Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.47/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$161.47

56 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	172.84	734	16thin
Medium and Large 1	570	158.55	904	9thin
Medium and Large 3	469	156.45	734	31

One grade step is worth $16.38/cwt here — about $0 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 sale56 hd

161.47

—

GA average14 barns · 676 hd

159.08

+2.39

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	1,564	99.12	1,551	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	83.24	1,161	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	82.43	915	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	65.28	599	39

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	310	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.23/cwt	143.00–149.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.83/cwt	152.00–160.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	152.03/cwt	148.00–156.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	186.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	153.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.27/cwt	155.00–161.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	155.31/cwt	154.00–160.00	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	142.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	174.99/cwt	172.00–180.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	164.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	755	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	69.14/cwt	67.00–73.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	82.92/cwt	80.00–86.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	66.24/cwt	65.00–67.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,072.89/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	10,933	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	946	642.27/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,076	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	817.02/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,803	11
Bulls	—	—	1,614	101.51/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,638	5
Bulls	—	—	1,655	107.10/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	85.17/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	85.25/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,194	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,090	94.40/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,029	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	55.96/cwt	52.00–59.00	487	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	84.17/cwt	81.00–88.00	945	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	89.71/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,021	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	76.87/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,098	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	65.03/cwt	62.00–69.00	625	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	72.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	644	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	77.24/cwt	73.00–80.00	831	16

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 508Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 84Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 19Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	170.00–180.00	175.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	143.00–149.00	146.23
4	—	371	155.00–161.00	158.27
10	—	438	154.00–160.00	155.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	120.00–128.00	126.19
7	—	623	115.00–125.00	121.62
3	—	325	152.00–160.00	154.83
2	—	393	148.00–156.00	152.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	135.00–140.00	138.35
3	—	433	130.00–135.00	133.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	150.00–160.00	158.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	180.00–190.00	186.04
3	—	418	170.00–175.00	173.39
8	—	459	160.00–165.00	164.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	185.00–190.00	187.43
5	—	475	150.00–155.00	153.43
15	—	531	135.00–145.00	142.21
9	—	392	172.00–180.00	174.99

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	—	1,060	67.00–73.00	69.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	65.00–67.00	66.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	80.00–86.00	82.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	81.00	81.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	98.00	98.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,019	925.00–1,250.00	1,072.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	946	600.00–675.00	642.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	955	750.00–875.00	817.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	98.00–104.00	101.51
2	—	1,655	106.00–108.00	107.10
2	—	1,350	82.00–90.00	85.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,401	82.00–89.00	85.25
2	—	1,090	91.00–98.00	94.40
13	—	1,428	74.00–81.00	76.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	871	52.00–59.00	55.96
17	—	961	62.00–69.00	65.03
13	—	894	70.00–77.00	72.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,123	81.00–88.00	84.17
4	—	1,138	89.00–91.00	89.71
16	—	1,076	73.00–80.00	77.24

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle