Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady, Replacement Cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.83/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$148.83

119 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$29.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	151.97	731	88
Medium and Large 2	409	148.30	606	21
Medium and Large 3	562	122.29	687	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.68/cwt here — about $44 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 sale119 hd

148.83

—

GA average16 barns · 1,680 hd

143.36

+5.46

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	1,779	102.81	1,829	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	75.01	814	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	72.67	981	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	62.91	607	25

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	702	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.15/cwt	160.00–169.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	178.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	152.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	158.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.72/cwt	136.00–146.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	158.57/cwt	155.00–163.00	618	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	143.68/cwt	141.00–150.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	141.60/cwt	138.00–145.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	153.86/cwt	152.00–162.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	158.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	128.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	148.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	160.13/cwt	155.00–161.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	784	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	150.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	124.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	137.96/cwt	132.00–142.00	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	752	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	80.42/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,721	101.05/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,739	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	66.43/cwt	62.00–69.00	674	16
Bulls	—	—	1,505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	106.59/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,035	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	56.66/cwt	53.00–60.00	496	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	81.04/cwt	79.00–87.00	913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	71.99/cwt	69.00–76.00	766	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	71.46/cwt	69.00–76.00	963	11

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 357Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 114Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 30

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)	2	—	1,115	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	79.00–82.00	80.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	142.00–148.00	144.98
7	—	311	152.00–162.00	158.30
8	—	386	150.00–155.00	153.02
4	—	611	121.00–125.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	110.00–120.00	115.06
4	—	524	123.00–130.00	126.45
4	—	576	120.00–125.00	121.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	462	150.00–160.00	158.52
11	—	562	136.00–146.00	141.72
26	—	390	155.00–163.00	158.57
21	—	530	145.00–150.00	147.97
5	—	661	120.00–130.00	124.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	160.00–169.00	164.15
11	—	632	150.00–155.00	152.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	393	170.00–180.00	178.81
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	538	150.00–155.00	151.99
8	—	672	132.00–142.00	137.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	141.00–150.00	143.68
2	—	515	138.00–145.00	141.60
2	—	593	135.00–141.00	138.01
10	—	423	152.00–162.00	153.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	125.00–135.00	128.17
7	—	421	145.00–155.00	148.45
7	—	372	155.00–161.00	160.13
5	—	465	135.00–145.00	140.57
3	—	327	160.00–165.00	162.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00–150.00	146.58
7	—	467	145.00–155.00	150.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	98.00–102.00	101.05
2	—	1,505	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,909	103.00–108.00	106.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,014	62.00–69.00	66.43
9	—	876	53.00–60.00	56.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	79.00–87.00	81.04
6	—	1,064	69.00–76.00	71.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	86.00	86.00
11	—	1,347	69.00–76.00	71.46

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle