Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.06/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$211.06

97 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$8.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	472	212.45	1,003	60
Medium and Large 1	600	212.24	1,273	22
Medium and Large 2	586	203.77	1,193	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.68/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale97 hd

211.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,134 hd

210.55

+0.51

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	—	Low	1,563	121.05	1,891	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	104.73	1,477	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	102.68	1,164	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	90.73	1,028	23

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)	1,125	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	507	238.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	201.24/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	273.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	223.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,081	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	216.69/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,235	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	271.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	265.34/cwt	263.50–267.50	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	251.48/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	215.20/cwt	212.50–217.50	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	291.33/cwt	290.00–292.50	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	221.51/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	223.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	237.83/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,230	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	234.77/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,341	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	208.70/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	172.26/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	222.71/cwt	220.00–229.00	926	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	189.14/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	234.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	203.52/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	176.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	206.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	216.57/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	214.61/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.52/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,163	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	116.38/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,827	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	125.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	110.61/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,245	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	96.79/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,026	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	113.70/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	96.22/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,387	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	105.93/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,490	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	95.21/cwt	92.00–98.00	975	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	104.17/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,223	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	86.38/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,030	13

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 839Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 228Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	235.00–245.00	238.97
2	—	697	197.50–205.00	201.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	270.00–275.00	273.33
8	—	570	214.00–217.50	216.69
3	—	690	185.00–190.00	188.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	220.00–230.00	223.81
5	—	667	175.00–180.00	176.96
9	—	569	200.00–210.00	206.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	270.00–275.00	271.55
3	—	409	263.50–267.50	265.34
8	—	485	251.00–255.00	251.48
2	—	325	290.00–292.50	291.33
8	—	630	220.00–227.50	221.51
10	—	571	230.00–237.50	234.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	220.00–225.00	223.05
12	—	517	235.00–240.00	237.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	212.50–217.50	215.20
11	—	523	202.00–211.00	208.70
4	—	671	170.00–173.00	172.26
28	—	416	220.00–229.00	222.71
4	—	358	230.00–240.00	234.39
3	—	735	145.00–147.00	145.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	188.00–190.00	189.14
8	—	524	212.50–218.00	216.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	200.00–204.00	203.52
2	—	606	207.50–210.00	208.74
5	—	579	213.00–215.00	214.61
7	—	525	220.00–222.50	221.52

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	2	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	114.00–118.00	116.38
3	—	1,555	122.00–127.00	125.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	109.00–113.00	110.61
18	—	1,060	94.00–100.00	96.79
34	—	1,174	102.00–108.00	104.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	111.00–118.00	113.70
5	—	1,442	94.00–99.00	96.22
13	—	1,407	102.00–109.00	105.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	92.00–98.00	95.21
1	—	1,335	107.00	107.00
13	—	1,192	83.00–90.00	86.38

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

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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