Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.42/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$204.42

91 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	217.63	894	28
Medium and Large 1	526	201.83	1,062	24
Medium and Large 3	466	196.53	915	39

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale91 hd

204.42

—

GA average16 barns · 1,222 hd

202.94

+1.48

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	1,505	104.85	1,578	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	89.01	1,003	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	85.22	1,333	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	81.60	831	61

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	669	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	244.05/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	263.82/cwt	262.50–265.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	238.32/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	255.84/cwt	255.00–257.50	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	230.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	217.43/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	268.98/cwt	268.00–270.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	227.40/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	261.28/cwt	260.00–262.50	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	253.51/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	216.16/cwt	215.00–218.50	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	251.19/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,073	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	216.35/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	205.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	227.26/cwt	225.00–229.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	207.44/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	220.11/cwt	219.00–222.50	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	222.54/cwt	220.00–227.50	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	236.16/cwt	235.00–237.50	763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	94.01/cwt	92.00–98.00	957	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	85.90/cwt	83.00–89.00	844	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	77.25/cwt	74.00–81.00	803	35
Bulls	—	—	1,507	101.07/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,523	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	91.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,020	18
Bulls	—	—	1,503	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	82.30/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,290	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	95.42/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,484	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	85.61/cwt	82.00–88.00	967	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,145	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	227.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	956	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	251.28/cwt	250.00–252.50	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	209.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	216.00/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	182.94/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	215.58/cwt	215.00–217.50	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	172.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	196.02/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	223.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	166.21/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	190.01/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	211.67/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	216.12/cwt	215.00–217.50	903	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 298Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 127Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	669	200.00–205.00	201.66
4	—	633	210.00–215.00	212.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	230.00–235.00	232.49
5	—	427	240.00–247.50	244.05
2	—	375	262.50–265.00	263.82
2	—	673	180.00–182.50	181.24
2	—	525	220.00–226.00	223.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	183.00–185.00	184.00
7	—	420	220.00–230.00	227.58
2	—	365	250.00–252.50	251.28
6	—	503	207.00–210.00	209.49
5	—	470	212.50–217.50	216.00
2	—	663	162.50–170.00	166.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	237.50–240.00	238.32
3	—	312	255.00–257.50	255.84
10	—	522	225.00–235.00	230.46
3	—	587	215.00–222.50	217.43
2	—	625	200.00–205.00	202.54
13	—	427	250.00–252.50	251.19
3	—	673	189.00–191.00	190.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	268.00–270.00	268.98
6	—	576	225.00–235.00	227.40
2	—	363	260.00–262.50	261.28
2	—	458	252.00–255.00	253.51
3	—	604	215.00–218.50	216.16
7	—	662	200.00–209.00	207.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	160.00–165.00	162.46
13	—	420	200.00–210.00	205.50
2	—	578	181.00–185.00	182.94
9	—	305	215.00–217.50	215.58
8	—	609	170.00–175.00	172.75
5	—	519	190.00–199.00	196.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	215.00–217.00	216.35
9	—	430	220.00–227.50	222.54
2	—	323	235.00–237.50	236.16
10	—	666	170.00–174.00	171.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	225.00–229.00	227.26
5	—	378	219.00–222.50	220.11
10	—	475	209.00–214.00	211.67
7	—	418	215.00–217.50	216.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	92.00–98.00	94.01
21	—	983	83.00–89.00	85.90
35	—	1,040	74.00–81.00	77.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	98.00	98.00
18	—	1,109	90.00–96.00	91.98
21	—	1,130	82.00–88.00	85.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,567	80.00–86.00	82.30
2	—	1,555	94.00–97.00	95.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	100.00–103.00	101.07
2	—	1,503	110.00–111.00	110.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	78.00	78.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle