Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, 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 $198.22/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$198.22

128 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	213.35	1,081	31
Medium and Large 2	475	205.78	977	64
Medium and Large 3	592	169.35	1,003	33

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $78 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 sale128 hd

198.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,450 hd

196.87

+1.35

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	1,624	115.01	1,867	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	101.65	1,442	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	94.07	1,019	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	77.50	709	11

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	764	155.81/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	235.27/cwt	230.00–238.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	161.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	220.70/cwt	217.00–225.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	192.54/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	194.89/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	241.98/cwt	240.00–243.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	235.76/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,023	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	192.05/cwt	190.00–195.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	202.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	223.43/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	222.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,035	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	237.35/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	164.28/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	182.07/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	182.94/cwt	180.00–185.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	214.65/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	196.35/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	936	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	104.09/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	96.47/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,064	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	85.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	898	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	87.73/cwt	86.00–89.00	815	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	76.32/cwt	73.00–79.00	677	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,721	121.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,095	6
Bulls	—	—	1,511	111.65/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,687	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	83.45/cwt	76.00–89.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	209.13/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,119	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	171.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	192.87/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,001	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	171.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,155	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	201.37/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,049	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	183.14/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	243.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	217.88/cwt	212.00–220.00	935	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	217.30/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,043	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	223.99/cwt	223.00–225.00	876	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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 286Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 81Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	155.00–157.00	155.81
6	—	376	230.00–238.00	235.27
4	—	740	160.00–165.00	161.22
7	—	674	170.00–175.00	171.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	210.00–212.00	211.01
3	—	440	217.00–225.00	220.70
9	—	562	190.00–197.00	192.54
12	—	521	200.00–207.00	201.37
6	—	627	180.00–187.00	183.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	190.00–199.00	194.89
9	—	434	232.00–238.00	235.76
12	—	466	220.00–227.00	222.01
5	—	535	210.00–217.00	214.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	240.00–243.00	241.98
13	—	561	221.00–226.00	223.43
6	—	467	235.00–238.00	237.35
3	—	667	195.00–197.00	196.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	240.00–245.00	243.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	190.00–195.00	192.05
4	—	409	200.00–205.00	202.98
10	—	680	150.00–157.00	154.50
6	—	620	160.00–169.00	164.28
4	—	521	180.00–185.00	182.94
4	—	730	137.00–140.00	138.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	180.00–186.00	182.07
6	—	451	205.00–210.00	207.50
3	—	620	170.00–175.00	171.99
12	—	519	190.00–197.00	192.87
33	—	429	212.00–220.00	217.88
2	—	391	223.00–225.00	223.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	535	207.00–210.00	209.13
16	—	480	215.00–219.00	217.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	101.00–107.00	104.09
3	—	1,103	94.00–99.00	96.47
3	—	1,057	83.00–88.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	106.00–107.00	106.47
1	—	1,340	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	86.00–89.00	87.73
5	—	887	73.00–79.00	76.32
2	—	955	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,721	119.00–126.00	121.71
6	—	1,511	111.00–113.00	111.65

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	—	890	76.00–89.00	83.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle