Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are available due to this market being closed the previous two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.61/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$230.61

143 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$29.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	238.62	1,242	85
Medium and Large 2	532	223.48	1,188	39
Medium and Large 3	601	209.37	1,259	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.26/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale143 hd

230.61

—

GA average10 barns · 813 hd

220.04

+10.57

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	1,574	114.53	1,803	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	91.24	1,320	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	91.13	1,025	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	846	67.00	567	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	439	248.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	274.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	234.58/cwt	232.00–237.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	248.00/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	222.01/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	252.99/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	249.95/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,392	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	186.30/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	206.40/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,296	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	244.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	949	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	237.48/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,244	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	247.05/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	229.17/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,444	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	175.59/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	249.04/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,133	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	228.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,353	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	264.32/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,250	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	207.33/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	244.15/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,123	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	94.28/cwt	91.00–98.00	970	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	103.33/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	104.90/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	117.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,766	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	99.60/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,520	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	72.82/cwt	70.00–75.00	620	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	91.01/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,305	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	84.77/cwt	82.00–88.00	993	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	61.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	514	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	92.47/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,019	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	103.58/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,120	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	84.94/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,198	11

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 137Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 119Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 37Year ago 49

No trends are available due to this market being closed the previous two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	240.00–250.00	248.11
3	—	625	172.00–180.00	175.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	270.00–280.00	274.22
2	—	295	287.00–290.00	288.50
3	—	452	247.00–250.00	248.00
3	—	573	220.00–223.00	222.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	232.00–237.00	234.58
17	—	628	205.00–208.00	206.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	711	180.00–188.00	186.30
10	—	388	240.00–245.00	244.53
15	—	460	238.00–247.00	244.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	524	236.00–239.00	237.48
23	—	455	249.00–250.00	249.04
19	—	592	220.00–230.00	228.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	248.00–255.00	252.99
32	—	630	224.00–230.00	229.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	557	245.00–254.00	249.95
13	—	355	294.00	294.00
28	—	473	259.00–266.00	264.32
15	—	798	207.00–208.00	207.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	230.00–235.00	232.53
11	—	485	245.00–251.00	247.05

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	—	1,198	100.00–103.00	101.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	99.00–107.00	103.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	101.00	101.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,029	91.00–98.00	94.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,598	104.00–107.00	104.90
3	—	1,505	115.00–122.00	117.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,526	96.00–104.00	99.60
26	—	1,434	88.00–95.00	91.01
11	—	1,410	81.00–87.00	84.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	70.00–75.00	72.82
4	—	841	60.00–65.00	61.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,171	82.00–88.00	84.77
15	—	1,102	89.00–96.00	92.47
4	—	1,081	97.00–107.00	103.58

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle