Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.77/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$141.77

97 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$4.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	144.87	712	10thin
Medium and Large 2	409	141.55	579	74
Medium and Large 3	355	140.66	499	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about $214 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 sale97 hd

141.77

—

GA average16 barns · 1,755 hd

139.20

+2.57

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	1,501	98.03	1,472	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	83.73	1,067	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	81.93	895	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	72.50	667	39

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$951	9

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	472	147.68/cwt	142.00–152.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	140.69/cwt	135.00–143.00	581	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	160.23/cwt	159.00–165.00	538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.48/cwt	173.00–181.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.37/cwt	141.00–149.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	171.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	166.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.33/cwt	160.00–166.00	763	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,227.64/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,228	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	874.32/head	850.00–900.00	874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	808	631.96/head	625.00–650.00	632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	86.07/cwt	84.00–88.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	64.55/cwt	60.00–66.00	638	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	86.49/cwt	85.00–89.00	670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	942	66.37/cwt	60.00–69.00	625	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	956	65.81/cwt	62.00–69.00	629	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	106.26/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	93.68/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	85.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	938	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	92.58/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,059	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	77.27/cwt	74.00–81.00	835	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	85.68/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,110	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	93.31/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,309	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	78.80/cwt	75.00–82.00	957	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	73.06/cwt	70.00–77.00	678	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	80.40/cwt	78.00–82.00	800	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	66.87/cwt	63.00–69.00	576	13

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 Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 224Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 64Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 20Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	142.00–152.00	147.68
3	—	538	135.00–145.00	138.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	413	135.00–143.00	140.69
13	—	345	150.00–155.00	151.94
17	—	368	140.00–149.00	144.56
3	—	477	130.00–140.00	136.82
11	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.96
10	—	320	141.00–149.00	145.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	159.00–165.00	160.23
4	—	271	165.00–170.00	166.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	180.00–187.00	184.55
6	—	466	173.00–181.00	179.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	170.00–175.00	171.80
13	—	473	160.00–166.00	161.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,076	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,227.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	850.00–900.00	874.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	625.00–650.00	631.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	84.00–88.00	86.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	775	85.00–89.00	86.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	60.00–66.00	64.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	942	60.00–69.00	66.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	956	62.00–69.00	65.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,545	104.00–108.00	106.26
4	—	1,515	90.00–96.00	93.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,095	82.00–89.00	85.66
5	—	1,144	90.00–96.00	92.58
25	—	1,080	74.00–81.00	77.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,295	83.00–90.00	85.68
6	—	1,403	91.00–96.00	93.31
20	—	1,214	75.00–82.00	78.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	928	70.00–77.00	73.06
8	—	995	78.00–82.00	80.40
13	—	862	63.00–69.00	66.87

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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