Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-06-28

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 28
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 199▲ 449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 36▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves unevenly steady, feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves mostly steady, 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 $166.59/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$166.59
174 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.98
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2391170.7366813thin
Medium and Large 1515167.19862137
Medium and Large 3424160.9268224
One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale174 hd
166.59
—
GA average13 barns · 635 hd
159.60
+6.98
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—Average1,815108.421,9684thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52185.901,30739
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20684.041,01440
CowsLean 85-90%Average95272.9469539

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 (2-4 yrs)775$1,1251thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328189.78/cwt185.00–194.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 3329173.75/cwt170.00–180.0057216
Steers—Medium and Large 2362173.34/cwt170.00–175.0062710
Steers—Medium and Large 1406181.95/cwt180.00–188.0073916
Steers—Medium and Large 1473178.60/cwt175.00–180.0084542
Steers—Medium and Large 2488162.03/cwt160.00–163.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1507162.84/cwt160.00–165.008266
Steers—Medium and Large 1561157.14/cwt155.00–161.0088261
Steers—Medium and Large 3614135.25/cwt130.00–136.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 1668151.15/cwt145.00–154.001,0109
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319144.62/cwt140.00–148.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323133.29/cwt130.00–139.0043110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328162.04/cwt157.00–167.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378136.44/cwt132.00–142.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387155.86/cwt150.00–160.0060328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428141.78/cwt138.00–148.0060719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480141.43/cwt135.00–145.0067916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484151.80/cwt145.00–155.0073522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526143.63/cwt138.00–147.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565110.35/cwt105.00–115.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568118.26/cwt115.00–125.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627137.12/cwt133.00–141.008608
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413143.02/cwt140.00–145.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475142.53/cwt140.00–145.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532141.74/cwt136.00–145.007547
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2351
Bulls——1,840118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,1711
Bulls——2,080108.84/cwt108.00–110.002,2642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88963.50/cwt60.00–67.0056514
Cows—Lean 85-90%98083.38/cwt80.00–87.0081710
Cows—Lean 85-90%99374.78/cwt71.00–78.0074315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15485.78/cwt82.00–89.0099014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20075.77/cwt72.00–78.0090915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28293.10/cwt91.00–98.001,19411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40396.88/cwt94.00–100.001,3598
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53087.99/cwt84.00–91.001,34614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56979.02/cwt76.00–83.001,24017
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,07576.00/cwt76.00–76.008171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,08078.00/cwt78.00–78.008421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19883.70/cwt81.00–86.001,0032

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.