Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.84/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$186.84

91 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	191.28	956	60
Medium and Large 2	527	179.40	946	17thin
Medium and Large 3	432	176.85	764	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $192 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 sale91 hd

186.84

—

GA average13 barns · 1,402 hd

186.49

+0.35

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	1,638	112.20	1,838	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	90.34	1,332	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	88.96	1,011	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	73.09	735	6thin

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	—	462	210.48/cwt	207.00–215.00	972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	203.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	884	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	218.00/cwt	217.00–220.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	183.83/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	233.78/cwt	230.00–235.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	226.58/cwt	223.00–227.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	205.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	227.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,046	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	164.71/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,028	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	184.54/cwt	180.00–187.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	166.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	186.53/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,272	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	215.00/cwt	212.00–217.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	222.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	198.82/cwt	195.00–201.00	919	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	213.22/cwt	210.00–215.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	183.06/cwt	180.00–185.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	203.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	854	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	173.98/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	171.39/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,076	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	193.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,178	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	81.36/cwt	79.00–84.00	797	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	107.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,423	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	86.45/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,265	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	82.15/cwt	79.00–85.00	920	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	93.08/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,390	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	69.91/cwt	69.00–72.00	718	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	94.07/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,080	8

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 226Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 135Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	207.00–215.00	210.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	200.00–210.00	203.65
2	—	470	190.00–195.00	192.55
2	—	615	170.00–175.00	172.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	217.00–220.00	218.00
6	—	614	180.00–187.00	183.83
4	—	324	230.00–235.00	233.78
9	—	391	223.00–227.00	226.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	240.00–245.00	242.54
13	—	459	224.00–230.00	227.97
13	—	682	183.00–190.00	186.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	200.00–208.00	205.98
5	—	412	212.00–217.00	215.00
4	—	376	220.00–227.00	222.33
2	—	323	230.00–232.00	230.98
3	—	676	172.00–175.00	173.98
2	—	725	166.00–170.00	167.94
5	—	607	190.00–195.00	193.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	160.00–166.00	164.71
4	—	319	210.00–215.00	213.22
2	—	413	190.00–195.00	192.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	180.00–187.00	184.54
6	—	523	160.00–170.00	166.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	195.00–201.00	198.82
5	—	536	180.00–185.00	183.06
26	—	420	200.00–205.00	203.44
18	—	628	167.00–177.00	171.39

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)	2	—	980	79.00–84.00	81.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	104.00–108.00	107.00
1	—	2,040	117.00	117.00
1	—	2,160	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,463	82.00–89.00	86.45
1	—	1,380	98.00	98.00
10	—	1,493	90.00–96.00	93.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,120	79.00–85.00	82.15
8	—	1,148	92.00–96.00	94.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	69.00–72.00	69.91
1	—	900	89.00	89.00

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