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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 10

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 357▼ 66 vs year ago 248 · −26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 183▲ 207 vs year ago 43 · +481.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 60▼ 108 vs year ago 124 · −87.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 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 $147.44/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$147.44

43 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	324	149.97	486	4thin
Medium and Large 1	465	149.81	697	30
Medium and Large 3	343	138.44	475	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $11 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 sale43 hd

147.44

—

GA average15 barns · 1,343 hd

141.57

+5.87

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	1,680	96.02	1,613	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	81.05	1,080	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	79.31	901	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	69.85	698	91

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	162.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	603	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	148.01/cwt	145.00–152.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	154.48/cwt	150.00–156.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	155.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	846	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	231	152.16/cwt	151.00–158.00	351	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	165.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	149.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	151.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	146.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	783	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	629	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	158.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	393	150.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	592	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	148.77/cwt	142.00–152.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	152.79/cwt	148.00–156.00	736	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	129.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	803	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.26/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	97.03/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,965	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	60.42/cwt	59.00–64.00	572	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	76.12/cwt	73.00–80.00	752	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	68.62/cwt	65.00–72.00	698	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	76.68/cwt	73.00–80.00	855	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	83.58/cwt	81.00–88.00	977	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	77.92/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,014	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	84.55/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,157	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	845	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,803	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,123.87/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	11,160	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 357Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 183Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 60Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	148.00–156.00	152.79
3	—	358	155.00–165.00	158.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	125.00–134.00	129.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	142.00–152.00	148.77
7	—	393	150.00–155.00	150.66
3	—	537	120.00–130.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	145.00–152.00	148.01
7	—	372	155.00–165.00	162.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	151.00–160.00	155.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	150.00–156.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	231	151.00–158.00	152.16
3	—	567	110.00–113.00	110.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	149.00–153.00	149.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	160.00–168.00	165.11
9	—	377	150.00–155.00	151.46
18	—	535	142.00–150.00	146.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	993	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,123.87

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	1	—	845	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	106.00–109.00	107.51
4	—	1,520	85.00–91.00	89.26
4	—	1,765	95.00–100.00	97.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,169	81.00–88.00	83.58
34	—	1,115	73.00–80.00	76.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,369	82.00–89.00	84.55
19	—	1,301	74.00–81.00	77.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,017	65.00–72.00	68.62
27	—	988	73.00–80.00	76.12
11	—	946	59.00–64.00	60.42

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.