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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 25

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 270▼ 16 vs year ago 269 · −5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 109▼ 28 vs year ago 74 · −37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows mostly 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 $137.73/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$137.73

60 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	145.06	779	12thin
Medium and Large 2	478	140.15	670	18thin
Medium and Large 3	441	133.36	588	30

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $191 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 sale60 hd

137.73

—

GA average15 barns · 1,603 hd

134.15

+3.59

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	—	Average	2,130	87.00	1,853	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	59.53	836	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	56.97	627	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	49.52	468	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$525	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	164.29/cwt	162.00–168.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	156.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	896	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	137.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	140.15/cwt	135.00–143.00	670	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	146.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	772	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	120.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	635	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	139.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	797	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	162.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	142.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	127.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	126.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	603	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	739	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,130	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,853	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	44.89/cwt	41.00–49.00	413	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	54.15/cwt	50.00–58.00	525	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	54.47/cwt	52.00–57.00	588	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	690	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	717	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	60.23/cwt	59.00–61.00	861	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	963	524.68/head	500.00–550.00	525	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	704	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 Oct 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 270Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 109Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	125.00–135.00	126.98
2	—	603	120.00–125.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	140.00–150.00	142.51
6	—	467	120.00–130.00	127.03
3	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.72
3	—	583	117.00–120.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	125.00–135.00	130.19
7	—	382	135.00–140.00	138.27
7	—	526	118.00–128.00	120.72
14	—	423	130.00–140.00	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	145.00–153.00	146.96
3	—	572	135.00–145.00	139.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	135.00–143.00	140.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	162.00–168.00	164.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	155.00–160.00	156.02
2	—	738	118.00–125.00	121.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	500.00–550.00	524.68

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	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	41.00–49.00	44.89
5	—	970	50.00–58.00	54.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	60.00–62.00	60.98
8	—	1,080	52.00–57.00	54.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	59.00–61.00	60.23
1	—	1,280	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	87.00	87.00

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.