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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 305▲ 70 vs year ago 215 · +32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 113▲ 19 vs year ago 122 · +15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 5 vs year ago 17 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trend available due to Holiday previous week.

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 $145.42/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$145.42

66 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	154.52	723	37
Medium and Large 2	454	143.47	652	7thin
Medium and Large 3	469	130.75	614	22

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $109 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 sale66 hd

145.42

—

GA average8 barns · 1,054 hd

143.26

+2.17

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	—	High	1,873	90.15	1,689	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	68.17	1,034	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	65.73	730	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	55.58	547	41

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)	1,200	$500	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	394	170.60/cwt	165.00–173.00	672	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	166.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	172.92/cwt	170.00–178.00	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	141.04/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,027	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	160.80/cwt	158.00–168.00	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	136.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	152.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	744	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	503	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	151.26/cwt	145.00–153.00	797	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	133.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	586	123.99/cwt	117.00–127.00	727	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	667	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	177.28/cwt	173.00–180.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	146.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	147.48/cwt	145.00–155.00	751	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	131.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	688	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	658	101.51/cwt	98.00–105.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	119.54/cwt	116.00–123.00	810	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,751	82.96/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	98.40/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,974	91.91/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,814	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	46.81/cwt	43.00–50.00	433	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	60.93/cwt	59.00–65.00	607	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	54.66/cwt	51.00–58.00	546	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	65.09/cwt	63.00–69.00	715	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	951	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	73.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,075	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	65.81/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,013	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	481	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	547	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	747	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,200	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 305Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 113Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 17

No Trend available due to Holiday previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	173.00–180.00	177.28
4	—	509	145.00–155.00	147.48
2	—	678	116.00–123.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	658	98.00–105.00	101.51
5	—	427	145.00–150.00	146.04
9	—	522	129.00–135.00	131.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	135.00–145.00	139.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	130.00–140.00	133.32
4	—	370	145.00–155.00	151.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	107.00–110.00	108.48
11	—	423	130.00–140.00	136.65
2	—	503	120.00–130.00	125.02
3	—	365	135.00–140.00	136.76
4	—	586	117.00–127.00	123.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	160.00–163.00	161.00
8	—	363	158.00–168.00	160.80
13	—	488	150.00–157.00	152.43
13	—	527	145.00–153.00	151.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	394	165.00–173.00	170.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	137.00–145.00	141.04
6	—	406	165.00–175.00	166.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	170.00–178.00	172.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	52.00	52.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	62.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	97.00–100.00	98.40
4	—	1,751	80.00–86.00	82.96
7	—	1,974	88.00–94.00	91.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,539	63.00–69.00	65.81
10	—	1,470	70.00–75.00	73.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,098	63.00–69.00	65.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	999	51.00–58.00	54.66
16	—	997	59.00–65.00	60.93
8	—	924	43.00–50.00	46.81

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.