Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.58/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$173.58

143 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$12.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	364	174.46	635	9thin
Medium and Large 1	433	173.96	754	129
Medium and Large 3	357	162.37	580	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.09/cwt here — about $55 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 sale143 hd

173.58

—

GA average14 barns · 1,331 hd

172.55

+1.03

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	1,723	103.89	1,790	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	94.87	1,511	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	88.93	983	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	82.99	778	15

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)	1,241	$1,173	18

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	527	171.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	224.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	206.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	147.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	163.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	215.01/cwt	212.00–218.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	152.10/cwt	150.00–157.00	818	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	173.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	226.74/cwt	225.00–229.00	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	164.59/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	213.52/cwt	211.00–215.00	786	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	176.15/cwt	170.00–178.00	775	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	201.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	183.96/cwt	180.00–187.00	977	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	174.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	178.54/cwt	177.00–180.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	147.27/cwt	145.00–149.00	828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	89.76/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,000	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	81.95/cwt	78.00–85.00	864	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	82.87/cwt	79.00–86.00	765	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	76.97/cwt	76.00–78.00	719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	97.37/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,131	13
Bulls	—	—	1,818	107.53/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,955	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	101.43/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,538	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	93.27/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,519	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	91.34/cwt	89.00–94.00	897	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	87.84/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,444	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	102.27/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,719	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	84.73/cwt	80.00–89.00	907	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,371.73/head	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,372	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	924.20/head	850.00–1,050.00	924	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	93.56/cwt	89.00–108.00	927	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	84.00/cwt	78.00–87.00	785	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	80.24/cwt	71.00–86.00	722	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	95.36/cwt	87.00–107.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	163.97/cwt	161.00–165.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.16/cwt	190.00–197.00	910	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	232.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	185.76/cwt	180.00–189.00	674	22

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 0Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 0Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 27

No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	170.00–175.00	171.39
9	—	318	220.00–230.00	224.70
2	—	432	195.00–200.00	197.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	307	200.00–210.00	206.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	140.00–150.00	147.23
4	—	456	160.00–167.00	163.04
2	—	428	177.00–180.00	178.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	200.00–205.00	202.56
3	—	658	150.00–152.00	151.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	212.00–218.00	215.01
14	—	557	170.00–175.00	173.78
7	—	373	225.00–229.00	226.74
5	—	614	163.00–167.00	164.59
19	—	531	180.00–187.00	183.96
26	—	471	190.00–197.00	193.16
5	—	322	230.00–237.00	232.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	368	211.00–215.00	213.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	538	150.00–157.00	152.10
10	—	342	190.00–195.00	192.42
46	—	440	170.00–178.00	176.15
10	—	272	200.00–205.00	201.51
4	—	562	145.00–149.00	147.27
8	—	461	161.00–165.00	163.97
22	—	363	180.00–189.00	185.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	160.00–167.00	162.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	170.00–179.00	174.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,114	86.00–93.00	89.76
18	—	1,054	78.00–85.00	81.95
13	—	1,162	94.00–101.00	97.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	923	79.00–86.00	82.87
4	—	934	76.00–78.00	76.97
3	—	982	89.00–94.00	91.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	99.00–104.00	101.43
7	—	1,629	90.00–97.00	93.27
4	—	1,644	86.00–89.00	87.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	107.00–108.00	107.53
9	—	1,681	99.00–105.00	102.27

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)	5	—	1,070	80.00–89.00	84.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	991	89.00–108.00	93.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	87.00–107.00	95.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	935	78.00–87.00	84.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	900	71.00–86.00	80.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,300	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,371.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,168	850.00–1,050.00	924.20

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

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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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