Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.71/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$217.71

87 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$3.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	219.36	1,110	49
Medium and Large 2	453	215.75	978	9thin
Medium and Large 3	368	215.54	794	29

One grade step is worth $3.81/cwt here — about $316 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 sale87 hd

217.71

—

GA average15 barns · 1,483 hd

211.14

+6.57

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	1,547	124.14	1,920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	99.62	1,119	139
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	97.11	1,388	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	87.40	866	51

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	313	239.32/cwt	238.00–240.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.71/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	304	228.91/cwt	225.00–233.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	236.42/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	260.09/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	290.82/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	223.67/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,038	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	234.88/cwt	230.00–237.50	972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	214.67/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	304	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	234.20/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	215.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	196.28/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	249.41/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,067	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	222.16/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	217.26/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	217.65/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	249.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	198.04/cwt	197.50–199.00	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	215.74/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	265.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	184.17/cwt	183.00–187.50	1,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	128.56/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,356	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	103.60/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,086	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	100.17/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,017	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	130.09/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,241	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	105.41/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,068	13
Bulls	—	—	1,482	116.35/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,724	3
Bulls	—	—	1,449	121.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	135.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	102.87/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,137	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	108.74/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,265	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	95.68/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,084	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	103.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,470	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	94.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,351	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	87.14/cwt	84.00–91.00	871	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	95.57/cwt	93.00–100.00	923	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	79.25/cwt	77.00–83.00	782	9

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 492Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 143Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 24Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	238.00–240.00	239.32
2	—	725	165.00–170.00	167.45
2	—	475	214.00–217.50	215.71
2	—	370	227.50–230.00	228.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	358	210.00–220.00	215.00
10	—	304	225.00–233.00	228.91
4	—	567	183.00–187.50	184.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	464	220.00–228.00	223.67
10	—	414	230.00–237.50	234.88
9	—	527	210.00–216.00	214.67
8	—	676	197.50–199.00	198.04
2	—	610	200.00–210.00	204.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	234.00–240.00	236.42
3	—	464	255.00–265.00	260.09
3	—	352	287.50–295.00	290.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	304	270.00–275.00	272.49
10	—	376	250.00–260.00	255.13
6	—	474	230.00–235.00	234.20
5	—	564	210.00–220.00	215.48
4	—	665	195.00–200.00	196.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	235.00–237.50	236.27
9	—	428	245.00–255.00	249.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	235.00–240.00	237.48
4	—	558	215.00–218.00	217.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	221.00–223.00	222.16
2	—	539	214.00–217.50	215.74
2	—	565	200.00–202.00	201.02
5	—	320	260.00–270.00	265.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	212.50–220.00	217.65
5	—	484	245.00–250.00	249.01
2	—	778	175.00–180.00	177.56

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,055	120.00–140.00	128.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	146.00	146.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	954	120.00–137.00	130.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,048	90.00–118.00	103.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,015	88.00–110.00	100.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,013	90.00–114.00	105.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	116.00–117.00	116.35
4	—	1,449	119.00–125.00	121.58
3	—	1,742	134.00–138.00	135.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,105	100.00–107.00	102.87
10	—	1,163	108.00–113.00	108.74
71	—	1,133	92.00–99.00	95.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	100.00–107.00	103.06
11	—	1,431	90.00–97.00	94.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,000	84.00–91.00	87.14
10	—	966	93.00–100.00	95.57
9	—	987	77.00–83.00	79.25

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle