Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-05-31

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 31
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 130▼ 252 vs year ago 484 · −52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 77▼ 47 vs year ago 71 · −66.2%
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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 unevenly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.89/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$154.89
75 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$200
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$26.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.46
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3358168.1760217thin
Medium and Large 1566153.2186747
Medium and Large 2567141.5180211thin
One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about −$200 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 sale75 hd
154.89
—
GA average14 barns · 523 hd
152.42
+2.46
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—Average825107.008831thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13581.119218thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38480.341,1124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02556.965844thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3317169.21/cwt165.00–171.005368
Steers—Medium and Large 3394167.25/cwt161.00–169.006599
Steers—Medium and Large 1421168.15/cwt165.00–170.007087
Steers—Medium and Large 1458163.75/cwt158.00–165.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 2539143.86/cwt141.00–145.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 1540159.44/cwt155.00–160.0086114
Steers—Medium and Large 1595146.67/cwt140.00–150.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 2615137.40/cwt130.00–140.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1680139.36/cwt135.00–140.0094817
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269152.17/cwt151.00–160.004098
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358135.97/cwt132.00–140.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415139.97/cwt135.00–142.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429148.97/cwt145.00–153.006399
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438131.69/cwt125.00–135.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468147.28/cwt143.00–150.0068913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521144.97/cwt138.00–147.0075510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573137.32/cwt135.00–140.0078718
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320167.24/cwt165.00–170.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418149.01/cwt145.00–155.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467132.80/cwt130.00–138.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530138.29/cwt133.00–143.007333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——825107.00/cwt107.00–107.008831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00855.28/cwt51.00–58.005573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06078.00/cwt78.00–78.008272
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07562.00/cwt62.00–62.006671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16082.15/cwt80.00–86.009536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32574.18/cwt71.00–77.009832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2571

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.