Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.67/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$221.67

91 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$31.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	230.27	1,066	29
Medium and Large 2	411	229.82	944	38
Medium and Large 3	501	198.37	995	24

One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about $72 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

221.67

—

GA average16 barns · 1,278 hd

208.58

+13.09

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	1,701	113.87	1,937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	87.54	945	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,285	86.12	1,107	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	70.95	691	8thin

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)	925	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	415	236.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	186.46/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	274.84/cwt	272.00–278.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	195.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	176.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	264.08/cwt	260.00–268.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	243.17/cwt	241.00–246.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	234.87/cwt	232.00–238.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	219.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	248.10/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	270.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	237.90/cwt	235.00–240.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	187.28/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	195.28/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	213.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	229.66/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	224.74/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,139	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	229.57/cwt	225.00–235.00	983	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	243.02/cwt	242.00–250.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	286.00/cwt	280.00–288.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	271.74/cwt	263.00–273.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	252.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	219.82/cwt	215.00–225.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	734	157.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	174.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,074	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,087	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	124.72/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,467	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	114.13/cwt	111.00–117.00	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	105.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,503	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	80.97/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	88.93/cwt	86.00–92.00	957	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	89.02/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,107	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	65.31/cwt	62.00–68.00	634	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,284	1

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 188Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 71Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 23Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	230.00–240.00	236.43
2	—	630	185.00–188.00	186.46
4	—	561	190.00–200.00	195.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	272.00–278.00	274.84
3	—	722	170.00–180.00	176.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	260.00–268.00	264.08
9	—	269	280.00–288.00	286.00
8	—	327	263.00–273.00	271.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	260.00–265.00	261.68
4	—	490	242.00–250.00	248.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	265.00–275.00	270.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	235.00–240.00	237.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	241.00–246.00	243.17
2	—	553	210.00–218.00	213.98
7	—	471	225.00–233.00	229.66
12	—	507	222.00–226.00	224.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	365	232.00–238.00	234.87
2	—	488	215.00–225.00	219.97
3	—	575	192.00–202.00	195.28
18	—	428	225.00–235.00	229.57
3	—	273	250.00–255.00	252.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	182.00–192.00	187.28
7	—	240	242.00–250.00	243.02
2	—	415	215.00–225.00	219.82
5	—	734	155.00–158.00	157.42
3	—	617	172.00–175.00	174.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,978	122.00–126.00	124.72
2	—	1,843	111.00–117.00	114.13
4	—	1,423	100.00–109.00	105.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	78.00–84.00	80.97
3	—	1,243	86.00–92.00	89.02
1	—	1,310	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	78.00	78.00
2	—	998	81.00–82.00	81.51
5	—	971	62.00–68.00	65.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	86.00–92.00	88.93
1	—	1,095	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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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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