Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.98/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$215.98

132 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$1.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	437	216.43	946	72
Medium and Large 1	506	216.11	1,092	22
Medium and Large 3	401	215.04	862	38

One grade step is worth $1.39/cwt here — about $84 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 sale132 hd

215.98

—

GA average16 barns · 1,342 hd

207.59

+8.38

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	85.66	1,002	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	82.29	1,166	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	72.87	709	9thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	475	236.12/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,122	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.50	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	242.01/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	252.90/cwt	251.00–255.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	274.83/cwt	272.00–277.50	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	244.44/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	212.61/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	265.03/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	180.83/cwt	177.50–182.50	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	257.50/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,331	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	226.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	234.34/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	263.97/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,135	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	258.51/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	192.98/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	284.26/cwt	280.00–285.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	200.31/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	220.57/cwt	217.50–223.00	902	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	208.07/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	213.22/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,196	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	77.62/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,076	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	75.25/cwt	72.00–78.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	67.67/cwt	67.00–68.00	678	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	83.47/cwt	83.00–84.00	821	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	85.40/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,228	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	79.99/cwt	76.00–82.00	933	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,142	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	86.96/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,010	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	115.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	876	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	213.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	245.70/cwt	240.00–247.50	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	225.94/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,062	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	188.74/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	288.49/cwt	287.00–290.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	218.12/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	221.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	728	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	819	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	212.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	238.33/cwt	237.50–240.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	967	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	193.59/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	185.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,211	7

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 241Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 26Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	230.00–239.00	236.12
2	—	358	265.00–267.50	266.26
2	—	611	210.00–215.00	212.46
4	—	672	187.50–190.00	188.74
2	—	303	287.00–290.00	288.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	240.00–242.50	242.01
2	—	378	251.00–255.00	252.90
2	—	336	272.00–277.50	274.83
21	—	470	222.50–227.50	225.94
11	—	580	210.00–215.00	212.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	210.00–220.00	213.37
4	—	370	240.00–247.50	245.70
12	—	511	217.50–219.00	218.12
7	—	585	192.50–200.00	193.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	240.00–247.50	244.44
7	—	383	262.50–267.50	265.03
13	—	683	220.00–230.00	226.73
8	—	423	255.00–259.00	258.51
7	—	308	280.00–285.00	284.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	208.00–217.50	212.61
3	—	535	233.00–235.00	234.34
2	—	323	260.00–265.00	262.56
4	—	587	220.00–225.00	222.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	256.00–258.00	257.50
13	—	430	260.00–268.00	263.97
2	—	303	290.00–295.00	292.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	177.50–182.50	180.83
9	—	517	205.00–210.00	208.07
26	—	329	215.00–225.00	221.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	190.00–195.00	192.98
7	—	561	212.50–215.00	213.22
3	—	301	237.50–240.00	238.33
7	—	428	225.00–227.00	226.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	200.00–202.50	200.31
38	—	409	217.50–223.00	220.57
19	—	362	225.00–227.50	226.25
7	—	652	185.00–190.00	185.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	76.00–80.00	77.62
12	—	1,438	82.00–89.00	85.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	72.00–78.00	75.25
5	—	1,002	67.00–68.00	67.67
2	—	983	83.00–84.00	83.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	76.00–82.00	79.99
2	—	1,215	94.00	94.00
9	—	1,161	83.00–90.00	86.96

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)	3	—	757	110.00–120.00	115.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	92.00	92.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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