Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2023-01-31

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 31
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 149▲ 65 vs year ago 155 · +41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 68▲ 45 vs year ago 153 · +29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement Cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.42/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$157.42
52 head · 383 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388165.3964225
Medium and Large 2387150.4458222
Medium and Large 3336148.294995thin
One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $143 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 sale52 hd
157.42
—
GA average15 barns · 1,459 hd
155.56
+1.86
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—Low1,694106.461,8036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50192.951,39656
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14988.981,02246
CowsLean 85-90%Low92272.9367235

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)938$9084thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335215.97/cwt215.00–217.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 2337214.08/cwt210.00–215.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 2366197.18/cwt195.00–200.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 3423180.66/cwt180.00–185.007648
Steers—Medium and Large 1433203.03/cwt198.00–208.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 3459171.93/cwt168.00–173.007895
Steers—Medium and Large 1463197.15/cwt190.00–199.009135
Steers—Medium and Large 1557186.41/cwt179.00–188.001,0386
Steers—Medium and Large 1668169.77/cwt162.00–171.001,1348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312151.63/cwt150.00–155.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317169.35/cwt167.00–170.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338176.29/cwt170.00–177.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357151.65/cwt150.00–155.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373143.29/cwt140.00–147.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382164.62/cwt160.00–170.0062912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418154.91/cwt150.00–160.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429142.06/cwt141.00–150.0060912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620131.42/cwt128.00–135.008152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364217.60/cwt210.00–220.007926
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,588102.27/cwt97.00–105.001,6243
Bulls——1,800110.65/cwt107.00–114.001,9923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86162.29/cwt59.00–65.005369
Cows—Lean 85-90%92174.01/cwt70.00–77.0068215
Cows—Lean 85-90%97380.17/cwt78.00–85.0078011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09679.68/cwt76.00–83.0087312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14787.39/cwt84.00–91.001,00213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18095.28/cwt92.00–99.001,12421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44079.90/cwt78.00–82.001,1513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48097.60/cwt93.00–100.001,44432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54387.74/cwt85.00–92.001,35421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-394578.17/cwt77.00–79.007393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-396574.00/cwt74.00–74.007142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-397571.00/cwt71.00–71.006922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298884.31/cwt83.00–86.008333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17882.25/cwt81.00–84.009692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24887.05/cwt85.00–90.001,0862
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3895812.85/head750.00–875.008132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,002.30/head925.00–1,075.001,0022

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.