Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.46/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$268.46

144 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	276.23	1,162	59
Medium and Large 1	505	264.03	1,333	74
Medium and Large 3	474	256.57	1,217	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale144 hd

268.46

—

GA average15 barns · 1,573 hd

243.52

+24.94

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	—	Low	1,616	130.72	2,113	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	102.96	1,563	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	102.80	1,133	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	86.34	870	12

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)	1,400	$1,488	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	233.14/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	282.21/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	226.77/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,274	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	269.63/cwt	266.00–270.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,175	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	314.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	306.34/cwt	302.00–307.50	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	267.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	975	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	258.09/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	239.05/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,482	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	265.05/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	274.19/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,182	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	294.71/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	258.20/cwt	255.00–260.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	244.35/cwt	240.00–247.50	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	247.43/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	303.16/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	250.25/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	247.31/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,410	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	283.74/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	262.29/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,272	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	242.91/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	224.82/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,284	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	269.23/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	255.80/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	286.28/cwt	285.00–287.50	885	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	996	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	102.13/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,126	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	95.99/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,501	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	112.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,337	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	73.28/cwt	70.00–75.00	734	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,604	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	106.53/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,622	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	106.13/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	90.82/cwt	88.00–94.00	857	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	121.87/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	132.94/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,393	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	111.32/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	128.98/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,439	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,343	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,571	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	114.11/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	311.31/cwt	310.00–312.50	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	257.23/cwt	252.50–262.50	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	221.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	288.54/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	301.29/cwt	300.00–302.50	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	231.62/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	235.87/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	234.45/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,010	8

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 441Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 109Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 11Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	230.00–237.50	233.14
2	—	373	277.50–287.50	282.21
5	—	439	262.50–269.00	265.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	310.00–320.00	314.87
9	—	365	302.00–307.50	306.34
20	—	620	235.00–240.00	239.05
13	—	570	245.00–247.50	247.31
6	—	415	280.00–287.50	283.74
21	—	485	260.00–268.00	262.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	431	270.00–276.00	274.19
10	—	387	290.00–297.50	294.71
9	—	522	240.00–249.00	247.43
12	—	332	300.00–305.00	303.16
8	—	457	250.00–252.00	250.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	215.00–217.50	215.84
7	—	311	252.50–262.50	257.23
4	—	458	220.00–225.00	221.27
8	—	431	230.00–237.50	234.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	562	220.00–228.00	226.77
43	—	479	240.00–250.00	245.28
14	—	364	265.00–270.00	267.84
11	—	414	257.00–260.00	258.09
2	—	525	232.50–239.00	235.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	341	266.00–270.00	269.63
12	—	367	255.00–260.00	258.20
4	—	403	240.00–247.50	244.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	238.00–245.00	242.91
9	—	571	222.00–227.50	224.82
2	—	461	250.00–252.50	251.24
4	—	316	310.00–312.50	311.31
8	—	377	286.00–290.00	288.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	267.00–270.00	269.23
2	—	311	300.00–302.50	301.29
5	—	539	230.00–232.00	231.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	255.00–260.00	255.80
2	—	309	285.00–287.50	286.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,032	93.00–100.00	96.50
5	—	1,185	110.00–116.00	112.80
2	—	1,208	104.00–108.00	106.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	100.00–105.00	102.13
5	—	1,002	70.00–75.00	73.28
4	—	944	88.00–94.00	90.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	93.00–100.00	95.99
2	—	1,395	113.00–117.00	115.01
3	—	1,523	103.00–109.00	106.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	120.00–124.00	121.87
1	—	1,885	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,800	132.00–134.00	132.94

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	108.00–115.00	111.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,116	120.00–146.00	128.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	97.00	97.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	116.00–118.00	117.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,024	102.00–119.00	114.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle