Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.22/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$217.22

75 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$2.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	346	219.09	758	10thin
Medium and Large 1	496	216.95	1,076	55
Medium and Large 2	452	216.88	979	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.21/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale75 hd

217.22

—

GA average17 barns · 2,427 hd

198.60

+18.62

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	92.76	1,236	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,061	87.78	931	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	65.80	614	5thin

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)	1,010	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 3	—	358	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	268.41/cwt	265.00–273.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	258.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	166.93/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	246.94/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	213.04/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	247.27/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	225.89/cwt	222.00–230.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	191.57/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	196.53/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	184.40/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	219.39/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	265.70/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	207.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	214.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	259.24/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	276.50/cwt	270.00–278.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	254.52/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	222.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	224.26/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	218.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,173	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	282.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	224.03/cwt	221.00–227.00	945	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	61.50/cwt	60.00–64.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	92.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,027	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	86.82/cwt	83.00–89.00	851	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	96.26/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,309	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	76.51/cwt	76.00–77.00	819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,129	2

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 273Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 49Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	245.00–250.00	247.52
2	—	760	162.00–172.00	166.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	265.00–273.00	268.41
6	—	363	250.00–260.00	258.35
2	—	440	242.00–252.00	246.94
2	—	560	208.00–218.00	213.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	280.00–285.00	282.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	245.00–252.00	247.27
5	—	616	218.00–225.00	219.39
7	—	411	265.00–270.00	265.70
4	—	455	257.00–260.00	259.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	192.00–198.00	196.53
3	—	713	180.00–188.00	184.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	270.00–278.00	276.50
5	—	469	247.00–257.00	254.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	222.00–230.00	225.89
3	—	522	205.00–210.00	207.65
3	—	482	210.00–220.00	214.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	186.00–193.00	191.57
14	—	468	220.00–225.00	224.26
11	—	536	210.00–220.00	218.76
8	—	566	200.00–205.00	202.46
17	—	422	221.00–227.00	224.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	220.00–230.00	222.57
2	—	465	200.00–210.00	205.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	83.00	83.00
4	—	943	60.00–64.00	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	90.00–98.00	92.86
3	—	980	83.00–89.00	86.82
2	—	1,070	76.00–77.00	76.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	94.00–98.00	96.26
2	—	1,290	87.00–88.00	87.51

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle