Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.59/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$166.59

174 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	391	170.73	668	13thin
Medium and Large 1	515	167.19	862	137
Medium and Large 3	424	160.92	682	24

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale174 hd

166.59

—

GA average13 barns · 635 hd

159.60

+6.98

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	1,815	108.42	1,968	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	85.90	1,307	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	84.04	1,014	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	72.94	695	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 (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	532	141.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	137.12/cwt	133.00–141.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	735	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	144.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	162.84/cwt	160.00–165.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	135.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	189.78/cwt	185.00–194.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	173.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	572	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	162.03/cwt	160.00–163.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.44/cwt	132.00–142.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	845	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	157.14/cwt	155.00–161.00	882	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	181.95/cwt	180.00–188.00	739	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.63/cwt	138.00–147.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.15/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	162.04/cwt	157.00–167.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.78/cwt	138.00–148.00	607	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	603	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	679	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	83.70/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	842	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	108.84/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	75.77/cwt	72.00–78.00	909	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	85.78/cwt	82.00–89.00	990	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	87.99/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,346	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	96.88/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,359	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	79.02/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,240	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	74.78/cwt	71.00–78.00	743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	83.38/cwt	80.00–87.00	817	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	93.10/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,194	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	565	14

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	136.00–145.00	141.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	140.00–145.00	143.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	133.00–141.00	137.12
22	—	484	145.00–155.00	151.80
8	—	526	138.00–147.00	143.63
2	—	328	157.00–167.00	162.04
28	—	387	150.00–160.00	155.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	140.00–148.00	144.62
3	—	568	115.00–125.00	118.26
3	—	378	132.00–142.00	136.44
19	—	428	138.00–148.00	141.78
16	—	480	135.00–145.00	141.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	130.00–139.00	133.29
3	—	565	105.00–115.00	110.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	160.00–165.00	162.84
3	—	328	185.00–194.00	189.78
42	—	473	175.00–180.00	178.60
61	—	561	155.00–161.00	157.14
16	—	406	180.00–188.00	181.95
9	—	668	145.00–154.00	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	130.00–136.00	135.25
16	—	329	170.00–180.00	173.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	160.00–163.00	162.03
10	—	362	170.00–175.00	173.34

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	81.00–86.00	83.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,080	108.00–110.00	108.84
1	—	1,260	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,840	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	72.00–78.00	75.77
14	—	1,154	82.00–89.00	85.78
11	—	1,282	91.00–98.00	93.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,530	84.00–91.00	87.99
8	—	1,403	94.00–100.00	96.88
17	—	1,569	76.00–83.00	79.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	993	71.00–78.00	74.78
10	—	980	80.00–87.00	83.38
14	—	889	60.00–67.00	63.50

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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Steers · 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

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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