Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.21/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$188.21

57 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	190.55	896	52
Medium and Large 2	632	163.84	1,035	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale57 hd

188.21

—

GA average14 barns · 1,443 hd

182.84

+5.36

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	1,421	107.50	1,528	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	95.37	1,056	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	90.98	1,407	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	90.51	869	10

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)	1,145	$972	4thin

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 1	—	320	239.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	224.38/cwt	220.00–227.00	972	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	176.39/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	184.75/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	207.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	186.63/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	174.93/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,083	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	221.53/cwt	221.00–228.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	172.08/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,082	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	219.75/cwt	219.00–222.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	205.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	209.04/cwt	208.00–210.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	201.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	193.73/cwt	192.00–199.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	215.34/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	195.67/cwt	192.00–198.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	194.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	181.75/cwt	181.00–185.00	923	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,152	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	972.43/head	800.00–1,125.00	972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,594	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	93.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,469	13
Bulls	—	—	1,130	105.99/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	88.89/cwt	86.00–92.00	967	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	99.96/cwt	98.00–103.00	970	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	105.73/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	80.80/cwt	78.00–85.00	762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	97.08/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,074	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	99.72/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,430	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	85.17/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,352	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	93.99/cwt	92.00–95.00	915	3

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 517Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 81Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 42Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	235.00–240.00	239.34
9	—	433	220.00–227.00	224.38
3	—	672	175.00–179.00	176.39
4	—	647	184.00–187.00	184.75
3	—	535	200.00–205.00	201.60
8	—	467	211.00–219.00	215.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	150.00–156.00	153.05
6	—	423	205.00–210.00	207.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	192.00–199.00	193.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	185.00–187.00	186.63
11	—	619	170.00–179.00	174.93
13	—	379	221.00–228.00	221.53
2	—	323	240.00–242.00	241.02
2	—	430	208.00–210.00	209.04
8	—	517	190.00–195.00	194.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	190.00–192.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	170.00–177.00	172.08
4	—	280	219.00–222.00	219.75
10	—	380	200.00–210.00	205.39
14	—	412	192.00–198.00	195.67
11	—	508	181.00–185.00	181.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	160.00–167.00	163.84

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	—	1,505	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	94.00	94.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	800.00–1,125.00	972.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,130	103.00–109.00	105.99
1	—	1,815	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,573	90.00–97.00	93.41
11	—	1,434	98.00–105.00	99.72
22	—	1,588	82.00–89.00	85.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	86.00–92.00	88.89
3	—	1,175	103.00–108.00	105.73
16	—	1,106	93.00–100.00	97.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	98.00–103.00	99.96
4	—	943	78.00–85.00	80.80
3	—	973	92.00–95.00	93.99

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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