Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2023-01-17

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 17
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 388▼ 19 vs year ago 311 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 149▲ 47 vs year ago 92 · +51.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 49▲ 8 vs year ago 16 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.24/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$156.24
97 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.55
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2360158.3956924
Medium and Large 1540157.0484857
Medium and Large 3365150.1754916thin
One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $21 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
156.24
—
GA average16 barns · 2,916 hd
154.69
+1.55
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—Average1,59191.241,4517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39578.861,10058
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11076.2084634
CowsLean 85-90%Average94761.575838thin

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)1,006$7505

Every lot

37 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 3290197.85/cwt193.00–201.005745
Steers—Medium and Large 3364192.16/cwt189.00–197.0069913
Steers—Medium and Large 3430183.26/cwt180.00–190.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 3459176.73/cwt175.00–180.008119
Steers—Medium and Large 1530184.09/cwt180.00–188.0097610
Steers—Medium and Large 1588174.48/cwt170.00–175.001,0269
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273163.74/cwt160.00–168.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317165.08/cwt160.00–167.005239
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332153.96/cwt150.00–160.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376162.68/cwt160.00–168.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385154.37/cwt150.00–160.0059415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420136.83/cwt130.00–140.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479160.61/cwt158.00–162.0076914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529158.93/cwt150.00–160.0084111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573154.29/cwt150.00–155.008847
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615124.92/cwt120.00–130.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630152.54/cwt145.00–154.0096119
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3351179.91/cwt175.00–185.0063137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419183.49/cwt180.00–188.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439174.69/cwt170.00–180.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613141.66/cwt140.00–145.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663138.49/cwt135.00–142.009182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47387.28/cwt85.00–90.001,2864
Bulls——1,74896.52/cwt93.00–99.001,6873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90856.36/cwt56.00–57.005123
Cows—Lean 85-90%97164.69/cwt61.00–67.006285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09571.48/cwt69.00–76.0078315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12279.92/cwt78.00–84.0089719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37681.66/cwt79.00–86.001,12429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38887.62/cwt87.00–89.001,2163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41674.73/cwt71.00–78.001,05826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-393057.00/cwt57.00–57.005301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,05069.00/cwt69.00–69.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,42079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3930550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2980712.88/head700.00–725.007132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,070886.45/head850.00–925.008862

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.