Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-01-18

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 18
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 187▼ 210 vs year ago 521 · −40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 61▼ 59 vs year ago 151 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 82 vs year ago 98 · −83.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers and Steer calves mostly steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.63/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$146.63
87 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.61
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536147.5179078
Medium and Large 2422144.386093thin
Medium and Large 3395136.425396thin
One grade step is worth $11.09/cwt here — about $251 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 sale87 hd
146.63
—
GA average14 barns · 1,607 hd
142.02
+4.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,58190.121,4259thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37382.971,13927
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16479.6392718
CowsLean 85-90%Low99153.9553522

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365187.61/cwt185.00–190.006853
Steers—Medium and Large 2368174.98/cwt170.00–180.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1423179.50/cwt177.00–187.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 2438170.05/cwt165.00–175.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1488172.75/cwt170.00–180.0084312
Steers—Medium and Large 1519167.66/cwt165.00–170.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1574160.01/cwt156.00–164.0091813
Steers—Medium and Large 3617120.55/cwt117.00–124.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1635147.83/cwt145.00–155.0093922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380141.80/cwt138.00–147.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410131.03/cwt125.00–135.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418152.46/cwt150.00–157.0063713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422144.38/cwt140.00–148.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485154.01/cwt145.00–155.0074720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543145.94/cwt140.00–150.0079216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556141.00/cwt139.00–149.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632141.80/cwt135.00–145.0089624
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386168.80/cwt164.00–173.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418177.00/cwt172.00–180.0074010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20873.80/cwt71.00–76.008922
Bulls——1,33285.06/cwt80.00–91.001,1333
Bulls——1,955102.08/cwt97.00–105.001,9964
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97346.13/cwt42.00–49.0044910
Cows—Lean 85-90%99464.53/cwt61.00–69.006416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01856.42/cwt52.00–60.005746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13985.32/cwt82.00–90.009729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15871.02/cwt70.00–72.008224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21376.27/cwt73.00–79.009255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36585.18/cwt82.00–90.001,16319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39277.72/cwt73.00–79.001,0828
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07078.68/cwt76.00–83.008426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07577.26/cwt73.00–80.008313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,14969.72/cwt69.00–71.008014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,38594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3021

This sale against other markets

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.