Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.29/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$166.29

123 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	168.68	888	103
Medium and Large 2	490	159.29	780	11thin
Medium and Large 3	498	147.59	736	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $153 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 sale123 hd

166.29

—

GA average15 barns · 1,123 hd

166.31

−0.01

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	1,528	99.75	1,524	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	85.46	1,262	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	79.31	861	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	65.64	622	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	—	615	137.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	133.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	146.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	161.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.05/cwt	175.00–178.00	838	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	168.26/cwt	163.00–169.00	907	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.36/cwt	139.00–149.00	904	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	180.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	159.53/cwt	156.00–161.00	975	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	163.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	157.52/cwt	154.00–160.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	137.12/cwt	132.00–141.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	154.91/cwt	148.00–157.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	147.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	788	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	155.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	158.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	856	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	86.20/cwt	84.00–89.00	804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	101.66/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	82.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	937	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	90.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,345	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	76.81/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,143	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	85.70/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,259	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	67.76/cwt	65.00–70.00	675	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	58.85/cwt	55.00–61.00	515	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	74.99/cwt	73.00–76.00	771	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	694	1

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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	135.00–142.00	137.74
2	—	674	128.00–138.00	133.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	125.00–133.00	128.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	144.00–148.00	146.04
9	—	670	130.00–135.00	133.58
27	—	622	139.00–149.00	145.36
22	—	539	150.00–160.00	158.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	135.00–138.00	136.53
3	—	482	140.00–145.00	143.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	556	132.00–141.00	137.12
13	—	485	148.00–157.00	154.91
26	—	535	140.00–150.00	147.30
5	—	608	125.00–135.00	128.18
4	—	426	150.00–160.00	155.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	140.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	458	145.00–155.00	150.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	160.00–165.00	161.41
6	—	540	154.00–160.00	157.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	476	175.00–178.00	176.05
23	—	539	163.00–169.00	168.26
16	—	388	180.00–190.00	180.61
30	—	611	156.00–161.00	159.53
13	—	563	160.00–166.00	163.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	84.00–89.00	86.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	99.00–103.00	101.66
1	—	1,605	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,134	80.00–85.00	82.61
6	—	1,028	73.00–76.00	74.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	90.00–94.00	90.97
6	—	1,488	75.00–79.00	76.81
10	—	1,469	82.00–89.00	85.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	996	65.00–70.00	67.76
4	—	875	55.00–61.00	58.85
1	—	890	78.00	78.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle