Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.23/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$149.23

114 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$13.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	155.27	792	62
Medium and Large 2	520	142.49	741	27
Medium and Large 3	443	141.55	627	25

One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $165 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 sale114 hd

149.23

—

GA average16 barns · 2,860 hd

149.86

−0.63

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	—	Low	1,818	104.64	1,902	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	81.94	1,209	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	80.70	974	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	65.57	653	11

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)	890	$830	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	128.28/cwt	125.00–132.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	136.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	154.08/cwt	148.00–158.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	163.37/cwt	161.00–168.00	952	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	141.38/cwt	137.00–146.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	679	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	132.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.33/cwt	157.00–167.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.27/cwt	146.00–156.00	930	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	171.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	161.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,079	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	178.37/cwt	176.00–180.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	152.70/cwt	148.00–157.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	143.74/cwt	139.00–147.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	173.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	86.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,244	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	73.15/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,050	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	65.66/cwt	62.00–70.00	616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	56.29/cwt	55.00–58.00	551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	74.69/cwt	71.00–78.00	831	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	80.77/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,229	24
Bulls	—	—	1,560	96.07/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,499	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	108.97/cwt	105.00–112.00	2,169	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	72.79/cwt	70.00–74.00	854	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	86.03/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,067	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	79.25/cwt	77.00–81.00	931	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,147	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	820	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	67.74/cwt	65.00–70.00	612	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	897	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	156.87/cwt	148.00–158.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	148.64/cwt	148.00–152.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.06/cwt	163.00–167.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.45/cwt	170.00–178.00	663	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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	175.00–180.00	176.68
3	—	432	180.00–190.00	185.10
3	—	378	190.00–200.00	196.87
17	—	583	161.00–168.00	163.37
7	—	543	170.00–178.00	171.86
11	—	666	155.00–163.00	161.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	150.00–160.00	155.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	647	146.00–150.00	148.00
2	—	543	155.00–165.00	159.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	145.00–148.00	145.99
3	—	682	125.00–132.00	128.28
5	—	584	137.00–146.00	141.38
2	—	615	130.00–134.00	131.98
4	—	515	140.00–145.00	142.43
9	—	434	148.00–152.00	148.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	130.00–140.00	136.19
8	—	315	148.00–158.00	154.08
6	—	579	125.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	152.00–162.00	157.93
7	—	370	157.00–167.00	162.33
28	—	615	146.00–156.00	151.27
9	—	454	148.00–158.00	156.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	176.00–180.00	178.37
19	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.63
5	—	416	148.00–157.00	152.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	139.00–147.00	143.74
9	—	403	170.00–175.00	173.87
2	—	383	185.00–190.00	187.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	163.00–167.00	165.06
3	—	380	170.00–178.00	174.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,431	85.00–92.00	86.93
7	—	1,435	71.00–76.00	73.15
24	—	1,521	77.00–84.00	80.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	62.00–70.00	65.66
3	—	978	55.00–58.00	56.29
3	—	1,113	71.00–78.00	74.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	70.00–74.00	72.79
10	—	1,240	82.00–90.00	86.03
4	—	1,175	77.00–81.00	79.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	95.00–99.00	96.07
4	—	1,990	105.00–112.00	108.97
1	—	1,900	113.00	113.00

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	1	—	1,020	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	65.00–70.00	67.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	95.00	95.00

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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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

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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