Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves and 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 $224.79/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$224.79

107 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$20.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	229.16	990	59
Medium and Large 2	410	225.33	924	31
Medium and Large 3	449	208.65	938	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about $52 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 sale107 hd

224.79

—

GA average12 barns · 975 hd

220.18

+4.61

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	1,399	114.98	1,608	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	99.62	1,405	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	99.09	1,108	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	85.88	895	46

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)	1,040	$1,230	6

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	334	288.79/cwt	287.50–290.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	281.21/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	217.83/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,220	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	223.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	641	192.55/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	205.56/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	233.99/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,467	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	233.81/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,242	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	262.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	244.88/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,327	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	216.87/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	238.68/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	232.84/cwt	230.00–236.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	213.57/cwt	205.00–215.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	275.90/cwt	272.50–280.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	207.72/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	223.53/cwt	220.00–227.50	943	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	229.42/cwt	229.00–232.50	948	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	239.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	110.91/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	102.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,167	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	93.50/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,033	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	107.19/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,492	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	100.90/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,424	10
Bulls	—	—	1,223	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	96.41/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,057	50
Bulls	—	—	1,750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	85.32/cwt	81.00–88.00	907	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	77.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	696	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	93.30/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,326	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	100.46/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,224	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	103.42/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,223	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,230.29/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	226.98/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,078	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	272.35/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	213.18/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,138	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	275.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	254.21/cwt	252.50–257.50	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	233.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	254.52/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	224.04/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	194.51/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,200	5

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 214Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 347Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	334	287.50–290.00	288.79
2	—	377	280.00–282.50	281.21
7	—	560	215.00–220.00	217.83
8	—	630	202.50–212.50	205.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	220.00–230.00	223.71
3	—	641	187.50–195.00	192.55
7	—	534	212.50–215.00	213.18
4	—	329	270.00–280.00	275.68
3	—	365	252.50–257.50	254.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	270.00–277.50	272.35
7	—	472	230.00–240.00	233.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	627	227.00–236.00	233.99
12	—	436	260.00–270.00	262.98
20	—	542	242.50–250.00	244.88
2	—	328	290.00–300.00	295.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	230.00–237.00	233.81
4	—	607	215.00–217.50	216.87
7	—	721	207.00–212.00	207.72
4	—	437	253.00–255.00	254.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	237.50–240.00	238.68
9	—	321	272.50–280.00	275.90
2	—	477	223.00–225.00	224.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	220.00–225.00	223.28
2	—	475	200.00–210.00	204.84
7	—	380	205.00–215.00	213.57
5	—	617	192.50–195.00	194.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	230.00–236.00	232.84
25	—	422	220.00–227.50	223.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	413	229.00–232.50	229.42
5	—	315	235.00–245.00	239.00
26	—	475	225.00–228.00	226.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	109.00–113.00	110.91
37	—	1,143	100.00–106.00	102.08
50	—	1,096	93.00–99.00	96.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,105	90.00–97.00	93.50
25	—	1,063	81.00–88.00	85.32
9	—	900	75.00–80.00	77.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,392	106.00–108.00	107.19
10	—	1,411	98.00–105.00	100.90
8	—	1,421	90.00–96.00	93.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	1,750	118.00	118.00

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)	2	—	1,218	100.00–101.00	100.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	99.00–111.00	103.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,040	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,230.29

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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