Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.10/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$252.10

106 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

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

$21.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	345	260.90	900	18thin
Medium and Large 1	462	251.64	1,162	78
Medium and Large 2	475	239.78	1,138	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale106 hd

252.10

—

GA average16 barns · 922 hd

241.15

+10.95

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	1,666	119.43	1,989	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	105.11	1,426	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	104.34	1,211	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	94.44	865	18

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)	1,140	$1,495	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	368	264.56/cwt	260.00–267.00	974	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	281.04/cwt	280.00–282.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	232.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,065	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	245.89/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	247.40/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,272	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	260.90/cwt	259.00–263.00	900	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	272.90/cwt	270.00–275.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	203.54/cwt	202.00–205.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	254.65/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,072	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	230.23/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	291.56/cwt	287.00–295.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	263.00/cwt	260.00–265.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	225.85/cwt	220.00–229.00	937	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	224.01/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	152.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	212.77/cwt	210.00–217.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	239.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	173.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	253.36/cwt	251.00–255.00	834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	258.51/cwt	257.00–266.00	894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	186.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	273.45/cwt	272.00–275.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	228.01/cwt	225.00–229.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	259.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	234.89/cwt	230.00–239.00	874	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,494.74/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	106.86/cwt	100.00–117.00	999	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	113.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,268	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	97.61/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,137	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	105.25/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,461	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	113.03/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,489	10
Bulls	—	—	1,390	114.90/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	95.50/cwt	91.00–98.00	850	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	102.23/cwt	101.00–104.00	982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	106.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,259	11
Bulls	—	—	1,435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	122.66/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,187	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	99.59/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,328	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	86.30/cwt	83.00–89.00	800	5

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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 313Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 121Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	260.00–267.00	264.56
2	—	335	280.00–282.00	281.04
5	—	573	210.00–215.00	211.40
15	—	457	230.00–240.00	232.97
6	—	434	243.00–250.00	245.89
4	—	611	180.00–190.00	186.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	230.00–235.00	232.42
2	—	311	272.00–275.00	273.45
2	—	680	170.00–177.00	173.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	225.00–229.00	228.01
3	—	327	258.00–260.00	259.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	514	244.00–250.00	247.40
34	—	421	251.00–258.00	254.65
9	—	557	230.00–232.00	230.23
4	—	328	287.00–295.00	291.56
4	—	373	260.00–265.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	345	259.00–263.00	260.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	270.00–275.00	272.90
2	—	611	200.00–210.00	205.08
4	—	564	221.00–225.00	224.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	162.00–165.00	163.48
5	—	665	150.00–157.00	152.01
7	—	419	210.00–217.00	212.77
2	—	553	170.00–178.00	173.99
11	—	329	251.00–255.00	253.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	202.00–205.00	203.54
2	—	463	190.00–195.00	192.54
9	—	311	235.00–245.00	239.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	415	220.00–229.00	225.85
7	—	346	257.00–266.00	258.51
22	—	372	230.00–239.00	234.89

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	—	1,140	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,494.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	100.00–117.00	106.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	111.00–116.00	113.72
13	—	1,165	94.00–102.00	97.61
11	—	1,184	103.00–110.00	106.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,388	103.00–109.00	105.25
10	—	1,317	111.00–116.00	113.03
15	—	1,333	95.00–102.00	99.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	890	91.00–98.00	95.50
4	—	961	101.00–104.00	102.23
5	—	927	83.00–89.00	86.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	111.00–117.00	114.90
1	—	1,435	104.00	104.00
9	—	1,783	119.00–126.00	122.66

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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