Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.33/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$155.33

162 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$24.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	159.06	735	128
Medium and Large 2	418	148.23	619	17thin
Medium and Large 3	502	134.36	675	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.70/cwt here — about $61 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 sale162 hd

155.33

—

GA average15 barns · 1,954 hd

146.71

+8.62

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	1,692	100.03	1,692	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	79.78	1,122	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	78.31	862	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	67.52	655	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)	1,043	$1,100	9

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	693	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.17/cwt	142.00–150.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	177.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	659	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	136.03/cwt	133.00–140.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	130.37/cwt	128.00–132.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	816	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	163.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	175.25/cwt	169.00–179.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	194.60/cwt	190.00–197.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	176.15/cwt	172.00–177.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	152.28/cwt	149.00–159.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	159.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	789	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	160.95/cwt	157.00–162.00	658	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	147.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.82/cwt	130.00–134.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	156.11/cwt	152.00–158.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.25/cwt	144.00–153.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	157.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,003	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	165.93/cwt	163.00–168.00	951	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,295.23/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,295	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	709.23/head	625.00–800.00	709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	80.39/cwt	79.00–83.00	963	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	104.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	94.66/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	67.19/cwt	63.00–69.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	81.19/cwt	79.00–86.00	882	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	76.04/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,080	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	73.59/cwt	72.00–75.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	73.86/cwt	70.00–77.00	830	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	82.74/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,129	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	89.98/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,336	2

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 205Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 104Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 13Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	127.00–130.00	128.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	142.00–150.00	147.17
15	—	372	170.00–179.00	177.14
3	—	585	133.00–140.00	136.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	150.00–160.00	155.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	128.00–132.00	130.37
6	—	533	130.00–134.00	132.82
6	—	425	135.00–140.00	139.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	150.00–158.00	155.65
10	—	353	160.00–165.00	163.49
40	—	495	155.00–160.00	159.45
48	—	409	157.00–162.00	160.95
9	—	579	144.00–153.00	150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.02
7	—	483	140.00–148.00	143.96
3	—	317	152.00–158.00	156.11
3	—	372	150.00–155.00	151.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	169.00–179.00	175.25
5	—	409	190.00–197.00	194.60
20	—	639	155.00–160.00	157.00
21	—	573	163.00–168.00	165.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	389	172.00–177.00	176.15
9	—	536	149.00–159.00	152.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	165.00–175.00	170.02

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	6	—	1,108	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,295.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	625.00–800.00	709.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,198	79.00–83.00	80.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	100.00–107.00	104.06
3	—	1,690	92.00–96.00	94.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	63.00–69.00	67.19
5	—	885	72.00–75.00	73.59
2	—	925	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,086	79.00–86.00	81.19
11	—	1,124	70.00–77.00	73.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,420	72.00–79.00	76.04
7	—	1,364	80.00–86.00	82.74
2	—	1,485	89.00–91.00	89.98

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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