Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.91/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$215.91

121 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$45.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	230.52	932	74
Medium and Large 2	374	225.26	842	9thin
Medium and Large 3	578	185.24	1,071	38

One grade step is worth $45.28/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale121 hd

215.91

—

GA average16 barns · 2,176 hd

211.47

+4.44

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	1,695	110.08	1,866	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	92.01	1,013	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	87.81	1,280	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	87.02	826	62

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)	1,315	$1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	422	253.25/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,069	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	289.01/cwt	288.00–290.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	261.70/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	241.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	258.53/cwt	257.00–260.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	217.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	274.53/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	253.03/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	202.58/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	230.30/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	219.75/cwt	217.50–220.50	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	241.45/cwt	240.00–248.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	222.36/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	225.26/cwt	220.00–227.50	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	254.20/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	282.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	159.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	173.31/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	201.11/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	187.98/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,088	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	266.32/cwt	265.00–267.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	234.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	894	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	216.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,202	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	222.40/cwt	217.50–225.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	203.41/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	227.25/cwt	226.00–229.00	950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	212.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	697	173.74/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	178.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	237.76/cwt	235.00–242.50	996	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	230.85/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	221.05/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,198	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	95.08/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,077	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	86.44/cwt	82.00–89.00	764	28
Bulls	—	—	1,685	106.18/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	113.97/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	78.25/cwt	74.00–81.00	789	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	91.93/cwt	90.00–96.00	919	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	94.83/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,021	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	88.90/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,002	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	90.31/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,272	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	85.31/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,286	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 407Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 117Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 46Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	250.00–259.00	253.25
3	—	372	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	—	464	240.00–245.00	241.22
3	—	323	300.00–310.00	305.08
9	—	555	210.00–220.00	216.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	288.00–290.00	289.01
3	—	383	255.00–265.00	261.70
3	—	622	197.50–207.50	203.41
2	—	697	170.00–177.50	173.74
27	—	419	235.00–242.50	237.76
3	—	458	230.00–232.50	230.85
7	—	542	220.00–227.50	221.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	217.50–225.00	222.40
2	—	633	177.00–180.00	178.53
3	—	323	270.00–275.00	271.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	257.00–260.00	258.53
2	—	490	232.00–235.00	233.48
3	—	611	200.00–207.50	202.58
4	—	555	217.50–220.50	219.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	215.00–220.00	217.72
2	—	480	252.00–254.00	253.03
2	—	371	265.00–267.50	266.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	272.50–277.50	274.53
2	—	675	228.00–232.50	230.30
2	—	570	240.00–245.00	242.46
7	—	533	250.00–257.50	254.20
4	—	323	280.00–285.00	282.78
7	—	462	260.00–270.00	265.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	240.00–248.00	241.45
10	—	473	220.00–224.00	222.36
32	—	382	230.00–238.00	234.13
27	—	418	226.00–229.00	227.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	220.00–227.50	225.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	695	158.00–160.00	159.68
6	—	614	170.00–177.50	173.31
8	—	513	200.00–205.00	201.11
16	—	579	185.00–192.50	187.98
2	—	375	210.00–215.00	212.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	91.00–101.00	95.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	884	82.00–89.00	86.44
11	—	1,008	74.00–81.00	78.25
23	—	1,000	90.00–96.00	91.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,077	91.00–98.00	94.83
19	—	1,127	84.00–90.00	88.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	90.00–91.00	90.31
3	—	1,508	82.00–89.00	85.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	104.00–109.00	106.18
3	—	1,705	111.00–116.00	113.97

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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