Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.71/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$228.71

55 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	232.16	1,026	38
Medium and Large 2	438	220.99	967	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $59 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 sale55 hd

228.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,493 hd

206.79

+21.93

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	1,623	114.18	1,853	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	96.52	1,279	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	93.22	993	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	73.26	641	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)	962	$966	9

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	377	273.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	296.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	285.68/cwt	282.00–290.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	277.07/cwt	272.00–282.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	254.00/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	253.54/cwt	252.00–255.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	196.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	223.63/cwt	219.00–230.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	223.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	241.80/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	236.49/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	212.23/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	245.44/cwt	240.00–248.00	942	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	214.48/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,111	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,048.42/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,048	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	892	900.06/head	850.00–950.00	900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	679	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	96.13/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,171	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	123.84/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	103.55/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	114.67/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,902	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	83.48/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,089	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	69.20/cwt	66.00–73.00	592	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	77.32/cwt	75.00–80.00	692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	92.92/cwt	90.00–97.00	991	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	101.60/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,125	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	92.15/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,251	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	101.50/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,342	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	84.74/cwt	80.00–88.00	862	12

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 255Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 45Year ago 390

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	270.00–280.00	273.27
3	—	288	290.00–300.00	296.59
5	—	327	282.00–290.00	285.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	272.00–282.00	277.07
10	—	464	237.00–245.00	241.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	250.00–258.00	254.00
3	—	665	177.00–180.00	178.01
3	—	428	232.00–242.00	236.49
4	—	527	210.00–213.00	212.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	252.00–255.00	253.54
3	—	565	190.00–200.00	196.73
8	—	426	219.00–230.00	223.63
2	—	375	225.00–235.00	230.20
2	—	510	200.00–210.00	205.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	220.00–228.00	223.17
5	—	568	200.00–210.00	204.94
21	—	384	240.00–248.00	245.44
4	—	518	210.00–219.00	214.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,048.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	892	850.00–950.00	900.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	92.00–99.00	96.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	122.00–126.00	123.84
2	—	1,533	102.00–105.00	103.55
4	—	1,659	112.00–120.00	114.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	80.00–89.00	83.48
6	—	1,358	90.00–95.00	92.15
21	—	1,322	98.00–105.00	101.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	66.00–73.00	69.20
4	—	895	75.00–80.00	77.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,067	90.00–97.00	92.92
13	—	1,107	98.00–106.00	101.60
12	—	1,017	80.00–88.00	84.74

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