Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and 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 $243.14/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$243.14

78 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$29.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	254.77	1,335	40
Medium and Large 2	481	248.61	1,195	9thin
Medium and Large 3	567	225.41	1,278	29

One grade step is worth $29.36/cwt here — about $56 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 sale78 hd

243.14

—

GA average16 barns · 2,226 hd

247.80

−4.66

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	—	High	1,808	136.50	2,467	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	114.56	1,320	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	110.99	1,543	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	95.83	946	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)	1,244	$1,824	22

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	514	256.99/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	228.42/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	223.76/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	272.46/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	231.27/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	265.49/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	218.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	253.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	334.77/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	321.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	278.98/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	253.35/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	265.99/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	237.49/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	348.38/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	225.82/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	300.26/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	309.02/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	268.11/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	333.52/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	338.67/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	261.20/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	392.68/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,375	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	109.12/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,212	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	104.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	97.74/cwt	97.00–99.00	930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	91.61/cwt	90.00–94.00	906	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,274	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	143.81/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,652	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	137.24/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,395	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	128.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,339	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	98.12/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	110.06/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,429	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	1,728.54/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,729	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,878.28/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,878	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	313.30/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	208.75/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	691	196.29/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,356	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	238.73/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,478	4

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 300Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 102Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 71Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	252.50–260.00	256.99
7	—	655	225.00–229.00	228.42
9	—	423	267.50–277.50	272.46
5	—	475	262.50–267.50	265.99
4	—	619	235.00–240.00	238.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	222.50–225.00	223.76
2	—	578	230.00–232.50	231.27
5	—	379	260.00–267.50	265.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	210.00–220.00	218.65
4	—	409	250.00–255.00	253.75
2	—	308	285.00–290.00	287.52
9	—	691	190.00–197.50	196.29
5	—	459	240.00–245.00	242.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	332.50–335.00	334.77
5	—	407	320.00–325.00	321.51
5	—	311	342.50–350.00	348.38
11	—	660	225.00–227.00	225.82
10	—	461	297.50–305.00	300.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	278.00–280.00	278.98
2	—	535	285.00–295.00	289.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	247.50–257.50	253.35
2	—	310	350.00–360.00	354.92
8	—	678	235.00–242.50	237.49
4	—	466	306.00–310.00	309.02
4	—	594	267.50–270.00	268.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	340.00–342.50	341.24
2	—	373	330.00–337.00	333.52
2	—	640	218.00–220.00	218.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	280.00–285.00	283.30
2	—	328	350.00–355.00	352.37
6	—	435	310.00–317.50	313.30
3	—	465	295.00–300.00	297.52
2	—	630	230.00–232.50	231.28
2	—	770	207.50–210.00	208.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	336.00–340.00	338.67
2	—	568	257.50–265.00	261.20
2	—	271	390.00–395.00	392.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	106.00	106.00
16	—	1,165	115.00–122.00	118.01
7	—	1,111	108.00–111.00	109.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	102.00–107.00	104.67
4	—	951	97.00–99.00	97.74
6	—	989	90.00–94.00	91.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,423	119.00–124.00	121.48
1	—	1,330	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	141.00–147.00	143.81
3	—	1,745	135.00–139.00	137.24
4	—	1,818	125.00–130.00	128.64

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)	2	—	1,133	96.00–100.00	98.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	115.00	115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,298	100.00–118.00	110.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,238	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,728.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,247	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,878.28

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle