Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.13/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$254.13

115 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	260.41	1,058	73
Medium and Large 2	426	244.36	1,040	24
Medium and Large 3	381	241.69	922	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $136 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 sale115 hd

254.13

—

GA average14 barns · 1,292 hd

232.26

+21.87

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	—	Average	1,757	128.66	2,261	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	104.03	1,129	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	99.23	1,449	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	92.07	899	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	262.00/cwt	260.00–262.50	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	334.22/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	268.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	218.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	242.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	235.07/cwt	232.00–236.50	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,149	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	277.98/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	203.56/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	244.01/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	201.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	231.21/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	318.16/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	302.86/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	288.98/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	253.70/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	267.35/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	260.81/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,354	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	351.28/cwt	350.00–352.50	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	691	217.20/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,501	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	333.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,035	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	214.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	313.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	221.99/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	293.80/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	113.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,328	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	94.25/cwt	92.00–98.00	866	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,653	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	103.99/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,024	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	85.09/cwt	82.00–89.00	870	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	99.89/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,469	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	93.68/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,354	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	132.87/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,378	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	106.86/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,185	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	99.78/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,047	21
Bulls	—	—	1,729	125.06/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,162	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	99.37/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,113	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	119.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,202	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	103.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,075	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	109.37/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,215	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	103.38/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	278.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	912	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	256.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,067	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	247.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	322.13/cwt	320.00–325.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	247.24/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,137	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	223.53/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	253.15/cwt	252.50–255.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	266.54/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	281.34/cwt	280.00–290.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	302.36/cwt	300.00–305.00	644	2

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 372Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 70Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 61Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	260.00–262.50	262.00
4	—	418	240.00–246.00	244.01
8	—	629	195.00–205.00	201.16
7	—	271	280.00–290.00	281.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	215.00–219.00	218.02
21	—	327	270.00–280.00	278.76
11	—	416	255.00–260.00	256.58
20	—	460	245.00–250.00	247.24
2	—	537	222.00–225.00	223.53
13	—	384	262.50–267.50	266.54
2	—	213	300.00–305.00	302.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	240.00–250.00	242.48
3	—	435	232.00–236.50	235.07
2	—	468	220.00–230.00	225.13
4	—	305	252.50–255.00	253.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	330.00–337.50	334.22
7	—	433	260.00–270.00	268.03
2	—	368	288.00–290.00	288.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	333	340.00–350.00	344.97
6	—	422	277.00–280.00	277.98
4	—	640	230.00–232.50	231.26
6	—	363	300.00–305.00	302.86
3	—	568	253.00–255.00	253.70
3	—	472	266.00–268.00	267.35
15	—	519	259.00–265.00	260.81
2	—	240	350.00–352.50	351.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	201.00–206.00	203.56
2	—	530	230.00–232.50	231.21
9	—	326	315.00–322.50	318.16
11	—	691	214.00–217.50	217.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	310	330.00–340.00	333.80
6	—	614	212.00–215.00	214.51
5	—	569	220.00–222.50	221.99
4	—	417	290.00–295.00	293.80
2	—	365	310.00–315.00	312.43
7	—	486	240.00–250.00	247.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	310.00–320.00	313.58
6	—	279	320.00–325.00	322.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	177.00–180.00	178.49
3	—	422	260.00–265.00	262.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	111.00–118.00	113.71
11	—	1,109	104.00–110.00	106.86
21	—	1,049	96.00–103.00	99.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	92.00–98.00	94.25
3	—	985	101.00–107.00	103.99
7	—	1,022	82.00–89.00	85.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	110.00–115.00	112.28
8	—	1,471	98.00–105.00	99.89
8	—	1,445	90.00–96.00	93.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,790	130.00–136.00	132.87
7	—	1,729	121.00–128.00	125.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	99.00–100.00	99.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,143	98.00–110.00	103.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	117.00–125.00	119.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,042	100.00–106.00	103.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,111	106.00–114.00	109.37

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle