Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2022-09-27

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 27
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 397 vs last sale 562▼ 208 vs year ago 373 · −55.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 160▲ 189 vs year ago 71 · +266.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 19▼ 15 vs year ago 52 · −28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.78/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$172.78
22 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.72
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2419176.0873816thin
Medium and Large 3435163.977136thin
One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $25 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 sale22 hd
172.78
—
GA average14 barns · 885 hd
161.06
+11.72
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—Average1,50298.551,4805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31667.7089174
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13267.2976177
CowsLean 85-90%Average95260.9758040

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)1,043$9825

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3335186.85/cwt182.00–192.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 2412177.68/cwt175.00–180.0073214
Steers—Medium and Large 2470164.90/cwt162.00–168.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 3485152.53/cwt150.00–155.007404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240165.61/cwt160.00–170.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326137.38/cwt130.00–139.004488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363128.51/cwt127.00–130.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422129.98/cwt125.00–135.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585128.82/cwt127.00–130.007545
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2286192.63/cwt190.00–194.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323172.56/cwt170.00–175.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380166.20/cwt165.00–170.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438156.48/cwt153.00–160.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527141.73/cwt137.00–145.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563123.98/cwt120.00–127.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582134.36/cwt130.00–138.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655134.03/cwt130.00–138.008782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3511
Bulls——1,506100.44/cwt99.00–103.001,5134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93255.35/cwt51.00–58.0051616
Cows—Lean 85-90%96363.72/cwt61.00–68.0061421
Cows—Lean 85-90%98371.66/cwt70.00–75.007043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01080.00/cwt80.00–80.008081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13366.64/cwt63.00–70.0075569
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13571.93/cwt71.00–75.008167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31466.42/cwt63.00–69.0087354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32271.17/cwt70.00–73.0094120
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,025800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,027.45/head950.00–1,100.001,0274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10570.00/cwt70.00–70.007741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,15463.63/cwt62.00–69.007345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15784.54/cwt80.00–88.009783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,26572.00/cwt72.00–72.009111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28382.19/cwt80.00–84.001,0542

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.