Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, 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 $186.07/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$186.07

222 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	197.11	956	104
Medium and Large 2	534	183.01	977	59
Medium and Large 3	540	169.69	916	59

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $40 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 sale222 hd

186.07

—

GA average15 barns · 1,893 hd

184.23

+1.85

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	1,386	110.85	1,536	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	92.99	1,033	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	92.26	1,298	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	87.96	808	17

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	98.70/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,386	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	116.03/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,694	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	77.89/cwt	75.00–82.00	694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	97.03/cwt	94.00–100.00	917	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	87.32/cwt	84.00–90.00	800	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	86.64/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,226	8
Bulls	—	—	1,840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,282	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	92.25/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,295	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	85.10/cwt	82.00–88.00	942	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	99.55/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,106	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	94.10/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,046	43
Bulls	—	—	1,268	105.27/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,335	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	84.15/cwt	77.00–96.00	777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	84.61/cwt	74.00–91.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	212.83/cwt	210.00–218.00	656	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	171.29/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,079	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	194.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	212.30/cwt	211.00–215.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	183.44/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	184.94/cwt	180.00–187.00	897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	154.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	944	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	191.82/cwt	190.00–197.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	245.26/cwt	240.00–247.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	204.00/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	253.80/cwt	252.00–255.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	232.93/cwt	230.00–235.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	211.20/cwt	210.00–212.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	193.98/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	222.16/cwt	220.00–227.00	984	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	204.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	193.27/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,214	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	213.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,121	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	265.18/cwt	260.00–267.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	257.63/cwt	255.00–265.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	219.63/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	173.68/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	166.35/cwt	165.00–169.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	196.20/cwt	190.00–198.00	932	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	178.48/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,137	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	201.20/cwt	200.00–202.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	234.40/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	192.71/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,098	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	164.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,035	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	183.60/cwt	180.00–187.00	947	4

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 456Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 111Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	98.00–100.00	98.70
8	—	1,415	84.00–89.00	86.64
14	—	1,404	90.00–97.00	92.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	75.00–82.00	77.89
5	—	945	94.00–100.00	97.03
8	—	916	84.00–90.00	87.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,107	82.00–88.00	85.10
12	—	1,111	98.00–102.00	99.55
43	—	1,112	90.00–97.00	94.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	114.00–119.00	116.03
1	—	1,840	124.00	124.00
7	—	1,268	102.00–108.00	105.27

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)	3	—	923	77.00–96.00	84.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	887	74.00–91.00	84.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	308	210.00–218.00	212.83
26	—	637	176.00–183.00	178.48
5	—	495	200.00–202.00	201.20
34	—	570	190.00–197.00	192.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	180.00–187.00	184.94
31	—	610	150.00–158.00	154.83
13	—	411	190.00–197.00	191.82
3	—	588	165.00–169.00	166.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	581	171.00–175.00	173.68
26	—	475	190.00–198.00	196.20
2	—	330	200.00–210.00	205.08
15	—	629	160.00–168.00	164.52
4	—	516	180.00–187.00	183.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	630	169.00–172.00	171.29
2	—	571	180.00–187.00	183.44
2	—	495	200.00–208.00	204.00
5	—	441	210.00–212.00	211.20
3	—	519	192.00–195.00	193.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	190.00–195.00	194.03
3	—	468	211.00–215.00	212.30
3	—	403	220.00–225.00	223.32
6	—	334	240.00–247.00	245.26
4	—	360	230.00–235.00	232.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	252.00–255.00	253.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	443	220.00–227.00	222.16
6	—	588	200.00–205.00	204.21
14	—	526	210.00–215.00	213.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	192.00–197.00	193.27
8	—	510	217.00–220.00	219.63
3	—	380	240.00–245.00	242.28
8	—	431	230.00–236.00	234.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	307	260.00–267.00	265.18
4	—	366	255.00–265.00	257.63

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

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Replacement Cattle

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