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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.24/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$254.24

116 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	256.71	1,287	90
Medium and Large 3	414	252.60	1,046	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	243.16	1,265	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $22 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 sale116 hd

254.24

—

GA average15 barns · 859 hd

243.71

+10.53

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	1,300	122.45	1,592	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	100.94	1,108	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	100.88	1,473	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	89.25	932	17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	286.29/cwt	285.00–287.50	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	234.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	215.23/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	273.45/cwt	272.00–275.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	220.98/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	241.91/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,270	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	262.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	264.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,249	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	298.99/cwt	298.00–300.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	275.59/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	287.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,105	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	222.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	203.78/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	225.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,048	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	223.12/cwt	220.00–225.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	188.76/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	211.03/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,199	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	252.72/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,307	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	224.31/cwt	221.00–225.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	234.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	183.30/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,144	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	219.08/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	554	202.53/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	227.20/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,016	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	203.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	943	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,003	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	112.11/cwt	101.00–122.50	943	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	125.68/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	111.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,297	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	95.26/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,032	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	104.98/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,139	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	101.29/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,445	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	96.22/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	89.35/cwt	87.50–93.00	906	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	98.77/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,120	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	82.79/cwt	79.00–85.00	845	6

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 253Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 266Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 85Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	336	285.00–287.50	286.29
4	—	624	212.00–219.00	215.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	230.00–240.00	234.13
2	—	311	272.00–275.00	273.45
5	—	376	250.00–260.00	256.17
8	—	562	215.00–222.50	219.08
9	—	524	225.00–229.00	227.20
2	—	720	205.00–210.00	207.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	220.00–227.00	220.98
3	—	554	200.00–207.50	202.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	240.00–245.00	241.91
2	—	478	252.50–255.00	253.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	260.00–270.00	262.13
2	—	535	227.50–230.00	228.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	260.00–265.00	264.68
23	—	577	230.00–240.00	236.00
2	—	303	298.00–300.00	298.99
5	—	427	274.00–276.00	275.59
13	—	385	280.00–290.00	287.14
3	—	672	220.00–225.00	222.64
29	—	517	252.00–254.00	252.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	197.50–205.00	203.78
20	—	465	222.00–230.00	225.36
14	—	568	210.00–214.00	211.03
17	—	523	215.00–220.00	218.81
2	—	309	240.00–242.50	241.22
11	—	427	235.00–240.00	237.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	220.00–225.00	223.12
3	—	683	182.50–185.00	183.30
9	—	463	200.00–210.00	203.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	676	187.50–190.00	188.76
2	—	723	165.00–172.50	168.84
6	—	406	221.00–225.00	224.31
9	—	373	230.00–237.00	234.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	570	82.50	82.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	96.00	96.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	841	101.00–122.50	112.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	124.00–127.00	125.68
1	—	1,340	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	110.00–114.00	111.92
12	—	1,083	92.00–99.00	95.26
6	—	1,085	103.00–108.00	104.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	100.00–103.00	101.29
1	—	1,385	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,548	94.00–98.00	96.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	87.50–93.00	89.35
4	—	1,134	96.00–102.00	98.77
6	—	1,021	79.00–85.00	82.79

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle