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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 22

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 383 vs last sale 547▼ 129 vs year ago 293 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 107▲ 114 vs year ago 38 · +300.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 37▲ 13 vs year ago 17 · +76.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves mostly steady, 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 $143.46/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$143.46

40 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	146.10	762	22
Medium and Large 2	420	142.22	598	12thin
Medium and Large 3	378	136.21	514	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $247 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 sale40 hd

143.46

—

GA average15 barns · 1,667 hd

144.46

−1.01

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	1,610	108.79	1,752	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	91.07	1,188	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	90.27	995	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	67.15	599	12

Every lot

26 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	360	164.89/cwt	161.00–171.00	594	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	159.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	951	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	142.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	146.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	149.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	737	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	132.22/cwt	130.00–139.00	851	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	105.31/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,004	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	65.98/cwt	62.00–69.00	576	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	73.02/cwt	70.00–75.00	651	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	56.56/cwt	54.00–61.00	516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	81.62/cwt	77.00–84.00	828	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	88.49/cwt	85.00–92.00	981	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	95.97/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,104	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,239	81.85/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,014	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	90.43/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,169	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	96.65/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,305	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	733	341.06/cwt	300.00–400.00	2,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,114.15/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	10,529	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	85.51/cwt	82.00–89.00	930	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	96.14/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,387	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 547Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 107Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	130.00–139.00	132.22
18	—	494	140.00–150.00	149.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.58
4	—	378	142.00–150.00	146.08
6	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	140.00–148.00	142.56
3	—	427	125.00–135.00	129.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	595	155.00–165.00	159.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	360	161.00–171.00	164.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	945	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,114.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	733	300.00–400.00	341.06

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,443	95.00–97.00	96.14

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	—	1,088	82.00–89.00	85.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	114.00–120.00	117.04
1	—	1,515	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,505	103.00–107.00	105.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,109	85.00–92.00	88.49
21	—	1,150	93.00–100.00	95.97
12	—	1,015	77.00–84.00	81.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,350	94.00–101.00	96.65
10	—	1,239	78.00–85.00	81.85
13	—	1,293	86.00–93.00	90.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	62.00–69.00	65.98
6	—	891	70.00–75.00	73.02
3	—	913	54.00–61.00	56.56

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.