Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.84/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$142.84

58 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$1.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	143.61	708	18thin
Medium and Large 1	569	143.30	815	21
Medium and Large 3	387	141.62	548	19thin

One grade step is worth $1.99/cwt here — about $161 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 sale58 hd

142.84

—

GA average15 barns · 1,747 hd

147.16

−4.32

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	1,330	101.00	1,343	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	81.62	1,132	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	77.45	870	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	59.51	562	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	409	174.42/cwt	173.00–180.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	144.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	176.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	114.83/cwt	110.00–119.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	140.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	149.27/cwt	145.00–153.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	162.32/cwt	157.00–165.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	139.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.81/cwt	143.00–153.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	155.13/cwt	151.00–157.00	914	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	179.64/cwt	175.00–184.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	145.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.64/cwt	131.00–137.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	179.34/cwt	177.00–184.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.09/cwt	125.00–133.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	72.55/cwt	70.00–77.00	827	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,343	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	82.89/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,145	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	80.77/cwt	78.00–85.00	928	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	64.42/cwt	60.00–68.00	590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	73.58/cwt	70.00–77.00	815	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	88.83/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,237	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	75.84/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,055	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	53.84/cwt	50.00–56.00	510	6

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 336Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 108Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	173.00–180.00	174.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	140.00–150.00	144.68
4	—	633	110.00–119.00	114.83
11	—	524	135.00–143.00	140.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	175.00–180.00	176.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	138.00–148.00	141.00
3	—	628	131.00–137.00	133.64
9	—	520	145.00–155.00	151.46
2	—	680	125.00–133.00	129.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.59
5	—	414	135.00–144.00	139.44
6	—	318	145.00–155.00	147.65
6	—	372	140.00–150.00	145.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	143.00–153.00	146.81
7	—	519	135.00–140.00	138.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	145.00–153.00	149.27
2	—	330	175.00–184.00	179.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	157.00–165.00	162.32
15	—	589	151.00–157.00	155.13
8	—	385	177.00–184.00	179.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	70.00–77.00	72.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	101.00	101.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,381	79.00–85.00	82.89
6	—	1,393	87.00–92.00	88.83
11	—	1,391	71.00–78.00	75.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,149	78.00–85.00	80.77
16	—	1,107	70.00–77.00	73.58
1	—	1,020	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	60.00–68.00	64.42
1	—	1,070	69.00	69.00
6	—	948	50.00–56.00	53.84

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

Heifers · 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