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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 487▲ 145 vs year ago 212 · +68.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 99▼ 392 vs year ago 506 · −77.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows unevenly 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 $148.68/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$148.68

156 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$15.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	154.03	714	97
Medium and Large 3	367	141.66	520	24
Medium and Large 2	475	138.69	658	35

One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $55 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 sale156 hd

148.68

—

GA average14 barns · 2,357 hd

143.14

+5.54

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	—	Low	1,710	104.53	1,788	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,336	80.59	1,076	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	76.51	882	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	72.61	752	33

Every lot

44 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	177.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	599	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	171.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	664	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	158.84/cwt	152.00–162.00	659	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	170.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	732	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	167.41/cwt	162.00–172.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	151.74/cwt	148.00–157.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	292	152.04/cwt	148.00–158.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	149.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	151.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	160.16/cwt	157.00–166.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	137.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	157.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	688	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	152.49/cwt	148.00–158.00	721	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	131.31/cwt	128.00–134.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	140.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	669	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	130.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	140.87/cwt	139.00–148.00	837	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	112.98/cwt	108.00–118.00	760	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	289	171.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	497	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	168.47/cwt	165.00–171.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	164.22/cwt	162.00–168.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	147.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	146.52/cwt	142.00–151.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	148.56/cwt	147.00–155.00	860	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	106.14/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,951	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	79.06/cwt	78.00–81.00	816	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	73.06/cwt	70.00–77.00	755	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	66.16/cwt	62.00–69.00	691	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	74.22/cwt	71.00–78.00	841	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	83.36/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,009	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	77.78/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,023	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	83.92/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,141	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	74.35/cwt	71.00–77.00	803	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,205	66.32/cwt	61.00–69.00	799	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	73.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	905	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	77.76/cwt	74.00–86.00	978	3

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 Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 487Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 99Year ago 506

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	108.00–118.00	112.98
8	—	423	140.00–150.00	143.89
5	—	369	145.00–155.00	151.42
4	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.72
4	—	511	128.00–138.00	130.52
12	—	476	135.00–145.00	140.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	594	139.00–148.00	140.87
49	—	437	150.00–160.00	157.36
32	—	473	148.00–158.00	152.49
5	—	372	157.00–166.00	160.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	292	148.00–158.00	152.04
6	—	381	135.00–145.00	137.44
5	—	315	145.00–155.00	149.16
3	—	475	128.00–134.00	131.31
5	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.30
5	—	337	175.00–180.00	177.66
12	—	415	152.00–162.00	158.84
12	—	388	165.00–175.00	171.09
3	—	485	148.00–157.00	151.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	162.00–172.00	167.41
22	—	428	165.00–175.00	170.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	150.00–160.00	155.31
7	—	426	145.00–155.00	147.85
3	—	478	135.00–140.00	138.31
6	—	289	165.00–175.00	171.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	147.00–155.00	148.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	162.00–168.00	164.22
2	—	483	142.00–151.00	146.52
4	—	322	165.00–171.00	168.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,238	70.00–75.00	73.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,080	71.00–77.00	74.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,258	74.00–86.00	77.76

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,205	61.00–69.00	66.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	91.00–95.00	93.06
1	—	1,450	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,838	103.00–109.00	106.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,315	73.00–80.00	77.78
11	—	1,360	81.00–87.00	83.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	80.00–87.00	83.36
18	—	1,133	71.00–78.00	74.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,033	70.00–77.00	73.06
9	—	1,032	78.00–81.00	79.06
10	—	1,045	62.00–69.00	66.16

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.