Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.16/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$216.16

95 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$22.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	224.38	850	21
Medium and Large 1	510	221.35	1,129	46
Medium and Large 3	456	201.47	918	28

One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale95 hd

216.16

—

GA average16 barns · 2,010 hd

218.19

−2.03

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	1,648	121.69	2,005	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	99.40	1,486	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	99.29	1,225	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	81.71	833	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	217.77/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	233.20/cwt	230.00–235.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	289.03/cwt	288.00–290.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	224.61/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,186	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	278.69/cwt	277.50–280.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	263.52/cwt	262.00–265.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	238.83/cwt	237.00–245.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	225.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	201.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	254.86/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	222.26/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	213.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	223.78/cwt	220.00–228.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	233.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	251.26/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	240.03/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	242.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	216.41/cwt	215.00–218.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	218.64/cwt	212.50–220.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	203.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	189.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	210.90/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	217.85/cwt	215.00–222.00	993	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	251.88/cwt	250.00–252.50	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	212.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	224.91/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,039	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	101.14/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	124.59/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	93.19/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,170	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	101.02/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,246	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	103.63/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,611	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	95.19/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,420	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	73.88/cwt	71.00–78.00	720	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	84.03/cwt	83.00–85.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,270	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	92.38/cwt	90.00–96.00	960	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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 506Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 180Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	215.00–219.00	217.77
8	—	628	210.00–213.00	212.49
29	—	462	220.00–227.50	224.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	230.00–235.00	233.20
6	—	451	210.00–215.00	213.33
7	—	369	220.00–228.00	223.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	175.00–177.50	176.27
2	—	373	215.00–218.00	216.41
5	—	332	212.50–220.00	218.64
12	—	420	200.00–210.00	203.19
7	—	569	185.00–195.00	189.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	288.00–290.00	289.03
2	—	623	205.00–210.00	207.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	220.00–227.50	224.61
2	—	316	277.50–280.00	278.69
11	—	411	237.00–245.00	238.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	262.00–265.00	263.52
3	—	520	207.50–212.50	210.90
14	—	456	215.00–222.00	217.85
8	—	373	250.00–252.50	251.88
2	—	623	185.00–190.00	187.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	220.00–230.00	225.90
5	—	660	200.00–205.00	201.03
10	—	476	235.00–245.00	242.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	250.00–257.50	254.86
5	—	629	221.00–226.00	222.26
8	—	504	237.50–247.50	240.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	230.00–235.00	233.05
4	—	513	247.00–254.00	251.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	92.00–109.00	101.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	123.00–126.00	124.59
1	—	1,500	113.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	89.00–96.00	93.19
25	—	1,233	98.00–105.00	101.02
5	—	1,179	106.00–110.00	107.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	102.00–105.00	103.63
1	—	1,330	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,492	92.00–98.00	95.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	71.00–78.00	73.88
4	—	1,084	83.00–85.00	84.03
5	—	1,039	90.00–96.00	92.38

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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