Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.42/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$158.42

46 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	163.56	676	28
Medium and Large 2	362	153.93	558	14thin
Medium and Large 3	446	138.23	616	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $60 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 sale46 hd

158.42

—

GA average14 barns · 1,663 hd

161.26

−2.84

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	1,538	89.01	1,369	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	96.00	1,143	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	87.68	1,246	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	78.72	721	11

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	275	227.22/cwt	224.00–230.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	198.12/cwt	196.00–200.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	182.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	216.88/cwt	212.00–222.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	173.37/cwt	170.00–177.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	195.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	147.65/cwt	146.00–149.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	184.21/cwt	182.00–185.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	193.37/cwt	190.00–197.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	181.73/cwt	178.00–187.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	135.35/cwt	134.00–138.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.33/cwt	160.00–169.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,098	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	89.64/cwt	80.00–101.00	971	8
Bulls	—	—	1,538	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	94.99/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,097	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	99.58/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,330	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	85.94/cwt	83.00–88.00	983	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	81.07/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,199	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	78.71/cwt	77.00–80.00	746	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	90.90/cwt	89.00–93.00	739	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	66.56/cwt	62.00–69.00	661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	101.04/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,252	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	93.20/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,247	6

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 220Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 198Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	224.00–230.00	227.22
2	—	313	212.00–222.00	216.88
4	—	475	178.00–187.00	181.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	374	196.00–200.00	198.12
2	—	460	167.00–170.00	168.52
3	—	616	145.00–150.00	147.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	180.00–187.00	182.77
4	—	328	190.00–197.00	193.37
3	—	682	120.00–130.00	126.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	162.00–166.00	164.00
3	—	507	170.00–175.00	173.32
2	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00–177.00	173.37
2	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	182.00–185.00	184.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	123.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	150.00–155.00	150.79
2	—	428	141.00–145.00	143.01
6	—	328	160.00–162.00	160.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	152.00–156.00	153.98
12	—	336	170.00–180.00	175.00
3	—	558	146.00–149.00	147.65
3	—	682	134.00–138.00	135.35
8	—	368	160.00–169.00	165.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	78.00–80.00	79.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,083	80.00–101.00	89.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	88.00–90.00	89.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	91.00–98.00	94.99
5	—	1,144	83.00–88.00	85.94
12	—	1,239	99.00–106.00	101.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,336	97.00–103.00	99.58
23	—	1,479	78.00–85.00	81.07
6	—	1,338	91.00–95.00	93.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	77.00–80.00	78.71
4	—	813	89.00–93.00	90.90
4	—	993	62.00–69.00	66.56

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle