Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves mostly steady, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.46/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$227.46

71 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$3.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	395	228.71	903	14thin
Medium and Large 1	466	228.69	1,065	33
Medium and Large 3	392	225.05	882	24

One grade step is worth $3.65/cwt here — about $21 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 sale71 hd

227.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,286 hd

220.44

+7.02

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	1,489	124.98	1,861	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	98.91	1,304	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,064	97.07	1,032	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	83.34	838	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	355	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	219.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	234.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	218.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	778	148.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	226.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	263.57/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,252	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	219.58/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	233.62/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	268.91/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,148	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	279.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	228.11/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,068	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	242.81/cwt	240.00–248.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	236.67/cwt	232.00–238.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	217.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,158	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	248.32/cwt	245.00–253.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	228.21/cwt	225.00–230.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	249.40/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,342	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	92.26/cwt	87.00–96.00	971	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	99.63/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,108	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	99.49/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,088	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	101.86/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,226	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,204	94.24/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,135	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,107	92.40/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,023	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	92.56/cwt	89.00–96.00	963	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	100.53/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,331	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	108.15/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,503	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	99.78/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,063	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	107.40/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,239	7
Bulls	—	—	1,135	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	129.64/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,083	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	93.75/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,210	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	83.63/cwt	80.00–87.00	839	15

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 401Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 142Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 13Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	265.00–275.00	270.00
2	—	425	250.00–255.00	252.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	215.00–225.00	219.81
2	—	430	230.00–240.00	234.83
3	—	317	245.00–253.00	248.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	217.00–220.00	218.99
2	—	435	240.00–245.00	242.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	145.00–152.00	148.58
10	—	389	225.00–230.00	228.21
12	—	330	230.00–240.00	235.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	407	220.00–228.00	226.27
2	—	463	217.00–220.00	218.52
3	—	313	240.00–248.00	242.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	225.00–235.00	228.11
9	—	417	232.00–238.00	236.67
9	—	533	210.00–220.00	217.34
2	—	368	245.00–250.00	247.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	258.00–268.00	263.57
16	—	427	265.00–276.00	268.91
2	—	368	275.00–285.00	279.90
4	—	538	247.00–257.00	249.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	589	217.00–225.00	219.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	232.00–240.00	233.62

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)	11	—	1,053	87.00–96.00	92.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,204	92.00–98.00	94.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,107	87.00–96.00	92.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,112	97.00–105.00	99.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,094	96.00–105.00	99.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	99.00–105.00	101.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,040	89.00–96.00	92.56
20	—	1,065	97.00–103.00	99.78
7	—	1,154	105.00–111.00	107.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,324	98.00–104.00	100.53
4	—	1,390	105.00–112.00	108.15
15	—	1,291	90.00–97.00	93.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	79.00	79.00
15	—	1,003	80.00–87.00	83.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,607	129.00–130.00	129.64

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

Slaughter Cattle