Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.24/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$244.24

72 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	258.22	1,125	10thin
Medium and Large 1	505	253.04	1,277	35
Medium and Large 3	498	227.66	1,134	27

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale72 hd

244.24

—

GA average15 barns · 970 hd

242.25

+1.99

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	1,778	119.45	2,123	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	87.73	989	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	83.04	1,118	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	69.81	739	5thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	380	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	230.78/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	261.23/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	181.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	254.30/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	274.02/cwt	273.00–275.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	255.60/cwt	250.00–257.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	266.32/cwt	265.00–267.50	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	281.76/cwt	280.00–287.50	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	230.64/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	247.63/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,382	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	274.06/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	234.41/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	213.89/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,208	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	262.95/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	200.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	221.19/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	234.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,137	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	214.52/cwt	210.00–217.50	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	224.21/cwt	220.00–227.50	955	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	197.55/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,142	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	226.06/cwt	222.50–232.50	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	214.65/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	86.45/cwt	86.00–87.00	510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	85.80/cwt	81.00–90.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,098	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	115.85/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,143	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	87.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	85.72/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,156	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	74.11/cwt	71.00–77.00	710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	63.37/cwt	60.00–66.00	766	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 481Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 109Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 41Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	255.00–260.00	257.53
3	—	515	227.50–235.00	230.78
6	—	685	180.00–182.00	181.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	260.00–262.50	261.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	190.00–192.50	191.23
4	—	356	242.50–245.00	243.77
3	—	464	210.00–220.00	214.97
8	—	564	200.00–205.00	202.48
2	—	308	260.00–265.00	262.56
2	—	675	170.00–180.00	174.89
3	—	416	222.50–232.50	226.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	254.00–256.00	254.30
13	—	558	242.00–249.00	247.63
5	—	385	270.00–275.00	274.06
5	—	616	230.00–236.00	234.41
5	—	418	257.50–267.50	262.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	273.00–275.00	274.02
4	—	470	220.00–227.50	224.63
5	—	374	250.00–257.00	255.60
16	—	565	210.00–215.00	213.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	265.00–267.50	266.32
4	—	325	280.00–287.50	281.76
4	—	577	230.00–232.50	230.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	175.00–180.00	177.57
9	—	442	200.00–202.50	200.25
4	—	335	220.00–225.00	221.19
5	—	378	210.00–217.50	214.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	230.00–237.00	234.51
6	—	624	192.50–200.00	197.55
3	—	566	212.50–217.50	214.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	220.00–227.50	224.21

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	—	585	115.00	115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	102.50	102.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	590	86.00–87.00	86.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	81.00–90.00	85.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	120.00–126.00	123.05
2	—	1,850	114.00–118.00	115.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	85.00–89.00	87.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	83.00–89.00	85.72
1	—	1,340	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	71.00–77.00	74.11
2	—	1,208	60.00–66.00	63.37

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle