Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.23/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$251.23

331 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	257.62	1,287	214
Medium and Large 2	544	241.73	1,314	99
Medium and Large 3	548	227.49	1,248	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $39 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 sale331 hd

251.23

—

GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd

244.31

+6.92

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	1,594	115.93	1,848	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	103.49	1,443	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	99.28	1,165	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	89.75	994	44

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)	1,318	$1,262	8

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	559	216.31/cwt	213.00–219.50	1,209	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	208.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	224.55/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	254.73/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,353	52
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	196.26/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	266.62/cwt	260.00–268.50	1,165	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	253.90/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	219.87/cwt	217.00–227.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	241.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	274.59/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	216.00/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,456	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	234.70/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	261.92/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,207	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	235.04/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,011	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	253.54/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,212	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	220.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,428	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	243.75/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,411	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	225.21/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,207	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	234.58/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,107	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	269.38/cwt	267.00–270.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	211.68/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	246.78/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	237.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	928	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	282.85/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,038	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	273.05/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,136	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	233.73/cwt	230.00–236.50	1,461	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	224.30/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,043	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	270.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	194.82/cwt	192.00–197.50	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	241.77/cwt	241.00–247.00	805	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	206.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	201.59/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,262	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,262.33/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,262	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	104.82/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	121.07/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,407	112.51/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	103.29/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,246	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	111.40/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,463	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	97.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,118	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	110.30/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	101.02/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,379	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	98.46/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,103	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	84.52/cwt	80.00–87.00	897	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	91.85/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,052	20

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 1,200Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 171Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 24Year ago 9

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	559	213.00–219.50	216.31
63	—	536	222.00–229.00	225.21
63	—	472	230.00–239.00	234.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	205.00–210.00	208.42
22	—	430	230.00–237.00	235.04
13	—	465	220.00–227.50	224.30
5	—	626	200.00–202.00	201.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	217.00–227.00	219.87
21	—	390	230.00–240.00	237.93
3	—	572	192.00–197.50	194.82
22	—	333	241.00–247.00	241.77
4	—	458	200.00–210.00	206.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	220.00–226.00	224.55
2	—	685	195.00–197.50	196.26
2	—	428	250.00–257.50	253.90
5	—	514	232.50–236.00	234.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	531	252.00–258.00	254.73
54	—	461	260.00–269.00	261.92
15	—	579	241.00–247.00	243.75
19	—	367	280.00–288.00	282.85
36	—	416	270.00–277.50	273.05
38	—	625	230.00–236.50	233.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	437	260.00–268.50	266.62
6	—	534	240.00–245.00	241.34
6	—	373	272.50–277.50	274.59
27	—	674	210.00–219.00	216.00
30	—	478	250.00–259.00	253.54
13	—	648	220.00–225.00	220.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	267.00–270.00	269.38
3	—	578	207.50–217.50	211.68
7	—	409	242.50–250.00	246.78
2	—	463	230.00–240.00	234.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	270.00–275.00	270.99

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	8	—	1,318	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,262.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	99.00–110.00	104.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	96.00–100.00	98.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	119.00–123.00	121.07
3	—	1,407	110.00–114.00	112.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,206	101.00–108.00	103.29
5	—	1,313	109.00–113.00	111.40
51	—	1,152	93.00–100.00	97.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	107.00–113.00	110.30
11	—	1,365	98.00–104.00	101.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,120	96.00–100.00	98.46
18	—	1,061	80.00–87.00	84.52
20	—	1,145	88.00–95.00	91.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle