Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $263.77/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$263.77

75 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	267.98	1,217	55
Medium and Large 2	423	255.27	1,079	16thin
Medium and Large 3	397	239.98	952	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $266 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 sale75 hd

263.77

—

GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd

244.00

+19.77

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	1,724	135.54	2,336	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	111.29	1,696	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	108.60	1,232	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	89.90	832	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	326	353.61/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	290.86/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	323.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	293.43/cwt	290.00–297.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	343.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	331.31/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	367.48/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	358.78/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	226.74/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	283.25/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	248.49/cwt	245.00–250.50	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	238.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	328.69/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	318.47/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	298.57/cwt	294.00–302.50	1,388	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	212.79/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,336	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	254.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	343.78/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	246.21/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	221.19/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	279.66/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	265.12/cwt	260.00–267.50	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	265.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	290.00/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	257.99/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	314.21/cwt	307.50–315.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	101.87/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	109.22/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	137.76/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,397	5
Bulls	—	—	2,150	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	3,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	107.28/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,160	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	84.86/cwt	82.00–88.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	97.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,164	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	113.52/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,721	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	94.93/cwt	93.00–98.00	913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	114.92/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,361	5

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 434Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	326	352.00–355.00	353.61
3	—	462	290.00–292.50	290.86
4	—	409	320.00–325.00	323.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	264	340.00–350.00	343.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	329.00–335.00	331.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	290.00–297.00	293.43
7	—	628	210.00–217.50	212.79
6	—	572	245.00–252.50	246.21
8	—	378	275.00–282.50	279.66
15	—	473	260.00–270.00	265.67
6	—	509	257.00–260.00	257.99
9	—	296	307.50–315.00	314.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	245.00–250.50	248.49
10	—	414	250.00–260.00	254.35
3	—	368	260.00–267.50	265.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	220.00–222.50	221.19
2	—	318	257.50–260.00	258.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	362.50–370.00	367.48
2	—	363	357.50–360.00	358.78
2	—	470	310.00–315.00	312.50
13	—	730	217.50–227.50	226.74
3	—	625	235.00–245.00	238.44
5	—	419	327.50–330.00	328.69
7	—	526	289.00–291.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	514	280.00–285.00	283.25
6	—	427	315.00–325.00	318.47
12	—	465	294.00–302.50	298.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	280.00–282.50	281.26
2	—	343	340.00–347.50	343.78

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	—	1,043	97.00–107.00	101.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	106.00–113.00	109.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,740	136.00–140.00	137.76
1	—	2,150	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,215	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	104.00–109.00	107.28
2	—	1,195	94.00–100.00	97.40
5	—	1,184	111.00–118.00	114.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,565	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,516	111.00–117.00	113.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	82.00–88.00	84.86
3	—	962	93.00–98.00	94.93

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