Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves mostly steady, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.21/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$218.21

74 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	222.90	1,069	31
Medium and Large 2	409	220.81	903	23
Medium and Large 3	377	207.94	784	20

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $285 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 sale74 hd

218.21

—

GA average16 barns · 1,605 hd

204.94

+13.27

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	1,809	112.31	2,032	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	85.72	1,232	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	85.10	934	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	68.03	652	9thin

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)	1,130	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	357	262.12/cwt	262.00–263.00	936	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	234.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,157	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	246.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	251.55/cwt	250.00–258.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	261.10/cwt	257.00–265.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	186.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	269.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	236.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	254.40/cwt	253.00–260.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	228.61/cwt	225.00–230.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	214.41/cwt	210.00–218.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	194.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	261.20/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	273.53/cwt	272.00–275.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	226.20/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	268.29/cwt	266.00–273.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	222.57/cwt	215.00–225.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	202.59/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	674	172.30/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	224.62/cwt	221.00–228.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	145.00/cwt	142.00–148.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	225.13/cwt	220.00–228.00	837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.73/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,175	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,345	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	955	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	89.65/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,078	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	93.79/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,005	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	94.95/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,479	100.73/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,490	4
Bulls	—	—	1,886	114.41/cwt	109.00–116.00	2,158	4
Bulls	—	—	2,147	124.95/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,683	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	63.57/cwt	60.00–68.00	612	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	76.94/cwt	76.00–78.00	729	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	76.65/cwt	73.00–80.00	866	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	86.65/cwt	84.00–89.00	941	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	85.70/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,258	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	76.58/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,040	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 231Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 49Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	357	262.00–263.00	262.12
14	—	493	230.00–235.00	234.64
5	—	416	245.00–250.00	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	250.00–258.00	251.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	257.00–265.00	261.10
3	—	612	180.00–190.00	186.37
4	—	674	170.00–176.00	172.30
2	—	313	250.00–255.00	252.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	265.00–270.00	269.29
2	—	323	272.00–275.00	273.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	235.00–240.00	236.60
5	—	466	257.00–263.00	261.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	339	253.00–260.00	254.40
4	—	288	266.00–273.00	268.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	225.00–230.00	228.61
2	—	535	205.00–215.00	210.05
4	—	586	195.00–205.00	202.59
11	—	372	220.00–228.00	225.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	210.00–218.00	214.41
3	—	489	200.00–205.00	203.36
10	—	279	215.00–225.00	222.57
2	—	508	190.00–200.00	194.93
2	—	650	142.00–148.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	190.00–198.00	194.06
10	—	467	218.00–229.00	226.20
10	—	421	221.00–228.00	224.62
9	—	525	215.00–226.00	223.73

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	—	975	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	86.00–96.00	89.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	92.00–96.00	93.79
4	—	1,130	73.00–80.00	76.65
5	—	1,086	84.00–89.00	86.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	94.00–97.00	94.95
16	—	1,468	82.00–89.00	85.70
3	—	1,358	72.00–80.00	76.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	60.00–68.00	63.57
3	—	948	76.00–78.00	76.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	94.00–103.00	100.73
4	—	1,886	109.00–116.00	114.41
3	—	2,147	123.00–126.00	124.95

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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