Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.89/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$154.89

75 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$26.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	358	168.17	602	17thin
Medium and Large 1	566	153.21	867	47
Medium and Large 2	567	141.51	802	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about −$200 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 sale75 hd

154.89

—

GA average14 barns · 523 hd

152.42

+2.46

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	825	107.00	883	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	81.11	921	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	80.34	1,112	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	56.96	584	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	82.15/cwt	80.00–86.00	953	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.28/cwt	51.00–58.00	557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	74.18/cwt	71.00–77.00	983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,233	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	827	2
Bulls	—	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	163.75/cwt	158.00–165.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.97/cwt	138.00–147.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	135.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	152.17/cwt	151.00–160.00	409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	159.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	861	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	137.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	394	167.25/cwt	161.00–169.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	948	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	168.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	131.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	169.21/cwt	165.00–171.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	143.86/cwt	141.00–145.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.28/cwt	143.00–150.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	149.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.29/cwt	133.00–143.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	167.24/cwt	165.00–170.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	132.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	620	3

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 130Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 77Year ago 71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	80.00–86.00	82.15
2	—	1,060	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	51.00–58.00	55.28
1	—	1,075	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	71.00–77.00	74.18
1	—	1,370	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,515	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	107.00	107.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	158.00–165.00	163.75
3	—	595	140.00–150.00	146.67
14	—	540	155.00–160.00	159.44
17	—	680	135.00–140.00	139.36
7	—	421	165.00–170.00	168.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	130.00–140.00	137.40
7	—	539	141.00–145.00	143.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	394	161.00–169.00	167.25
8	—	317	165.00–171.00	169.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	138.00–147.00	144.97
18	—	573	135.00–140.00	137.32
13	—	468	143.00–150.00	147.28
9	—	429	145.00–153.00	148.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	132.00–140.00	135.97
8	—	269	151.00–160.00	152.17
3	—	438	125.00–135.00	131.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	135.00–142.00	139.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	145.00–155.00	149.01
4	—	320	165.00–170.00	167.24
3	—	467	130.00–138.00	132.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	133.00–143.00	138.29

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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