Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-04-05

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 5
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 446▼ 13 vs year ago 237 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 130▼ 52 vs year ago 140 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 53▼ 31 vs year ago 36 · −86.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.55/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$159.55
63 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.50
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2447170.1076012thin
Medium and Large 1567160.3591045
Medium and Large 3592132.507846thin
One grade step is worth $37.60/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale63 hd
159.55
—
GA average16 barns · 1,151 hd
165.06
−5.50
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—Average1,631100.241,63525
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29679.961,03615
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08379.1985813
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02068.3169719

Every lot

32 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2425175.11/cwt170.00–176.007449
Steers—Medium and Large 1494173.58/cwt170.00–175.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 2513155.05/cwt150.00–160.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 1531167.50/cwt160.00–170.0088913
Steers—Medium and Large 3592132.50/cwt130.00–135.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1607152.93/cwt145.00–155.0092825
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343144.47/cwt140.00–150.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358140.52/cwt135.00–145.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362147.24/cwt145.00–150.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388154.35/cwt152.00–162.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430147.53/cwt145.00–150.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526152.26/cwt146.00–156.0080115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572121.68/cwt120.00–125.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637129.10/cwt128.00–138.0082210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308183.17/cwt180.00–184.005645
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324158.73/cwt155.00–165.005144
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368158.09/cwt150.00–160.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373173.55/cwt165.00–175.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 3494141.78/cwt140.00–150.0070010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17988.59/cwt85.00–93.001,0447
Bulls——1,69998.99/cwt97.00–102.001,6825
Bulls——1,848107.00/cwt104.00–111.001,97713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96659.99/cwt58.00–65.005807
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00281.39/cwt80.00–83.008163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02284.55/cwt83.00–88.008645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06970.42/cwt66.00–73.007539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12175.84/cwt73.00–81.008508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18384.72/cwt83.00–87.001,0026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37176.79/cwt74.00–81.001,0539
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,075950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,2131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,315725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,5341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05571.00/cwt71.00–71.007491

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.