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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 320▼ 354 vs year ago 484 · −73.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 101▲ 6 vs year ago 71 · +8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 8▼ 17 vs year ago 40 · −42.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows 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 $137.64/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$137.64

44 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$6.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	143.15	628	7thin
Medium and Large 3	309	136.77	423	10thin
Medium and Large 1	497	136.53	678	27

One grade step is worth $6.62/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale44 hd

137.64

—

GA average13 barns · 1,495 hd

136.87

+0.77

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	1,831	93.18	1,706	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	79.97	1,017	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	78.57	860	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	63.81	656	14

Every lot

27 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 2	533	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	134.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	843	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	390	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	143.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	146.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	142.68/cwt	137.00–147.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	137.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	704	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	125.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	721	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	719	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	144.75/cwt	139.00–149.00	611	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	140.62/cwt	139.00–145.00	730	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	128.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	804	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	90.37/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,635	5
Bulls	—	—	1,867	97.87/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,827	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	55.43/cwt	54.00–57.00	540	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	69.74/cwt	68.00–71.00	710	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	63.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	670	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	81.81/cwt	79.00–86.00	894	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	75.79/cwt	72.00–78.00	831	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	82.74/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,019	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	76.28/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,011	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,234.96/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	14,782	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,200	863.65/cwt	740.00–975.00	10,364	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	682	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	86.37/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,135	1

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 320Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 101Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	125.00–129.00	128.02
11	—	519	139.00–145.00	140.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	139.00–149.00	144.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00–135.00	133.23
7	—	282	135.00–140.00	138.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	131.00–141.00	137.98
10	—	413	140.00–150.00	146.05
2	—	628	112.00–117.00	114.47
6	—	573	122.00–132.00	125.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	140.00–148.00	143.77
4	—	483	137.00–147.00	142.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	130.00–135.00	134.31
2	—	533	140.00–145.00	142.49

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	6	—	1,197	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,234.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	740.00–975.00	863.65

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)	1	—	1,275	89.00	89.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	84.00–89.00	86.37

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,809	88.00–94.00	90.37
3	—	1,867	96.00–100.00	97.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	79.00–86.00	81.81
7	—	1,096	72.00–78.00	75.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	68.00–71.00	69.74
3	—	975	54.00–57.00	55.43
6	—	1,062	60.00–65.00	63.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,231	80.00–87.00	82.74
9	—	1,325	72.00–79.00	76.28

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.