/cwt	149.00–159.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	136.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	140.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	160.67/cwt	158.00–164.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	159.95/cwt	155.00–163.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	148.85/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	168.64/cwt	165.00–173.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.77/cwt	137.00–145.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	144.78/cwt	138.00–148.00	611	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	848.03/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	98.27/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,448	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	108.71/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	72.25/cwt	68.00–75.00	738	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	59.64/cwt	55.00–63.00	592	8
Bulls	—	—	1,325	87.52/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,160	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	84.77/cwt	82.00–88.00	885	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	85.30/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,151	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	50.83/cwt	49.00–54.00	489	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	69.92/cwt	65.00–72.00	763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	78.12/cwt	75.00–81.00	859	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	69.80/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,209	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	77.45/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,114	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 470Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 64Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	180.00–190.00	186.48
4	—	636	144.00–147.00	144.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	175.00–180.00	178.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	175.00–185.00	178.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	157.00–163.00	161.55
30	—	490	153.00–161.00	157.94
6	—	678	110.00–120.00	116.32
10	—	515	137.00–145.00	140.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	145.00–155.00	147.24
4	—	313	135.00–145.00	140.48
5	—	422	138.00–148.00	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	149.00–159.00	151.05
3	—	327	158.00–164.00	160.67
6	—	463	135.00–145.00	142.94
5	—	376	155.00–163.00	159.95
4	—	621	115.00–125.00	119.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	180.00–185.00	182.77
10	—	512	167.00–177.00	172.48
4	—	676	130.00–139.00	136.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	180.00–184.00	182.52
6	—	678	142.00–152.00	148.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	168.00–178.00	175.40
3	—	477	165.00–173.00	168.64

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	2	—	1,140	825.00–875.00	848.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	95.00–101.00	98.27
4	—	1,835	107.00–110.00	108.71
4	—	1,325	85.00–92.00	87.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	68.00–75.00	72.25
8	—	993	55.00–63.00	59.64
4	—	963	49.00–54.00	50.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	82.00–88.00	84.77
4	—	1,091	65.00–72.00	69.92
8	—	1,099	75.00–81.00	78.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	83.00–86.00	85.30
10	—	1,732	65.00–73.00	69.80
9	—	1,438	75.00–81.00	77.45

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle