Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.53/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$220.53

67 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	230.81	1,125	30
Medium and Large 2	509	218.45	1,112	20
Medium and Large 3	547	204.85	1,121	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.96/cwt here — about $4 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 sale67 hd

220.53

—

GA average16 barns · 1,217 hd

220.90

−0.37

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	1,548	124.84	1,933	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	99.40	1,366	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	99.23	1,108	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	83.50	789	47

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	608	201.26/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	297.45/cwt	292.50–302.50	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	214.03/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	234.05/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,451	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	299.03/cwt	298.00–300.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	211.84/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	234.36/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	273.53/cwt	272.00–275.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	191.47/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	207.72/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	215.21/cwt	207.50–217.00	1,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	223.77/cwt	220.00–227.50	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	221.72/cwt	217.50–227.50	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	231.31/cwt	230.00–232.50	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	203.31/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	238.71/cwt	237.50–240.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	243.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,277	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	183.72/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,236	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,223	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	104.92/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	132.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	108.99/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,250	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	110.63/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,517	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	93.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,274	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	75.23/cwt	72.00–79.00	690	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	84.30/cwt	80.00–87.00	790	23
Bulls	—	—	1,428	117.66/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	96.59/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,058	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	101.29/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,401	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	91.59/cwt	90.00–94.00	911	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	102.79/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,193	44

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 238Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 137Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 92Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	200.00–202.50	201.26
4	—	568	213.00–215.00	214.03
2	—	373	255.00–260.00	257.45
2	—	413	237.50–240.00	238.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	285.00–287.50	286.24
3	—	313	292.50–302.50	297.45
2	—	738	190.00–195.00	192.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	200.00–207.50	203.31
2	—	685	170.00–180.00	175.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	228.00–237.50	234.05
2	—	315	298.00–300.00	299.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	210.00–215.00	211.84
2	—	323	272.00–275.00	273.53
2	—	405	240.00–245.00	242.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	232.50–235.00	234.36
3	—	427	250.00–255.00	251.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.57
9	—	358	240.00–250.00	243.39
15	—	574	220.00–225.00	222.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	190.00–196.00	191.47
7	—	569	200.00–209.00	207.72
4	—	378	220.00–227.50	223.77
2	—	673	182.50–185.00	183.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	207.50–217.00	215.21
5	—	422	217.50–227.50	221.72
2	—	374	230.00–232.50	231.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	90.00–100.00	94.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	102.00–109.00	104.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	129.00–135.00	132.02
2	—	1,428	116.00–119.00	117.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,147	103.00–116.00	108.99
111	—	1,095	93.00–100.00	96.59
44	—	1,161	101.00–108.00	102.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	107.00–116.00	110.63
21	—	1,363	90.00–97.00	93.48
30	—	1,383	98.00–105.00	101.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	917	72.00–79.00	75.23
23	—	937	80.00–87.00	84.30
11	—	995	90.00–94.00	91.59

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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