Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.36/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$148.36

109 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$8.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	153.18	745	42
Medium and Large 2	492	145.68	717	41
Medium and Large 3	392	144.79	568	26

One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $177 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 sale109 hd

148.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,400 hd

147.71

+0.65

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	1,712	94.75	1,622	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	79.44	1,100	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	77.55	868	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	64.08	622	22

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)	920	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	303	193.04/cwt	188.00–198.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	208.74/cwt	202.00–212.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	147.42/cwt	143.00–150.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	165.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	151.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	145.71/cwt	142.00–148.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	177.30/cwt	172.00–180.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	147.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	155.02/cwt	153.00–160.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	163.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	142.89/cwt	142.00–148.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	174.17/cwt	168.00–178.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	144.42/cwt	138.00–148.00	625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	147.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	693	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	91.62/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	82.04/cwt	80.00–87.00	893	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	65.44/cwt	61.00–68.00	629	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	76.73/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,058	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	74.06/cwt	72.00–79.00	836	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	69.87/cwt	69.00–71.00	691	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,067	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	84.59/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,173	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	53.27/cwt	50.00–57.00	513	5

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 498Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 77Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 51Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	188.00–198.00	193.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	140.00–148.00	145.01
9	—	322	145.00–155.00	147.42
2	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.84
12	—	433	138.00–148.00	144.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	524	150.00–155.00	154.42
3	—	327	160.00–165.00	163.32
7	—	562	142.00–148.00	142.89
13	—	427	152.00–160.00	154.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	140.00–150.00	143.48
25	—	471	145.00–155.00	147.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	202.00–212.00	208.74
2	—	360	190.00–200.00	194.93
3	—	432	185.00–195.00	191.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	143.00–150.00	147.42
5	—	558	150.00–155.00	151.80
4	—	439	172.00–180.00	177.30
21	—	539	160.00–170.00	163.07
7	—	466	168.00–178.00	174.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	160.00–170.00	165.01
8	—	571	142.00–148.00	145.71
2	—	388	170.00–180.00	175.10
11	—	463	153.00–160.00	155.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,648	90.00–93.00	91.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	80.00–87.00	82.04
10	—	1,129	72.00–79.00	74.06
1	—	1,185	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	961	61.00–68.00	65.44
7	—	989	69.00–71.00	69.87
5	—	963	50.00–57.00	53.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,379	73.00–80.00	76.73
15	—	1,387	81.00–88.00	84.59
1	—	1,550	89.00	89.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle