Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.40/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$138.40

144 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$17.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	145.14	776	72
Medium and Large 2	540	136.09	735	36
Medium and Large 3	491	127.25	625	36

One grade step is worth $17.89/cwt here — about $152 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 sale144 hd

138.40

—

GA average14 barns · 1,592 hd

144.12

−5.72

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	—	High	1,577	107.87	1,701	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	83.34	1,061	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	81.39	903	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	71.58	684	18

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	571	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	828	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	149.78/cwt	147.00–157.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	171.30/cwt	169.00–177.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	169.86/cwt	167.00–175.00	951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.16/cwt	138.00–145.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.19/cwt	155.00–168.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	144.54/cwt	137.00–147.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	174.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	182.16/cwt	177.00–187.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	97.96/cwt	95.00–103.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	128.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	176.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	177.95/cwt	175.00–182.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.54/cwt	187.00–195.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	192.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	127.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	793	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	151.36/cwt	148.00–158.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	141.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.12/cwt	128.00–132.00	885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	146.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	621	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	75.84/cwt	73.00–79.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,455	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,182	76.57/cwt	74.00–79.00	905	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	93.56/cwt	91.00–97.00	789	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,139.84/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	12,424	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	929.73/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,693	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	117.03/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,068	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	81.66/cwt	79.00–84.00	852	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	66.67/cwt	64.00–70.00	615	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,137	94.76/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,077	3
Bulls	—	—	1,278	92.95/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,188	5
Bulls	—	—	1,604	109.63/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	85.10/cwt	82.00–89.00	921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	86.23/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,100	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	75.01/cwt	71.00–78.00	731	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,103	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	73.86/cwt	71.00–78.00	808	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	78.96/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,016	23

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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 164Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 152Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 30Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	571	140.00–150.00	145.03
18	—	408	147.00–157.00	149.78
8	—	379	155.00–168.00	158.19
13	—	680	128.00–132.00	130.12
9	—	622	140.00–147.00	146.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	115.00–125.00	120.06
12	—	363	138.00–145.00	139.16
4	—	443	137.00–147.00	144.54
6	—	679	95.00–103.00	97.96
4	—	520	125.00–135.00	128.73
3	—	615	105.00–115.00	111.67
4	—	464	130.00–140.00	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	115.00–125.00	119.98
12	—	622	125.00–135.00	127.49
8	—	370	145.00–155.00	146.28
12	—	523	140.00–150.00	143.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	169.00–177.00	171.30
19	—	560	167.00–175.00	169.86
10	—	475	175.00–182.00	177.95
3	—	425	187.00–195.00	189.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	396	170.00–180.00	174.11
4	—	311	177.00–187.00	182.16
5	—	572	145.00–150.00	148.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	440	170.00–180.00	176.95
3	—	470	158.00–165.00	160.93
3	—	332	190.00–195.00	192.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	148.00–158.00	151.36
2	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	515	138.00–148.00	141.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	160.00–170.00	164.88
4	—	629	125.00–130.00	127.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	73.00–79.00	75.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,455	78.00	78.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,182	74.00–79.00	76.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	843	91.00–97.00	93.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	82.00	82.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,090	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,139.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	935	850.00–975.00	929.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,767	113.00–120.00	117.03
5	—	1,278	90.00–97.00	92.95
6	—	1,604	108.00–112.00	109.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	79.00–84.00	81.66
9	—	922	64.00–70.00	66.67
7	—	974	71.00–78.00	75.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	92.00–97.00	94.76
23	—	1,276	83.00–90.00	86.23
23	—	1,287	75.00–82.00	78.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,082	82.00–89.00	85.10
5	—	1,199	90.00–94.00	92.02
12	—	1,094	71.00–78.00	73.86

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