Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2023-03-14

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 14
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▲ 281 vs last sale 175▼ 91 vs year ago 547 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 105▲ 4 vs year ago 107 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 32 vs year ago 37 · −86.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves 2.00 higher, Bull calves lightly tested, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $219.91/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$219.91
160 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.26
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451219.91992160
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale160 hd
219.91
—
GA average15 barns · 1,800 hd
212.65
+7.26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,474111.681,64614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15291.211,05131
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52390.921,38525
CowsLean 85-90%Average92586.1979718

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—529184.47/cwt180.00–189.009764
BullsMedium and Large 2—489196.83/cwt195.00–198.009625
HeifersMedium and Large 1—434204.11/cwt200.00–207.0088617
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468194.64/cwt190.00–196.0091119
HeifersMedium and Large 1—654155.45/cwt154.00–159.001,0177
HeifersMedium and Large 1—541186.07/cwt183.00–188.001,00748
SteersMedium and Large 1—431225.87/cwt225.00–227.0097334
SteersMedium and Large 1—365234.78/cwt230.00–239.0085741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—386214.73/cwt210.00–218.0082913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559174.63/cwt170.00–177.009766
SteersMedium and Large 1—309251.79/cwt250.00–252.0077819
SteersMedium and Large 1—474214.99/cwt211.00–217.001,01922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619168.59/cwt167.00–169.001,04410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329220.81/cwt219.00–221.0072640
SteersMedium and Large 1—563194.44/cwt191.00–195.001,09514
SteersMedium and Large 1—639184.09/cwt181.00–189.001,17617
SteersMedium and Large 1—528203.02/cwt200.00–204.001,0728
SteersMedium and Large 1—660178.21/cwt175.00–179.001,1765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,055101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—79098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—87596.00/cwt96.00–96.008401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—74059.00/cwt59.00–59.004371
Bulls——1,473110.94/cwt109.00–115.001,6348
Bulls——1,653125.56/cwt124.00–127.002,0762
Bulls——1,385106.23/cwt101.00–108.001,4714
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10885.59/cwt82.00–89.0094813
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58186.68/cwt82.00–89.001,37011
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41892.48/cwt90.00–95.001,31110
CowsLean 85-90%—94189.00/cwt86.00–91.008376
CowsLean 85-90%—91396.67/cwt94.00–99.008834
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13293.80/cwt90.00–97.001,06213
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,62998.71/cwt98.00–100.001,6084
CowsLean 85-90%—91878.84/cwt75.00–82.007248
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31799.11/cwt98.00–100.001,3055

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.