Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifer 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, 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 $210.25/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$210.25

213 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$28.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	362	216.56	783	13thin
Medium and Large 1	481	213.26	1,026	173
Medium and Large 3	495	187.93	929	27

One grade step is worth $28.63/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale213 hd

210.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,643 hd

203.71

+6.55

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	—	High	1,557	118.13	1,839	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	108.38	1,570	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	101.35	1,172	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	83.81	754	4thin

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)	1,250	$1,075	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	211.12/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	195.98/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	265.51/cwt	257.00–267.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	174.22/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	229.66/cwt	225.00–235.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	242.46/cwt	240.00–247.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	222.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	251.85/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,073	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	247.53/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,153	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	208.80/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,441	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	234.71/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	271.38/cwt	270.00–274.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	262.40/cwt	260.00–269.00	971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,382	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	254.71/cwt	252.00–257.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	233.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	235.62/cwt	230.00–238.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	209.91/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,060	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	218.61/cwt	216.00–220.00	920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	197.13/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,248	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	173.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	220.52/cwt	219.00–221.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	184.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	962	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	92.12/cwt	90.00–94.00	861	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	113.24/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	101.90/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	98.63/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,170	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	113.66/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,299	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	88.56/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	122.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,339	114.86/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,538	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	214.37/cwt	212.00–217.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	223.61/cwt	222.00–229.00	816	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	213.64/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,049	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	251.04/cwt	250.00–252.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	181.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	199.34/cwt	198.00–200.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	249.59/cwt	247.00–252.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	201.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	204.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,169	12

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 198Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 105Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	207.00–215.00	211.12
7	—	303	257.00–267.00	265.51
2	—	463	220.00–230.00	224.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	195.00–197.00	195.98
6	—	413	225.00–235.00	229.66
2	—	317	250.00–252.00	251.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	172.00–177.00	174.22
3	—	560	180.00–185.00	181.67
3	—	476	198.00–200.00	199.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	240.00–247.00	242.46
3	—	478	220.00–225.00	222.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	250.00–257.00	251.85
39	—	466	245.00–249.00	247.53
10	—	690	207.00–209.00	208.80
3	—	533	232.00–236.00	234.71
6	—	337	270.00–274.00	271.38
15	—	370	260.00–269.00	262.40
19	—	640	215.00–217.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	252.00–257.00	254.71
11	—	462	230.00–240.00	233.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	348	230.00–238.00	235.62
48	—	505	208.00–210.00	209.91
16	—	421	216.00–220.00	218.61
23	—	633	191.00–199.00	197.13
34	—	365	222.00–229.00	223.61
33	—	491	212.00–215.00	213.64
2	—	261	247.00–252.00	249.59
12	—	571	200.00–207.00	204.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	170.00–175.00	173.91
7	—	521	180.00–190.00	184.70
6	—	331	212.00–217.00	214.37
2	—	633	160.00–165.00	162.45
3	—	435	200.00–205.00	201.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	219.00–221.00	220.52
3	—	467	200.00–205.00	203.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	71.00	71.00
2	—	935	90.00–94.00	92.12
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	112.00–114.00	113.24
3	—	1,632	100.00–105.00	101.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	94.00–101.00	98.63
4	—	1,143	112.00–117.00	113.66
3	—	1,133	85.00–92.00	88.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	119.00–126.00	122.49
4	—	1,339	111.00–118.00	114.86

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)	1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	580	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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