Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.91/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$205.91

95 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$33.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	216.00	1,062	54
Medium and Large 2	498	200.46	998	23
Medium and Large 3	570	182.57	1,040	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about $23 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 sale95 hd

205.91

—

GA average16 barns · 1,147 hd

195.72

+10.18

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	1,825	113.33	2,068	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	82.68	1,131	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	80.21	869	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	72.27	679	12

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)	1,253	$1,284	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	670	185.59/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	217.18/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,134	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	192.92/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	224.65/cwt	222.50–225.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	209.53/cwt	205.00–215.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	183.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	233.83/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	213.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	235.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	263.23/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	224.39/cwt	220.00–228.00	958	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	283.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	248.53/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,402	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	259.88/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	200.67/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	188.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	172.73/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	254.36/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,333	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	281.23/cwt	280.00–282.50	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	205.85/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	225.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	233.34/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	275.24/cwt	272.00–280.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	195.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,219	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	83.69/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,163	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	73.75/cwt	70.00–76.00	710	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	66.43/cwt	63.00–69.00	581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	76.49/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	83.28/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	76.24/cwt	72.00–79.00	801	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	898	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	88.72/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,009	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,411.76/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	1,198.65/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,199	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	255.95/cwt	253.00–257.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	231.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	181.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	166.18/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	202.41/cwt	200.00–207.50	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	170.65/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	235.94/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,003	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 246Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 141Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	182.50–187.50	185.59
3	—	535	220.00–230.00	225.46
3	—	472	232.50–235.00	233.34
7	—	322	272.00–280.00	275.24
4	—	623	190.00–200.00	195.64
2	—	375	262.00–265.00	263.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	306	280.00–282.50	281.23
3	—	606	205.00–207.50	205.85
4	—	505	230.00–235.00	231.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	253.00–257.50	255.95
2	—	533	210.00–215.00	212.44
5	—	628	180.00–185.00	181.52
3	—	682	162.50–170.00	166.18
3	—	425	232.50–240.00	235.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	213.00–219.00	217.18
23	—	427	220.00–228.00	224.39
4	—	674	167.50–175.00	170.65
4	—	618	200.00–202.50	201.22
2	—	303	225.00–230.00	227.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	190.00–197.50	192.92
7	—	379	222.50–225.00	224.65
5	—	416	205.00–215.00	209.53
4	—	665	155.00–165.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	180.00–185.00	183.75
7	—	642	170.00–177.00	172.73
3	—	383	200.00–207.50	202.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	230.00–237.50	233.83
4	—	581	210.00–220.00	213.69
4	—	621	197.50–205.00	200.67
5	—	673	185.00–190.00	188.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	235.00–240.00	235.59
2	—	561	220.00–225.00	222.52
4	—	418	255.00–262.50	259.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	260.00–267.50	263.23
3	—	317	280.00–285.00	283.17
23	—	564	244.00–251.00	248.53
14	—	524	252.00–260.00	254.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	83.00–85.00	83.69
2	—	1,340	76.00–77.00	76.49
1	—	1,360	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	70.00–76.00	73.75
3	—	875	63.00–69.00	66.43
1	—	950	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	80.00–87.00	83.28
9	—	1,050	72.00–79.00	76.24
3	—	1,020	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	112.00–115.00	113.33

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)	1	—	875	93.00	93.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	85.00–95.00	88.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	75.00	75.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,411.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,238	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,198.65

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle