Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.77/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$247.77

513 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	458	256.98	1,178	174
Medium and Large 1	547	247.36	1,354	205
Medium and Large 2	566	236.44	1,339	134

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale513 hd

247.77

—

GA average16 barns · 2,315 hd

243.33

+4.45

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	1,656	116.28	1,926	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	105.58	1,571	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	101.68	1,216	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	90.48	954	12

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)	1,550	$1,775	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	254.75/cwt	252.00–258.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	203.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.11/cwt	225.00–232.00	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.96/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,209	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	241.39/cwt	240.00–244.00	946	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	249.31/cwt	247.00–250.00	815	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	219.22/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	219.41/cwt	212.00–220.00	935	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	247.38/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,286	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	206.37/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,459	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	217.95/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	265.01/cwt	260.00–267.00	906	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	256.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,246	127
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	228.40/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	288.43/cwt	287.00–295.00	949	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	239.90/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,358	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	256.00/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,285	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	262.55/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	272.23/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	235.73/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,360	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	226.56/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,502	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	226.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	235.50/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	285.79/cwt	284.00–287.50	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	86.50/cwt	85.00–88.00	908	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	92.05/cwt	89.00–96.00	913	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	98.34/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,413	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,734	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	108.41/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,641	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	95.48/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,065	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	110.79/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,452	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	102.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,249	30
Bulls	—	—	1,795	123.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,601	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,817	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	93.51/cwt	86.00–96.00	923	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	106.30/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	679	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	97.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	914	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	89.06/cwt	86.00–93.00	708	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	236.06/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,133	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	240.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,059	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	238.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	273.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	761	166.60/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	235.91/cwt	235.00–240.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	185.26/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	223.08/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,193	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	262.96/cwt	259.00–266.00	852	17

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 284Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 147Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 14Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	385	252.00–258.00	254.75
8	—	608	200.00–205.00	203.74
54	—	573	210.00–219.00	210.96
125	—	480	230.00–239.00	236.06
65	—	441	240.00–245.00	240.22
41	—	535	221.00–225.00	223.08
17	—	324	259.00–266.00	262.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	225.00–232.00	231.11
51	—	392	240.00–244.00	241.39
43	—	327	247.00–250.00	249.31
13	—	467	216.00–222.00	219.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	426	212.00–220.00	219.41
11	—	337	235.00–240.00	235.91
3	—	627	181.00–190.00	185.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	520	242.00–250.00	247.38
21	—	707	204.00–209.00	206.37
7	—	624	215.00–222.50	217.95
7	—	404	260.00–263.00	262.55
5	—	380	270.00–277.00	272.23
54	—	577	235.00–238.00	235.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	342	260.00–267.00	265.01
127	—	486	250.00–260.00	256.32
8	—	589	224.00–229.00	228.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	329	287.00–295.00	288.43
21	—	566	238.00–240.00	239.90
87	—	502	251.00–258.00	256.00
74	—	663	224.00–230.00	226.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	561	210.00–215.00	212.46
2	—	506	224.00–230.00	226.97
7	—	305	270.00–275.00	273.52
5	—	761	165.00–167.00	166.60
3	—	460	240.00–242.00	240.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	275.00–280.00	277.50
4	—	575	235.00–237.00	235.50
2	—	338	284.00–287.50	285.79
3	—	402	260.00–265.00	261.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	235.00–240.00	238.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	85.00–88.00	86.50
1	—	1,445	101.00	101.00
6	—	992	89.00–96.00	92.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	94.00–101.00	98.34
3	—	1,528	112.00–115.00	113.48
7	—	1,514	106.00–110.00	108.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,115	93.00–99.00	95.48
6	—	1,311	109.00–116.00	110.79
30	—	1,213	100.00–107.00	102.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	121.00–126.00	123.21
5	—	1,601	111.00–116.00	113.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	987	86.00–96.00	93.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	73.00	73.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	100.00–112.00	106.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	934	95.00–100.00	97.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	86.00–93.00	89.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,550	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle