Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.16/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$205.16

61 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$64.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	210.17	877	37
Medium and Large 1	450	204.83	922	21
Medium and Large 3	613	145.69	893	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.48/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale61 hd

205.16

—

GA average16 barns · 1,911 hd

195.40

+9.77

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	1,824	112.79	2,057	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	95.05	1,101	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	94.68	1,326	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	83.71	818	7thin

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 1	—	328	259.47/cwt	258.00–260.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	203.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	223.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	801	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	229.48/cwt	228.00–230.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	228.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	219.42/cwt	215.00–222.00	847	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	245.40/cwt	245.00–247.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	211.61/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	243.03/cwt	241.00–245.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	186.97/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	225.67/cwt	225.00–227.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	171.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	251.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	259.59/cwt	258.00–260.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	194.79/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	192.28/cwt	190.00–197.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	200.53/cwt	200.00–202.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	228.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,175	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	87.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	987	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	103.93/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,215	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	95.35/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,119	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	87.57/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,274	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	103.56/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	96.53/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,329	23
Bulls	—	—	1,978	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,251	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	89.25/cwt	88.00–90.00	877	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	79.47/cwt	79.00–80.00	771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	103.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	2,343	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	98.84/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,224	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	99.01/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	154.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	239.67/cwt	235.00–245.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	211.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	184.84/cwt	180.00–187.00	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	249.31/cwt	248.00–250.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	906	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 303Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 39Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	258.00–260.00	259.47
4	—	515	200.00–205.00	203.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	220.00–225.00	223.43
13	—	327	240.00–250.00	244.96
4	—	355	228.00–230.00	229.48
4	—	738	155.00–160.00	157.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	225.00–230.00	228.63
7	—	420	205.00–215.00	211.90
5	—	515	180.00–187.00	184.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	386	215.00–222.00	219.42
3	—	465	190.00–197.00	192.28
4	—	616	150.00–157.00	154.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	342	225.00–227.00	225.67
2	—	574	182.00–185.00	183.47
2	—	630	160.00–165.00	162.56
5	—	538	192.00–197.00	194.79
4	—	460	200.00–202.00	200.53
2	—	230	235.00–245.00	239.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	145.00–147.00	145.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	245.00–247.00	245.40
8	—	608	210.00–217.00	211.61
3	—	388	250.00–255.00	251.61
5	—	337	258.00–260.00	259.59
16	—	515	220.00–230.00	228.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	241.00–245.00	243.03
2	—	680	185.00–189.00	186.97
3	—	325	248.00–250.00	249.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	526	200.00–205.00	202.53
3	—	658	170.00–175.00	171.66
2	—	388	232.00–235.00	233.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,125	85.00–90.00	87.75
10	—	1,169	100.00–107.00	103.93
20	—	1,174	92.00–99.00	95.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	84.00–90.00	87.57
4	—	1,390	101.00–106.00	103.56
23	—	1,377	94.00–99.00	96.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
4	—	983	88.00–90.00	89.25
2	—	970	79.00–80.00	79.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,978	110.00–117.00	113.79
3	—	1,275	100.00–107.00	103.56
3	—	1,963	119.00–120.00	119.34

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	—	1,238	92.00–106.00	98.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	93.00–107.00	99.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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