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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 8

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 147▼ 143 vs year ago 339 · −42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 102▲ 24 vs year ago 31 · +77.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 16▼ 163 vs year ago 187 · −87.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.99/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$147.99

55 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	150.76	717	11thin
Medium and Large 3	421	148.04	624	28
Medium and Large 1	562	146.00	821	16thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale55 hd

147.99

—

GA average14 barns · 1,966 hd

145.11

+2.88

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	1,382	99.02	1,368	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	83.24	1,088	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	81.78	920	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	65.49	576	7thin

Every lot

31 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	178.19/cwt	175.00–180.00	567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	154.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,019	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	155.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	154.09/cwt	148.00–157.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	157.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	146.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	145.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	671	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	149.60/cwt	147.00–154.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	146.61/cwt	141.00–149.00	858	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	135.40/cwt	132.00–142.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	267	168.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	180.98/cwt	177.00–185.00	597	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	179.96/cwt	178.00–182.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	156.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	757	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	128.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	851	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,182	95.03/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,123	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	383	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	67.40/cwt	65.00–71.00	612	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	82.91/cwt	78.00–85.00	907	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	75.46/cwt	74.00–77.00	863	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	87.72/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,014	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,251	83.06/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,039	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	90.84/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,200	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	72.32/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,041	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	75.25/cwt	72.00–79.00	832	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,000	749.75/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	993.35/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	10,490	5

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 147Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 102Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 187

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	177.00–185.00	180.98
19	—	484	150.00–160.00	156.40
3	—	378	178.00–182.00	179.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	165.00–175.00	168.50
3	—	368	145.00–155.00	149.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	125.00–130.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	462	138.00–148.00	145.15
4	—	371	148.00–157.00	154.09
5	—	420	140.00–150.00	146.02
4	—	320	150.00–157.00	155.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	141.00–149.00	146.61
8	—	526	147.00–154.00	149.60
3	—	622	132.00–142.00	135.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	150.00–160.00	157.94
3	—	632	130.00–135.00	131.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	659	145.00–155.00	154.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	175.00–180.00	178.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	65.00	65.00

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)	5	—	1,105	72.00–79.00	75.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,056	925.00–1,125.00	993.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	725.00–775.00	749.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	87.00–89.00	87.72
5	—	1,143	74.00–77.00	75.46
7	—	1,094	78.00–85.00	82.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	908	65.00–71.00	67.40
1	—	710	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	79.00–86.00	83.06
6	—	1,321	87.00–93.00	90.84
4	—	1,439	70.00–77.00	72.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	92.00–99.00	95.03
1	—	1,980	111.00	111.00

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.