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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 28

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 416▲ 370 vs year ago 147 · +251.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 112▼ 21 vs year ago 102 · −20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 58▲ 26 vs year ago 16 · +162.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows 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 $173.85/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$173.85

249 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	176.43	805	214
Medium and Large 2	509	160.80	819	23
Medium and Large 3	467	152.92	713	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $92 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 sale249 hd

173.85

—

GA average15 barns · 1,631 hd

177.29

−3.43

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	1,445	107.39	1,552	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	87.01	976	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	85.79	1,220	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	80.37	704	25

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)	1,078	$978	16

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	230.72/cwt	229.00–231.00	754	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	243.93/cwt	240.00–247.00	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	207.01/cwt	205.00–208.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	224.18/cwt	220.00–228.00	841	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	218.10/cwt	216.00–219.00	859	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	214.57/cwt	213.00–218.00	929	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	204.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	944	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	193.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,045	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	171.85/cwt	170.00–172.00	971	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	181.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,061	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	173.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,041	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	160.17/cwt	160.00–162.00	995	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	155.05/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,014	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	164.51/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,119	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	204.07/cwt	200.00–205.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	196.80/cwt	191.00–198.00	734	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	162.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	662	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	183.62/cwt	180.00–189.00	784	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	173.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	747	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	173.29/cwt	170.00–179.00	795	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	143.65/cwt	143.00–145.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	864	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	156.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	842	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	143.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	878	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	212.04/cwt	210.00–215.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	223.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	766	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	189.59/cwt	188.00–190.00	783	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	176.72/cwt	175.00–178.00	758	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	182.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	789	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	969	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,033	98.09/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,369	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,471	5
Bulls	—	—	1,847	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,096	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	80.93/cwt	79.00–85.00	664	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	74.00/cwt	71.00–77.00	675	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	89.00/cwt	86.00–93.00	815	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	92.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,015	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	84.55/cwt	82.00–89.00	957	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	77.98/cwt	75.00–80.00	913	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	81.68/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,150	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,363	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	555	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	96.78/cwt	85.00–109.00	846	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	90.40/cwt	83.00–95.00	818	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	796	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	97.16/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,056	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	848.26/head	800.00–925.00	848	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,107.80/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,108	8

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 Feb 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 416Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 112Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 58Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	229.00–231.00	230.72
12	—	621	160.00–162.00	160.17
14	—	565	170.00–172.00	171.85
12	—	394	216.00–219.00	218.10
21	—	654	152.00–156.00	155.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	180.00–187.00	181.72
3	—	331	240.00–247.00	243.93
20	—	375	220.00–228.00	224.18
6	—	602	172.00–175.00	173.00
4	—	680	163.00–165.00	164.51
35	—	539	190.00–198.00	193.97
7	—	462	200.00–205.00	204.29
26	—	433	213.00–218.00	214.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	205.00–208.00	207.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	160.00–168.00	162.20
6	—	525	143.00–145.00	143.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	459	170.00–179.00	173.29
50	—	427	180.00–189.00	183.62
50	—	527	160.00–167.00	163.92
5	—	327	200.00–205.00	204.07
20	—	373	191.00–198.00	196.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	140.00–147.00	143.05
10	—	538	150.00–159.00	156.57
9	—	431	170.00–175.00	173.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	210.00–215.00	212.04
7	—	429	175.00–178.00	176.72
2	—	680	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	522	155.00–160.00	157.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	220.00–225.00	223.35
3	—	433	180.00–185.00	182.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	188.00–190.00	189.59
2	—	320	230.00–240.00	234.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	78.00–85.00	81.68
1	—	1,450	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	75.00–80.00	77.98
12	—	1,093	90.00–97.00	92.82
10	—	1,132	82.00–89.00	84.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	912	71.00–77.00	74.00
6	—	916	86.00–93.00	89.00
10	—	820	79.00–85.00	80.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	1,033	95.00–101.00	98.09
3	—	1,847	111.00–116.00	113.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,087	86.00–102.00	97.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	905	83.00–95.00	90.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	874	85.00–109.00	96.78

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	—	750	74.00	74.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	78.00	78.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,081	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,107.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	800.00–925.00	848.26

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.