Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-03-15

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 351 vs last sale 196▼ 379 vs year ago 926 · −40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 55▼ 91 vs year ago 198 · −46.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 24▲ 28 vs year ago 9 · +311.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.28/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$139.28
217 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.25
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552142.28786106
Medium and Large 2555139.6477565
Medium and Large 3452131.8459546
One grade step is worth $10.44/cwt here — about $191 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 sale217 hd
139.28
—
GA average15 barns · 1,793 hd
140.53
−1.25
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—Average1,598107.601,71918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30480.471,04929
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06580.1985424
CowsLean 85-90%Average95961.5159023

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322194.80/cwt190.00–199.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 3378170.57/cwt163.00–172.006456
Steers—Medium and Large 3410154.46/cwt150.00–155.0063310
Steers—Medium and Large 2528155.56/cwt150.00–160.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1531179.70/cwt173.00–183.0095421
Steers—Medium and Large 2582149.48/cwt140.00–150.0087029
Steers—Medium and Large 1623157.14/cwt153.00–160.0097920
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331148.28/cwt140.00–150.0049115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375147.87/cwt145.00–155.005559
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420130.55/cwt125.00–135.0054814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427150.94/cwt148.00–155.0064528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485147.58/cwt143.00–150.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532148.92/cwt143.00–152.0079237
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540123.99/cwt119.00–128.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583119.52/cwt115.00–125.006979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590138.68/cwt130.00–139.0081847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613139.98/cwt135.00–144.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613113.04/cwt110.00–120.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636122.45/cwt120.00–127.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664128.74/cwt125.00–135.0085535
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3334170.06/cwt165.00–171.0056810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415167.38/cwt165.00–170.0069517
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35698.13/cwt95.00–101.001,3314
Bulls——1,582105.85/cwt102.00–109.001,6756
Bulls——1,730113.64/cwt110.00–117.001,9668
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92856.34/cwt54.00–61.0052311
Cows—Lean 85-90%98866.25/cwt63.00–70.0065512
Cows—Boner 80-85%99472.74/cwt70.00–75.007237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06879.89/cwt77.00–84.008539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12387.04/cwt85.00–89.009778
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26980.66/cwt78.00–85.001,02413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27774.45/cwt72.00–77.009519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40287.86/cwt86.00–91.001,2327
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3675500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3875793.96/cwt725.00–875.006,9474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2903960.32/cwt925.00–1,000.008,6722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-373054.00/cwt54.00–54.003941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-374053.00/cwt53.00–53.003921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-383052.49/cwt50.00–55.004363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-285882.08/cwt81.00–84.007043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287090.00/cwt90.00–90.007832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0291

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.