Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.93/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$196.93

77 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$9.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	198.18	995	54
Medium and Large 2	460	197.37	908	14thin
Medium and Large 3	471	188.71	890	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $106 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 sale77 hd

196.93

—

GA average15 barns · 922 hd

186.29

+10.64

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	1,493	88.55	1,322	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	69.06	742	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	68.81	1,022	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	57.30	532	32

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)	944	$858	17

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	—	421	185.33/cwt	180.00–186.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.73/cwt	168.00–171.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.57/cwt	161.00–167.00	853	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	161.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	197.37/cwt	193.00–200.00	908	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	163.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	181.62/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	197.23/cwt	190.00–199.00	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	211.50/cwt	202.00–212.00	975	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	158.90/cwt	155.00–163.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	160.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	165.99/cwt	165.00–170.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	157.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	212.01/cwt	210.00–213.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	189.78/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,010	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	67.46/cwt	65.00–72.00	524	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	76.36/cwt	74.00–80.00	747	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	844.62/head	800.00–875.00	845	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	868	645.68/head	600.00–700.00	646	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,047.11/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,047	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	67.06/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	96.24/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	84.71/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,207	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	63.05/cwt	61.00–66.00	620	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	49.15/cwt	45.00–51.00	434	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	73.17/cwt	70.00–77.00	749	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	66.79/cwt	62.00–69.00	736	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	66.16/cwt	62.00–69.00	986	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	71.91/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,062	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	57.64/cwt	53.00–60.00	529	16

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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 124Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 67Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 21Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	180.00–186.00	185.33
11	—	528	168.00–171.00	170.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	528	161.00–167.00	161.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	471	155.00–164.00	161.72
6	—	411	160.00–170.00	163.90
5	—	387	165.00–170.00	165.99
10	—	518	150.00–159.00	157.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	155.00–165.00	160.36
2	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	460	193.00–200.00	197.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	179.00–183.00	181.62
20	—	461	202.00–212.00	211.50
6	—	407	210.00–213.00	212.01
14	—	532	189.00–193.00	189.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	190.00–199.00	197.23
2	—	620	155.00–163.00	158.90

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)	3	—	777	65.00–72.00	67.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	65.00–70.00	67.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	978	74.00–80.00	76.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	800.00–875.00	844.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	868	600.00–700.00	645.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	982	950.00–1,175.00	1,047.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	92.00–99.00	96.24
6	—	1,425	83.00–86.00	84.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	984	61.00–66.00	63.05
7	—	884	45.00–51.00	49.15
16	—	918	53.00–60.00	57.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,024	70.00–77.00	73.17
29	—	1,102	62.00–69.00	66.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,491	62.00–69.00	66.16
18	—	1,477	70.00–77.00	71.91

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

Steers · 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