Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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 $218.61/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$218.61

200 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	228.62	1,025	96
Medium and Large 2	460	214.74	988	45
Medium and Large 3	467	205.26	959	59

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $66 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 sale200 hd

218.61

—

GA average17 barns · 2,638 hd

222.34

−3.73

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	—	High	1,508	122.50	1,847	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	97.72	1,125	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	96.27	1,387	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	84.73	906	18

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)	1,136	$1,207	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	242.46/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	251.46/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,199	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	193.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.22/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,210	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	214.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	225.19/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,153	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	684	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	252.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	208.01/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	211.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	987	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	225.90/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,310	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	278.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	217.65/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	233.96/cwt	232.00–235.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	161.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	262.08/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,132	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	231.26/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,469	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	277.95/cwt	276.00–280.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	293.01/cwt	291.00–295.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	225.62/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,162	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	188.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	274.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	246.69/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	214.19/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,249	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	94.52/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,084	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	93.68/cwt	90.00–97.00	906	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	93.22/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,339	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	102.04/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,187	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	77.81/cwt	75.00–79.00	672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	84.81/cwt	82.00–89.00	994	11
Bulls	—	—	1,670	134.78/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	123.16/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,945	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	100.62/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,476	5
Bulls	—	—	1,358	116.79/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,586	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	96.00/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	965.28/head	875.00–1,075.00	965	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,448.56/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	231.28/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,117	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	213.66/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	261.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	171.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	281.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	221.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.50	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	203.36/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,145	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	242.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	774	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	230.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	951	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	248.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,112	2

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 514Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 108Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 29Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	237.50–247.50	242.46
31	—	477	248.00–257.00	251.46
15	—	387	275.00–280.00	278.69
20	—	432	260.00–265.00	262.08
15	—	635	229.00–234.00	231.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	684	205.00–210.00	207.45
2	—	372	250.00–255.00	252.39
17	—	580	223.00–228.00	225.90
2	—	462	230.00–232.50	231.23
2	—	309	276.00–280.00	277.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	207.50–209.00	208.01
10	—	634	215.00–221.00	217.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	190.00–195.00	193.37
10	—	430	210.00–220.00	214.46
3	—	307	232.00–235.00	233.96
15	—	370	225.00–227.50	225.98
14	—	563	200.00–207.00	203.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	210.00–215.00	211.22
31	—	512	224.00–229.00	225.19
27	—	319	240.00–250.00	242.58
20	—	412	230.00–235.00	230.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	466	210.00–215.00	211.73
9	—	519	200.00–202.50	200.84
4	—	623	180.00–185.00	182.55
19	—	315	215.00–220.00	218.74
6	—	773	155.00–165.00	161.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	314	291.00–295.00	293.01
15	—	515	223.00–228.00	225.62
4	—	660	185.00–190.00	188.71
6	—	583	210.00–215.00	214.19
12	—	483	230.00–237.50	231.28
3	—	370	260.00–265.00	261.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	270.00–275.00	274.48
7	—	463	242.00–247.50	246.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	210.00–217.50	213.66
5	—	668	170.00–175.00	171.02
7	—	324	280.00–290.00	281.83
6	—	485	220.00–225.00	221.57
4	—	377	248.00–250.00	248.50
2	—	563	195.00–200.00	197.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,147	92.00–98.00	94.52
1	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
9	—	1,163	99.00–106.00	102.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	90.00–97.00	93.68
4	—	863	75.00–79.00	77.81
11	—	1,172	82.00–89.00	84.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,436	90.00–97.00	93.22
1	—	1,355	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,467	98.00–104.00	100.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	132.00–137.00	134.78
6	—	1,579	119.00–126.00	123.16
5	—	1,358	116.00–118.00	116.79

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	—	1,300	97.00–98.00	97.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,224	93.00–100.00	96.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	94.00	94.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	798	875.00–1,075.00	965.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,473	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448.56

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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