Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $211.51/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$211.51

126 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	222.08	1,005	74
Medium and Large 3	363	204.08	740	12thin
Medium and Large 2	549	194.18	1,067	40

One grade step is worth $27.90/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale126 hd

211.51

—

GA average14 barns · 1,170 hd

208.17

+3.34

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	1,325	116.52	1,544	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,318	108.39	1,428	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	102.48	1,144	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	94.98	880	11

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)	1,103	$1,053	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	528	231.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,223	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	196.38/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,115	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	225.81/cwt	220.00–229.00	960	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	183.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	223.97/cwt	222.00–225.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	261.81/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	274.00/cwt	272.00–275.00	992	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	211.70/cwt	210.00–212.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	216.56/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	186.38/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,355	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	193.04/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	178.02/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	245.60/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	169.35/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	243.80/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	183.51/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	223.68/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	232.40/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	212.83/cwt	210.00–215.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	223.23/cwt	220.00–227.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	249.72/cwt	248.00–250.00	914	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	86.42/cwt	85.00–88.00	841	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	99.63/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,348	8
Bulls	—	—	1,180	115.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	—	1,173	103.80/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,218	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	103.85/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,117	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	103.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	921	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	93.05/cwt	90.00–97.00	864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	124.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,017	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	107.81/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,419	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	114.75/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,487	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	95.64/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,072	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	110.06/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,300	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,053.29/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	207.92/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,183	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	246.58/cwt	245.00–247.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	235.50/cwt	233.00–237.00	888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	204.34/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,095	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	249.34/cwt	248.00–250.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	178.52/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	234.42/cwt	230.00–237.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	239.56/cwt	238.00–240.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	211.09/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,102	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	201.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	211.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,320	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 416Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 38Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	528	230.00–235.00	231.57
5	—	402	260.00–267.00	261.81
9	—	362	272.00–275.00	274.00
6	—	726	190.00–196.00	193.04
8	—	459	242.00–250.00	245.60
9	—	561	222.00–225.00	223.68
2	—	625	210.00–212.00	210.98
2	—	665	197.00–200.00	198.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	727	181.00–187.00	186.38
2	—	583	208.00–210.00	209.02
2	—	773	177.00–179.00	178.02
10	—	461	232.00–234.00	232.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	240.00–246.00	243.80
2	—	683	180.00–187.00	183.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	568	192.00–198.00	196.38
5	—	621	180.00–185.00	183.99
3	—	335	222.00–225.00	223.97
7	—	408	210.00–212.00	211.70
8	—	669	165.00–172.00	169.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	425	220.00–229.00	225.81
2	—	473	215.00–218.00	216.56
14	—	569	206.00–209.00	207.92
10	—	367	230.00–237.00	234.42
5	—	310	238.00–240.00	239.56
11	—	522	210.00–213.00	211.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	190.00–195.00	192.57
5	—	376	200.00–205.00	201.41
5	—	321	210.00–215.00	211.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	210.00–215.00	212.83
3	—	323	240.00–245.00	241.75
6	—	412	220.00–227.00	223.23
12	—	377	233.00–237.00	235.50
10	—	536	200.00–207.00	204.34
2	—	623	177.00–180.00	178.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.51
7	—	366	248.00–250.00	249.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	220.00–222.00	220.98
5	—	363	245.00–247.00	246.58
3	—	328	248.00–250.00	249.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	85.00–88.00	86.42
4	—	891	100.00–106.00	103.34
4	—	928	90.00–97.00	93.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	98.00–102.00	99.63
11	—	1,316	104.00–111.00	107.81
12	—	1,296	112.00–119.00	114.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,076	100.00–107.00	103.85
16	—	1,121	94.00–99.00	95.64
11	—	1,181	108.00–114.00	110.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	113.00–118.00	115.40
2	—	1,173	101.00–106.00	103.80
4	—	1,619	121.00–128.00	124.56

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	4	—	1,103	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.29

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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