Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.06/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$220.06

81 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	231.34	1,003	30
Medium and Large 2	393	229.51	901	23
Medium and Large 3	509	200.23	1,019	28

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale81 hd

220.06

—

GA average9 barns · 692 hd

203.71

+16.35

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	—	High	1,384	110.97	1,536	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	90.47	1,350	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	90.05	1,058	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	82.56	791	34

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	231.91/cwt	230.00–232.50	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	264.32/cwt	260.00–267.50	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	228.79/cwt	227.50–230.00	965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	220.20/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	247.35/cwt	242.50–250.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	203.15/cwt	202.50–205.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	274.97/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	221.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	242.07/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	235.95/cwt	234.00–240.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	213.29/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	225.60/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	233.70/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	264.91/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	256.29/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	303.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	265.60/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	233.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	294.23/cwt	290.00–297.50	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	231.29/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	243.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	266.55/cwt	265.00–272.50	957	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	274.42/cwt	273.00–275.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,042	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	83.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	971	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	97.58/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,165	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	91.72/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,080	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	90.09/cwt	88.00–95.00	869	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	82.29/cwt	80.00–86.00	751	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	76.02/cwt	73.00–79.00	766	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	87.65/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,345	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	92.52/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,357	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	111.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,688	4
Bulls	—	—	1,271	105.21/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	87.76/cwt	81.00–94.00	970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	206.39/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	251.27/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	236.66/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	213.25/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	183.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	195.51/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	229.97/cwt	227.50–232.50	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	721	163.68/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	401	267.86/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,074	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 0Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 0Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 12

No trend available due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	230.00–232.50	231.91
11	—	319	234.00–240.00	235.95
4	—	512	210.00–218.00	213.29
4	—	484	220.00–227.50	225.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	260.00–267.50	264.32
14	—	422	227.50–230.00	228.79
10	—	543	219.00–221.00	220.20
3	—	325	242.50–250.00	247.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	202.50–205.00	203.15
4	—	360	220.00–225.00	222.50
3	—	663	175.00–180.00	177.49
6	—	581	194.00–196.00	195.51
6	—	331	227.50–232.50	229.97
5	—	721	162.50–165.00	163.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	272.50–277.50	274.97
6	—	523	240.00–242.50	242.07
4	—	470	252.50–260.00	256.29
3	—	335	300.00–310.00	303.13
2	—	566	235.00–237.50	236.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	220.00–225.00	221.94
2	—	528	230.00–237.50	233.70
2	—	425	262.50–267.50	264.91
3	—	475	240.00–245.00	241.67
3	—	320	290.00–297.50	294.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	262.50–267.50	265.60
3	—	483	230.00–235.00	233.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	217.50–220.00	218.72
2	—	532	230.00–232.50	231.29
7	—	474	240.00–250.00	243.47
4	—	618	200.00–209.00	206.39
2	—	660	182.00–185.00	183.49
7	—	401	265.00–269.00	267.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	359	265.00–272.50	266.55
5	—	323	273.00–275.00	274.42
2	—	471	220.00–222.50	221.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	175.00–180.00	177.43
2	—	408	250.00–252.50	251.27
6	—	469	230.00–238.00	236.66
3	—	523	210.00–220.00	213.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	80.00–87.00	83.70
5	—	1,194	96.00–101.00	97.58
23	—	1,178	88.00–95.00	91.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	965	88.00–95.00	90.09
13	—	913	80.00–86.00	82.29
11	—	1,007	73.00–79.00	76.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,535	85.00–89.00	87.65
11	—	1,467	90.00–96.00	92.52
1	—	1,310	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	120.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	1,511	110.00–115.00	111.72
4	—	1,271	105.00–106.00	105.21

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)	2	—	1,105	81.00–94.00	87.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	82.00	82.00

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