Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher, 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 $198.90/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$198.90

115 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$30.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	206.96	922	54
Medium and Large 1	527	202.33	1,066	36
Medium and Large 3	548	176.58	968	25

One grade step is worth $30.38/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale115 hd

198.90

—

GA average16 barns · 1,642 hd

195.65

+3.25

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	1,400	111.58	1,562	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	92.35	1,100	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	91.59	1,361	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	85.94	867	6thin

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)	1,113	$838	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	192.26/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	185.81/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	217.17/cwt	216.00–220.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	170.32/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	207.72/cwt	205.00–212.00	883	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	223.93/cwt	222.00–226.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	155.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	175.97/cwt	172.00–177.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	193.14/cwt	190.00–197.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	246.65/cwt	242.00–252.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	198.02/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	225.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,150	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	174.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,365	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	184.28/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	236.69/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	216.38/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	176.24/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	194.49/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	240.83/cwt	240.00–245.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	251.74/cwt	247.00–257.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	212.37/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,149	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	185.64/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,158	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	233.04/cwt	230.00–237.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	201.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	158.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	217.55/cwt	216.00–218.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	214.04/cwt	210.00–215.00	985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	198.79/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,147	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,301	90.19/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,173	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	91.94/cwt	88.00–95.00	943	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	92.75/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,428	2
Bulls	—	—	1,557	118.37/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,843	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,182	105.42/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,246	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	92.77/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,110	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	98.52/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	88.23/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	93.73/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,365	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	99.60/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,363	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	84.59/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,344	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.54/cwt	88.00–93.00	918	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	746	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	854	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 280Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 81Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 19

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	190.00–193.00	192.26
2	—	611	200.00–205.00	202.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	242.00–252.00	246.65
3	—	675	181.00–187.00	184.28
6	—	439	235.00–240.00	236.69
5	—	576	215.00–219.00	216.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	195.00–199.00	198.02
41	—	510	220.00–227.00	225.51
11	—	782	170.00–175.00	174.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	185.00–187.00	185.81
9	—	385	216.00–220.00	217.17
3	—	654	167.00–177.00	170.32
17	—	425	205.00–212.00	207.72
14	—	319	222.00–226.00	223.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	152.00–160.00	155.97
2	—	470	182.00–185.00	183.47
10	—	567	172.00–177.00	175.97
7	—	436	190.00–197.00	193.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	155.00–159.00	158.01
9	—	434	216.00–218.00	217.55
16	—	460	210.00–215.00	214.04
4	—	577	195.00–200.00	198.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	170.00–179.00	176.24
7	—	567	192.00–197.00	194.49
9	—	363	230.00–237.00	233.04
10	—	532	200.00–205.00	201.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	240.00–245.00	240.83
2	—	332	247.00–257.00	251.74
21	—	541	210.00–217.00	212.37
14	—	624	180.00–189.00	185.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	88.00–95.00	91.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,540	91.00–95.00	92.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,301	83.00–95.00	90.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	118.00–119.00	118.37
2	—	1,928	120.00–126.00	122.93
7	—	1,182	104.00–109.00	105.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,196	90.00–97.00	92.77
2	—	1,220	98.00–99.00	98.52
4	—	1,164	86.00–89.00	88.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,456	90.00–97.00	93.73
6	—	1,368	98.00–102.00	99.60
9	—	1,589	80.00–87.00	84.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	88.00–93.00	89.54
1	—	995	75.00	75.00
2	—	993	85.00–87.00	86.01

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle