Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.29/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$142.29

61 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	149.88	612	32
Medium and Large 2	437	137.99	603	17thin
Medium and Large 3	430	128.14	551	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.74/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 sale61 hd

142.29

—

GA average15 barns · 1,268 hd

136.21

+6.07

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	1,720	91.00	1,565	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	67.75	1,027	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	66.89	817	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	53.56	474	3thin

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)	1,065	$825	2thin

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	—	408	162.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	143.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	161.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	124.58/cwt	122.00–130.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	164.46/cwt	163.00–173.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	127.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	166.73/cwt	163.00–167.00	837	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.75/cwt	145.00–152.00	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,010	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	71.52/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,052	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	56.84/cwt	55.00–59.00	529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	63.79/cwt	60.00–67.00	791	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	70.60/cwt	69.00–74.00	847	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	65.87/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,014	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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 253Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	160.00–168.00	162.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	150.00–160.00	155.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.68
3	—	417	140.00–150.00	143.44
3	—	315	160.00–165.00	161.77
9	—	567	122.00–130.00	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	163.00–173.00	164.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	502	163.00–167.00	166.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.38
2	—	568	122.00–130.00	125.95
5	—	517	125.00–135.00	127.65
2	—	433	135.00–145.00	139.97
6	—	368	140.00–150.00	146.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	418	125.00–130.00	126.93
7	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	370	150.00–160.00	151.93
12	—	421	145.00–152.00	148.75
3	—	575	136.00–146.00	142.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	63.00	63.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	70.00–74.00	71.52
12	—	1,539	62.00–69.00	65.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	55.00–59.00	56.84
1	—	795	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	60.00–67.00	63.79
5	—	1,200	69.00–74.00	70.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	91.00	91.00

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