Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.88/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$247.88

167 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$47.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	261.48	1,082	36
Medium and Large 1	446	257.93	1,150	90
Medium and Large 3	538	213.87	1,152	41

One grade step is worth $47.61/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale167 hd

247.88

—

GA average16 barns · 1,830 hd

235.33

+12.55

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	1,561	128.85	2,011	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	114.84	1,721	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	990	105.83	1,048	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	93.61	962	6thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	376	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	246.64/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	180.25/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,209	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	276.65/cwt	270.00–279.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	225.26/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,275	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	263.99/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,114	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	236.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	253.59/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,177	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	255.01/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	360.93/cwt	360.00–362.50	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	192.75/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	271.91/cwt	270.00–277.00	976	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	211.48/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	251.62/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	293.30/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,000	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	283.19/cwt	280.00–287.50	957	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	355.17/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	222.36/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,481	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	302.23/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	265.49/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,386	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	290.29/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	271.65/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	283.44/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	242.38/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	346.66/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	351.76/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	293.54/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	288.61/cwt	287.50–289.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	265.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,231	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,845	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,679	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	939	106.04/cwt	103.00–110.00	996	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	114.74/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,228	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	95.92/cwt	94.00–98.00	974	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	94.24/cwt	92.00–98.00	948	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	79.45/cwt	79.00–80.00	761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	135.36/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,102	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,181	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	127.88/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,145	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,051	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	109.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	309.33/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,110	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	256.95/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,185	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	303	332.53/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	204.21/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	343.42/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	270.79/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,061	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 367Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 126Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 58Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	265.00–267.50	266.24
3	—	462	245.00–247.50	246.64
6	—	677	190.00–196.00	192.75
21	—	338	280.00–287.50	283.19
2	—	420	250.00–255.00	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	671	179.00–181.00	180.25
7	—	327	270.00–279.00	276.65
4	—	464	225.00–227.50	226.23
8	—	433	230.00–240.00	236.93
2	—	523	212.00–215.00	213.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	220.00–227.00	225.26
15	—	422	260.00–269.00	263.99
16	—	464	250.00–258.00	253.59
2	—	523	230.00–237.00	233.45
2	—	280	300.00–310.00	305.18
17	—	359	270.00–277.00	271.91
11	—	636	210.00–217.50	211.48
16	—	341	290.00–297.50	293.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	253.00–258.00	255.01
3	—	267	360.00–362.50	360.93
9	—	321	350.00–357.50	355.17
2	—	423	315.00–320.00	317.49
19	—	522	264.00–266.00	265.49
5	—	479	280.00–287.50	283.44
5	—	634	240.00–246.00	242.38
4	—	365	330.00–335.00	332.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	247.50–257.50	251.62
2	—	453	258.00–260.00	259.00
5	—	668	213.00–215.00	214.01
2	—	375	275.00–280.00	277.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	666	220.00–229.00	222.36
7	—	374	300.00–307.50	302.23
10	—	408	289.00–291.00	290.29
3	—	458	270.00–275.00	271.65
3	—	329	345.00–347.50	346.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	230.00–232.50	231.24
9	—	323	350.00–355.00	351.76
4	—	419	287.50–289.00	288.61
4	—	358	320.00–325.00	322.53
12	—	464	260.00–270.00	265.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	292.00–295.00	293.54
2	—	303	327.50–337.50	332.53
3	—	568	200.00–207.50	204.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	359	305.00–312.50	309.33
12	—	461	252.50–259.00	256.95
4	—	321	340.00–349.00	343.42
3	—	420	267.50–272.50	270.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	124.00–127.00	125.34
2	—	1,540	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,495	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	939	103.00–110.00	106.04
5	—	1,070	113.00–119.00	114.74
4	—	1,006	92.00–98.00	94.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	94.00–98.00	95.92
2	—	958	79.00–80.00	79.45
1	—	1,205	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	119.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	1,535	133.00–139.00	135.36
1	—	1,470	128.00	128.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	116.00	116.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	895	121.00–131.00	127.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	989	105.00–115.00	109.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,040	110.00–117.00	113.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	93.00	93.00

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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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