Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.53/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$133.53

52 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	142.68	713	16thin
Medium and Large 3	421	129.49	545	21
Medium and Large 2	530	129.41	686	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $27 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 sale52 hd

133.53

—

GA average15 barns · 2,179 hd

137.01

−3.48

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	1,838	88.00	1,617	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	62.87	701	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	61.47	809	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	56.55	513	34

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)	1,027	$930	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 3	—	223	173.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.92/cwt	109.00–115.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	141.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.82/cwt	117.00–122.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	138.71/cwt	132.00–141.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	156.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	167.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	106.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	146.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.08/cwt	155.00–163.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	145.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	158.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	372	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,027	881.41/head	850.00–925.00	881	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	82.64/cwt	81.00–85.00	792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	889	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	59.64/cwt	56.00–62.00	592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	61.34/cwt	57.00–64.00	682	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	66.24/cwt	65.00–68.00	745	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	65.73/cwt	65.00–68.00	872	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	59.83/cwt	57.00–64.00	785	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	57.62/cwt	55.00–62.00	524	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	67.37/cwt	64.00–71.00	600	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	48.90/cwt	45.00–52.00	446	12

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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 302Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 162Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	170.00–178.00	173.69
2	—	623	109.00–115.00	111.92
5	—	440	135.00–145.00	141.07
7	—	523	117.00–122.00	120.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	132.00–141.00	138.71
2	—	403	145.00–150.00	147.52
7	—	490	142.00–150.00	145.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	105.00–110.00	106.72
4	—	515	125.00–135.00	129.09
5	—	374	145.00–150.00	146.95
3	—	630	120.00–125.00	123.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.44
4	—	424	125.00–130.00	126.19
10	—	456	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	273	140.00–145.00	142.34
3	—	235	155.00–160.00	158.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	152.00–160.00	156.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	257	165.00–170.00	167.76
3	—	423	145.00–155.00	149.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	150.00–158.00	152.65
6	—	518	155.00–163.00	158.08

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	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	850.00–925.00	881.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	81.00–85.00	82.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	56.00–62.00	59.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,112	57.00–64.00	61.34
5	—	1,124	65.00–68.00	66.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,326	65.00–68.00	65.73
13	—	1,312	57.00–64.00	59.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	909	55.00–62.00	57.62
7	—	890	64.00–71.00	67.37
12	—	913	45.00–52.00	48.90

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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Replacement Cattle

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