Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves, heifer calves and bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.53/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$209.53

224 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	222.31	1,131	84
Medium and Large 1	633	205.07	1,298	14thin
Medium and Large 3	584	201.50	1,176	126

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale224 hd

209.53

—

GA average15 barns · 1,038 hd

218.50

−8.97

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	1,585	117.65	1,865	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	100.51	1,463	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	99.71	1,124	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	895	94.22	843	18

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	435	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	172.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	234.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	194.75/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	185.56/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	241.19/cwt	240.00–242.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	233.95/cwt	232.00–237.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	229.84/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,064	41
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	222.42/cwt	220.00–228.00	965	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	210.02/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,227	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	220.87/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,151	36
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	176.45/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,283	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	184.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,232	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	215.30/cwt	210.00–218.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	249.61/cwt	248.00–250.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	213.78/cwt	205.00–215.00	911	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	180.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,394	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	217.16/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	174.49/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,101	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	191.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,186	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	194.85/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	207.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	161.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	928	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	97.33/cwt	93.00–100.00	853	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	88.71/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,048	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	86.26/cwt	85.00–88.00	807	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,235	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	104.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,514	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	96.75/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,445	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	105.08/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,190	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	97.99/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,086	15
Bulls	—	—	1,335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	125.80/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,105	6
Bulls	—	—	1,557	113.72/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,771	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	994	85.86/cwt	79.00–98.00	853	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	81.73/cwt	68.00–99.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	111.37/cwt	103.00–121.00	1,135	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	109.62/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,058	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	94.56/cwt	84.00–105.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	218.94/cwt	218.00–220.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	203.02/cwt	200.00–204.00	972	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	153.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	201.87/cwt	200.00–207.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	183.05/cwt	180.00–185.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	171.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	192.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	704	2

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 245Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 52Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	220.00–225.00	222.53
2	—	323	238.00–240.00	238.98
7	—	364	230.00–235.00	234.30
2	—	575	180.00–185.00	182.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	170.00–177.00	172.60
3	—	535	190.00–197.00	194.75
2	—	665	160.00–162.00	160.98
5	—	463	200.00–207.00	201.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	210.00–217.00	213.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	181.00–187.00	185.56
41	—	463	227.00–233.00	229.84
36	—	521	219.00–226.00	220.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	340	240.00–242.00	241.19
4	—	380	232.00–237.00	233.95
17	—	434	220.00–228.00	222.42
22	—	584	205.00–214.00	210.02
18	—	727	170.00–178.00	176.45
21	—	669	180.00–188.00	184.09
13	—	530	215.00–219.00	217.16
26	—	619	190.00–200.00	191.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	248.00–250.00	249.61
9	—	773	179.00–181.00	180.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	385	210.00–218.00	215.30
2	—	565	170.00–175.00	172.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	426	205.00–215.00	213.78
10	—	631	170.00–177.00	174.49
18	—	517	190.00–199.00	194.85
2	—	373	218.00–220.00	218.94
18	—	479	200.00–204.00	203.02
4	—	726	151.00–155.00	153.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	326	200.00–210.00	207.59
5	—	575	160.00–167.00	161.35
4	—	423	180.00–185.00	183.05
4	—	529	170.00–177.00	171.74
2	—	366	190.00–195.00	192.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	876	93.00–100.00	97.33
2	—	925	91.00–92.00	91.48
4	—	935	85.00–88.00	86.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	84.00–91.00	88.71
13	—	1,132	101.00–108.00	105.08
15	—	1,108	94.00–100.00	97.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	90.00–91.00	90.49
12	—	1,446	101.00–108.00	104.68
8	—	1,494	93.00–100.00	96.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,673	124.00–128.00	125.80
10	—	1,557	111.00–117.00	113.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	994	79.00–98.00	85.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	68.00–99.00	81.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	78.00	78.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,019	103.00–121.00	111.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	965	100.00–125.00	109.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	961	84.00–105.00	94.56

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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Steers · 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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