Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.90/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$204.90

102 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$40.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	209.05	881	91
Medium and Large 2	587	173.75	1,020	4thin
Medium and Large 3	561	168.84	947	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.21/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale102 hd

204.90

—

GA average16 barns · 1,537 hd

197.55

+7.35

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	—	Average	1,498	106.26	1,591	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	84.35	923	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	81.05	1,111	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	77.30	709	14

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	273	251.06/cwt	250.00–252.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	227.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	213.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	173.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	234.79/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	227.50/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	215.76/cwt	212.00–217.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	204.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	181.51/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	196.81/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	234.26/cwt	230.00–239.00	857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	201.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	193.60/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	182.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	253.13/cwt	250.00–257.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	172.46/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	225.12/cwt	220.00–227.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	177.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	173.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	158.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	202.15/cwt	200.00–205.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	229.30/cwt	228.00–230.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	183.98/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	215.55/cwt	212.00–219.00	815	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	222.59/cwt	220.00–226.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	208.82/cwt	208.00–210.00	894	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	90.40/cwt	84.00–96.00	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	82.90/cwt	80.00–87.00	899	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	81.05/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,111	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	95.60/cwt	94.00–97.00	817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,685	6
Bulls	—	—	1,448	103.60/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,500	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	68.80/cwt	67.00–70.00	643	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	85.15/cwt	81.00–88.00	778	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	89.59/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,078	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 369Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 86Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	250.00–252.00	251.06
5	—	328	240.00–245.00	242.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	364	225.00–230.00	227.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	210.00–215.00	213.71
4	—	478	202.00–205.00	203.51
5	—	631	170.00–175.00	173.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	230.00–239.00	234.79
13	—	508	225.00–228.00	227.50
4	—	641	200.00–205.00	201.26
17	—	373	240.00–247.00	242.75
4	—	320	250.00–257.00	253.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	212.00–217.00	215.76
4	—	528	200.00–210.00	204.27
4	—	675	170.00–177.00	172.46
9	—	363	220.00–227.00	225.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	180.00–183.00	181.51
5	—	614	195.00–198.00	196.81
18	—	366	230.00–239.00	234.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	190.00–197.00	193.60
12	—	628	170.00–179.00	177.59
8	—	465	200.00–205.00	202.15
3	—	267	228.00–230.00	229.30
3	—	583	181.00–186.00	183.98
22	—	378	212.00–219.00	215.55
25	—	333	220.00–226.00	222.59
16	—	428	208.00–210.00	208.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	180.00–185.00	182.30
4	—	633	155.00–160.00	158.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	170.00–175.00	173.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	84.00–96.00	90.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,085	80.00–87.00	82.90
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,203	88.00–91.00	89.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	78.00–83.00	81.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	94.00–97.00	95.60
8	—	935	67.00–70.00	68.80
4	—	914	81.00–88.00	85.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,547	108.00–110.00	108.93
6	—	1,448	100.00–106.00	103.60

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle