Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $270.50/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$270.50

122 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$17.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	273.26	1,229	92
Medium and Large 2	422	266.11	1,122	18thin
Medium and Large 3	407	255.94	1,040	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $188 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 sale122 hd

270.50

—

GA average16 barns · 2,481 hd

238.95

+31.55

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	1,719	121.41	2,086	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	108.27	1,551	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	106.76	1,146	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	95.72	883	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,872	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,776	10

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 1	—	379	357.48/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	246.37/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	281.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,072	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	257.94/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	307.12/cwt	305.00–315.00	946	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,410	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	258.35/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	268.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,017	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	236.85/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	273.54/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	323.48/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	361.76/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	335.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	267.35/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,281	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	276.39/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	376.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	277.64/cwt	272.50–282.50	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	323.66/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	295.95/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	313.94/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	316.87/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	321.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	343.96/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	331.21/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	106.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,121	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	96.95/cwt	93.00–100.00	857	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	116.05/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,373	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	84.35/cwt	81.00–87.00	815	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	104.64/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,000	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	117.14/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,706	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	101.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,486	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	101.64/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,053	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	108.13/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,511	13
Bulls	—	—	1,638	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	104.12/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,201	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	113.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,262	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	1,839.06/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,839	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	116.84/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,234	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,192	107.10/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,277	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,872.06/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	296.17/cwt	295.00–300.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	223.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	285.96/cwt	282.50–287.50	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	504	276.67/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	281.22/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	328.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	257.17/cwt	255.00–262.50	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	293.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,543	15

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 211Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 48Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 18Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	352.50–360.00	357.48
2	—	453	320.00–327.00	323.48
6	—	423	330.00–340.00	335.37
6	—	623	260.00–265.00	262.49
3	—	330	370.00–380.00	376.72
15	—	525	290.00–295.00	293.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	467	300.00–302.50	301.88
2	—	538	282.50–285.00	283.74
7	—	586	270.00–277.50	273.54
4	—	325	360.00–365.00	361.76
2	—	268	272.50–282.50	277.64
4	—	431	320.00–327.50	323.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	292.50–297.50	295.95
5	—	411	310.00–317.50	313.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	240.00–247.50	246.37
16	—	381	280.00–285.00	281.46
12	—	522	252.50–260.00	257.94
13	—	308	305.00–315.00	307.12
34	—	479	262.50–270.00	267.35
9	—	448	275.00–277.50	276.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	257.50–260.00	258.35
7	—	378	265.00–275.00	268.97
4	—	563	235.00–237.50	236.85
4	—	325	295.00–300.00	296.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	220.00–230.00	223.45
3	—	335	282.50–287.50	285.96
6	—	363	255.00–262.50	257.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	315.00–317.50	316.87
3	—	627	240.00–250.00	244.96
2	—	418	330.00–332.50	331.21
2	—	306	365.00–370.00	367.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	320.00–325.00	321.50
3	—	372	342.00–345.00	343.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	504	275.00–277.50	276.67
2	—	470	280.00–282.50	281.22
3	—	368	325.00–330.00	328.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,054	104.00–109.00	106.34
5	—	1,183	113.00–119.00	116.05
8	—	1,036	99.00–103.00	101.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	884	93.00–100.00	96.95
5	—	966	81.00–87.00	84.35
5	—	956	103.00–108.00	104.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	114.00–119.00	117.14
11	—	1,457	98.00–104.00	101.98
13	—	1,397	105.00–112.00	108.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	115.00–122.00	118.55
1	—	1,960	130.00	130.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,153	100.00–107.00	104.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	97.00	97.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	102.00–112.00	107.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,116	110.00–120.00	113.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,056	113.00–120.00	116.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	126.00	126.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,391	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,839.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,275	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,872.06

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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Heifers · 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