Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-06-14

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 14
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 224▼ 506 vs year ago 778 · −65.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 64▲ 24 vs year ago 146 · +16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 20▼ 6 vs year ago 54 · −11.1%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.77/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$141.77
97 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.57
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492144.8771210thin
Medium and Large 2409141.5557974
Medium and Large 3355140.6649913thin
One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about $214 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 sale97 hd
141.77
—
GA average16 barns · 1,755 hd
139.20
+2.57
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—Average1,50198.031,4727thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27483.731,06747
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09281.9389547
CowsLean 85-90%Average92072.5066739

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$9519

Every lot

36 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 3271166.53/cwt165.00–170.004514
Steers—Medium and Large 1328184.55/cwt180.00–187.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 2328171.80/cwt170.00–175.0056413
Steers—Medium and Large 3336160.23/cwt159.00–165.005388
Steers—Medium and Large 1466179.48/cwt173.00–181.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 2473161.33/cwt160.00–166.0076313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320145.37/cwt141.00–149.0046510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345151.94/cwt150.00–155.0052413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368144.56/cwt140.00–149.0053217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413140.69/cwt135.00–143.0058130
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470124.96/cwt120.00–130.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472147.68/cwt142.00–152.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477136.82/cwt130.00–140.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518128.23/cwt125.00–130.0066411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538138.31/cwt135.00–145.007443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3461
Bulls——1,51593.68/cwt90.00–96.001,4194
Bulls——1,545106.26/cwt104.00–108.001,6422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86266.87/cwt63.00–69.0057613
Cows—Lean 85-90%92873.06/cwt70.00–77.0067818
Cows—Lean 85-90%99580.40/cwt78.00–82.008008
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08077.27/cwt74.00–81.0083525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09585.66/cwt82.00–89.0093817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14492.58/cwt90.00–96.001,0595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21478.80/cwt75.00–82.0095720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29585.68/cwt83.00–90.001,11021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40393.31/cwt91.00–96.001,3096
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3808631.96/head625.00–650.006323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3925874.32/head850.00–900.008742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,227.64/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-277586.49/cwt85.00–89.006703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-284575.00/cwt75.00–75.006341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-394266.37/cwt60.00–69.006255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-395665.81/cwt62.00–69.006295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-398864.55/cwt60.00–66.006383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09886.07/cwt84.00–88.009452

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.