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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

456 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 175▼ 91 vs year ago 547 · −16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 105▲ 4 vs year ago 107 · +3.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 32 vs year ago 37 · −86.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves 2.00 higher, Bull calves lightly tested, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.91/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$219.91

160 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	219.91	992	160

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale160 hd

219.91

—

GA average15 barns · 1,800 hd

212.65

+7.26

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	1,474	111.68	1,646	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	91.21	1,051	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	90.92	1,385	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	86.19	797	18

Every lot

34 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	251.79/cwt	250.00–252.00	778	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	234.78/cwt	230.00–239.00	857	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	225.87/cwt	225.00–227.00	973	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	214.99/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,019	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	203.02/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,072	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	194.44/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,095	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	184.09/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,176	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	178.21/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,176	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	220.81/cwt	219.00–221.00	726	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	214.73/cwt	210.00–218.00	829	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	204.11/cwt	200.00–207.00	886	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	194.64/cwt	190.00–196.00	911	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	186.07/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,007	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	174.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	976	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	168.59/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,044	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	155.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,017	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	489	196.83/cwt	195.00–198.00	962	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	184.47/cwt	180.00–189.00	976	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	106.23/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,473	110.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,634	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	125.56/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,076	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	96.67/cwt	94.00–99.00	883	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	78.84/cwt	75.00–82.00	724	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	89.00/cwt	86.00–91.00	837	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	85.59/cwt	82.00–89.00	948	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	93.80/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,062	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	99.11/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,305	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,311	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	86.68/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,370	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	98.71/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,608	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	437	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,066	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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 175Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 105Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	180.00–189.00	184.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	195.00–198.00	196.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	200.00–207.00	204.11
19	—	468	190.00–196.00	194.64
7	—	654	154.00–159.00	155.45
48	—	541	183.00–188.00	186.07
13	—	386	210.00–218.00	214.73
6	—	559	170.00–177.00	174.63
10	—	619	167.00–169.00	168.59
40	—	329	219.00–221.00	220.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	431	225.00–227.00	225.87
41	—	365	230.00–239.00	234.78
19	—	309	250.00–252.00	251.79
22	—	474	211.00–217.00	214.99
14	—	563	191.00–195.00	194.44
17	—	639	181.00–189.00	184.09
8	—	528	200.00–204.00	203.02
5	—	660	175.00–179.00	178.21

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)	1	—	1,055	101.00	101.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	98.00	98.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	96.00	96.00

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	—	740	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	109.00–115.00	110.94
2	—	1,653	124.00–127.00	125.56
4	—	1,385	101.00–108.00	106.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,108	82.00–89.00	85.59
13	—	1,132	90.00–97.00	93.80
5	—	1,317	98.00–100.00	99.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,581	82.00–89.00	86.68
10	—	1,418	90.00–95.00	92.48
4	—	1,629	98.00–100.00	98.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	941	86.00–91.00	89.00
4	—	913	94.00–99.00	96.67
8	—	918	75.00–82.00	78.84

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.