Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.24/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$156.24

97 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	360	158.39	569	24
Medium and Large 1	540	157.04	848	57
Medium and Large 3	365	150.17	549	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $21 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 sale97 hd

156.24

—

GA average16 barns · 2,916 hd

154.69

+1.55

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	1,591	91.24	1,451	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	78.86	1,100	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	76.20	846	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	61.57	583	8thin

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)	1,006	$750	5

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 2	—	613	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	183.49/cwt	180.00–188.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	351	179.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	631	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	138.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	174.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	184.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	976	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	197.85/cwt	193.00–201.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	176.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	163.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	154.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	165.08/cwt	160.00–167.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	158.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.68/cwt	160.00–168.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	174.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,026	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.54/cwt	145.00–154.00	961	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	160.61/cwt	158.00–162.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	192.16/cwt	189.00–197.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	136.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,122	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	886.45/head	850.00–925.00	886	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	712.88/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	96.52/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,687	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	87.62/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,216	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	87.28/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,286	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	64.69/cwt	61.00–67.00	628	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	56.36/cwt	56.00–57.00	512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	79.92/cwt	78.00–84.00	897	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	71.48/cwt	69.00–76.00	783	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	74.73/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,058	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	81.66/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,124	29

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 388Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 149Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 49Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	140.00–145.00	141.66
4	—	419	180.00–188.00	183.49
2	—	663	135.00–142.00	138.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	351	175.00–185.00	179.91
6	—	439	170.00–180.00	174.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	150.00–160.00	153.96
5	—	273	160.00–168.00	163.74
2	—	615	120.00–130.00	124.92
3	—	420	130.00–140.00	136.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	385	150.00–160.00	154.37
9	—	317	160.00–167.00	165.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	150.00–160.00	158.93
6	—	376	160.00–168.00	162.68
19	—	630	145.00–154.00	152.54
7	—	573	150.00–155.00	154.29
14	—	479	158.00–162.00	160.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	180.00–188.00	184.09
9	—	588	170.00–175.00	174.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	180.00–190.00	183.26
5	—	290	193.00–201.00	197.85
9	—	459	175.00–180.00	176.73
13	—	364	189.00–197.00	192.16

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	69.00	69.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	79.00	79.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	850.00–925.00	886.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	700.00–725.00	712.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	93.00–99.00	96.52
4	—	1,473	85.00–90.00	87.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	87.00–89.00	87.62
26	—	1,416	71.00–78.00	74.73
29	—	1,376	79.00–86.00	81.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	61.00–67.00	64.69
3	—	908	56.00–57.00	56.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,122	78.00–84.00	79.92
15	—	1,095	69.00–76.00	71.48

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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