Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to markets being closed last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.60/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$212.60

212 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	219.14	893	52
Medium and Large 1	534	215.30	1,151	100
Medium and Large 3	441	202.43	893	60

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale212 hd

212.60

—

GA average9 barns · 908 hd

208.25

+4.35

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	1,637	123.73	2,026	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	100.95	1,466	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	97.71	1,148	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	82.82	877	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)	1,025	$1,193	8

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	187.93/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,069	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	210.88/cwt	210.00–212.50	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	228.72/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	222.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	825	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	215.93/cwt	212.50–217.50	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	210.40/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	234.50/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	225.00/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,503	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	217.42/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	222.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,035	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	208.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,083	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	225.90/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	236.70/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	273.89/cwt	270.00–275.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	263.71/cwt	260.00–264.50	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	261.30/cwt	260.00–262.50	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	239.14/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,122	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	254.73/cwt	252.50–257.50	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	246.68/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,293	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	199.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	206.64/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	239.36/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	215.85/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	213.65/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,124	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	208.75/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,321	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	261.66/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	404	224.34/cwt	223.00–225.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	216.63/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,038	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	199.15/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	216.92/cwt	215.00–220.00	685	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,119	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	924.31/head	800.00–1,075.00	924	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	98.64/cwt	93.00–102.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,410	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	107.99/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	93.23/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,098	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	101.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	90.91/cwt	88.00–95.00	995	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	83.20/cwt	80.00–87.00	885	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	76.04/cwt	73.00–78.00	777	12
Bulls	—	—	1,846	127.79/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,359	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	108.19/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,535	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,430	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	101.74/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,195	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	228.63/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,091	3

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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 0Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 0Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 25

No trend available due to markets being closed last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	569	185.00–190.00	187.93
8	—	377	210.00–212.50	210.88
2	—	528	195.00–197.00	196.00
25	—	316	215.00–220.00	216.92
2	—	618	177.00–180.00	178.48
2	—	658	165.00–175.00	170.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	370	220.00–225.00	222.88
10	—	424	212.50–217.50	215.93
9	—	526	205.00–210.00	208.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	464	220.00–227.00	222.97
38	—	526	212.50–216.00	213.65
24	—	633	205.00–211.00	208.75
3	—	675	197.50–200.00	199.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	222.50–232.50	228.72
14	—	442	240.00–250.00	245.02
17	—	331	260.00–262.50	261.30
15	—	469	235.00–242.50	239.14
9	—	379	252.50–257.50	254.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	735	205.00–212.00	210.40
4	—	564	231.00–237.00	234.50
17	—	668	223.00–227.00	225.00
17	—	524	244.00–249.00	246.68
3	—	412	260.00–262.50	261.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	215.00–218.00	217.42
4	—	566	222.50–227.00	225.90
3	—	533	235.00–240.00	236.70
9	—	301	270.00–275.00	273.89
6	—	368	260.00–264.50	263.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	195.00–205.00	199.90
5	—	418	237.00–240.00	239.36
3	—	577	215.00–217.50	215.85
3	—	477	226.00–230.00	228.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	205.00–207.50	206.64
6	—	319	260.00–265.00	261.62
3	—	404	223.00–225.00	224.34
12	—	479	212.50–220.00	216.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	800.00–1,075.00	924.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	93.00–102.00	98.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	98.00	98.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	114.00–117.00	115.60
4	—	1,846	126.00–132.00	127.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,156	106.00–113.00	107.99
25	—	1,178	90.00–97.00	93.23
15	—	1,175	98.00–105.00	101.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	100.00–103.00	101.90
4	—	1,419	107.00–110.00	108.19
4	—	1,538	90.00–96.00	93.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,095	88.00–95.00	90.91
23	—	1,064	80.00–87.00	83.20
12	—	1,022	73.00–78.00	76.04

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle