Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.67/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$258.67

113 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$21.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	391	272.16	1,065	37
Medium and Large 1	509	252.81	1,286	49
Medium and Large 3	427	250.82	1,071	27

One grade step is worth $21.34/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale113 hd

258.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,423 hd

248.50

+10.17

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	1,553	122.70	1,905	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	103.59	1,467	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	102.47	1,119	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	91.18	930	23

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	387	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	908	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	249.34/cwt	248.00–250.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	213.89/cwt	210.00–217.50	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	213.80/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	235.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	273.44/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	268.24/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,113	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	246.99/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	223.25/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	284.52/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.81/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	285.71/cwt	282.50–290.00	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	253.52/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	228.03/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	252.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	236.76/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	274.09/cwt	270.00–277.50	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	265.70/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	245.25/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	293.46/cwt	292.00–295.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	222.14/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	232.80/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	81.85/cwt	78.00–85.00	839	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,530	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	104.28/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,478	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	105.68/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,180	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	97.41/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,034	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	101.19/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,034	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	113.59/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,274	6
Bulls	—	—	1,458	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,988	130.14/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	90.41/cwt	88.00–95.00	915	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.50	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	235.84/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	189.24/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	237.07/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	207.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	217.26/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	226.41/cwt	225.00–227.00	783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	202.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	227.56/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,063	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	239.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,408	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	244.18/cwt	242.50–245.00	781	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 348Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 75Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	387	230.00–240.00	234.59
2	—	611	200.00–205.00	202.46
3	—	293	248.00–250.00	249.34
4	—	733	190.00–192.00	191.01
4	—	566	216.00–219.00	217.26
23	—	467	224.00–230.00	227.56
6	—	320	242.50–245.00	244.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	210.00–217.50	213.89
2	—	238	230.00–240.00	235.16
5	—	465	200.00–205.00	202.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	214.00–217.50	215.81
10	—	346	225.00–227.00	226.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	564	210.00–217.50	213.80
2	—	530	225.00–231.00	228.03
9	—	426	250.00–255.00	252.80
6	—	461	235.00–237.50	236.76
8	—	343	270.00–277.50	274.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	389	270.00–279.00	273.44
14	—	320	282.50–290.00	285.71
11	—	485	250.00–259.00	253.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	415	266.00–270.00	268.24
11	—	539	245.00–250.00	246.99
4	—	663	222.00–224.00	223.25
4	—	366	283.00–285.00	284.52
14	—	589	230.00–240.00	239.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	265.00–267.00	265.70
2	—	455	242.50–248.00	245.25
2	—	283	292.00–295.00	293.46
4	—	573	221.00–223.00	222.14
5	—	533	230.00–238.00	232.80
2	—	313	280.00–290.00	284.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	240.00–247.50	243.58
9	—	425	235.00–237.00	235.84
4	—	684	187.00–190.00	189.24
5	—	567	205.00–215.00	207.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	235.00–240.00	237.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	78.00–85.00	81.85
8	—	1,022	98.00–105.00	101.19
7	—	1,012	88.00–95.00	90.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,330	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,417	102.00–108.00	104.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,117	102.00–109.00	105.68
36	—	1,062	93.00–100.00	97.41
6	—	1,122	111.00–118.00	113.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	120.00–125.00	123.17
2	—	1,260	113.00–116.00	114.56
2	—	1,988	129.00–131.00	130.14

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)	1	—	750	74.00	74.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle