Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2023-04-18

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 533▼ 77 vs year ago 357 · −21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 102▼ 33 vs year ago 114 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 34▼ 12 vs year ago 22 · −54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steer and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves, heifers calves, and bull calves 2.00 higher, 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 $200.97/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$200.97
116 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.82
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453210.0295160
Medium and Large 2453200.5590833
Medium and Large 3507177.9490223
One grade step is worth $32.08/cwt here — about $49 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 sale116 hd
200.97
—
GA average17 barns · 2,529 hd
194.15
+6.82
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—Low1,524114.421,74426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20498.001,18016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55596.241,49713
CowsLean 85-90%Average92482.6176312

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)1,200$1,3752thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3365242.43/cwt240.00–245.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 2369255.78/cwt250.00–260.0094414
Steers—Medium and Large 3424231.48/cwt230.00–235.009817
Steers—Medium and Large 2464236.50/cwt235.00–237.001,0974
Steers—Medium and Large 1560228.49/cwt227.00–230.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 3561215.01/cwt210.00–216.001,20614
Steers—Medium and Large 2582222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,2952
Steers—Medium and Large 1614202.49/cwt200.00–203.001,2436
Steers—Medium and Large 2619190.68/cwt190.00–192.001,1803
Steers—Medium and Large 2665182.98/cwt182.00–184.001,2172
Steers—Medium and Large 1712176.34/cwt175.00–177.001,2563
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356223.75/cwt220.00–230.0079715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364202.06/cwt200.00–207.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383211.87/cwt210.00–217.0081115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414186.72/cwt185.00–190.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422203.46/cwt200.00–208.008597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437211.94/cwt210.00–219.0092618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477206.99/cwt205.00–208.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524190.77/cwt185.00–195.001,0006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526199.77/cwt198.00–201.001,05122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583173.40/cwt170.00–175.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3616160.98/cwt160.00–162.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620174.27/cwt172.00–180.001,0805
Heifers—Medium and Large 3671152.53/cwt150.00–156.001,0234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3711138.51/cwt137.00–140.009852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264282.61/cwt280.00–285.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332262.30/cwt260.00–265.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361252.60/cwt250.00–257.009126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387241.21/cwt240.00–242.009335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389230.70/cwt229.00–231.008979
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466223.22/cwt222.00–225.001,0405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481214.16/cwt210.00–217.001,0307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527205.83/cwt205.00–207.001,0855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540197.52/cwt195.00–200.001,0672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616179.86/cwt179.00–181.001,1086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620186.36/cwt184.00–190.001,1553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640168.49/cwt167.00–170.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663148.53/cwt147.00–150.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668173.46/cwt172.00–175.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673161.00/cwt160.00–162.001,0842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,409117.82/cwt114.00–120.001,66010
Bulls——1,409107.46/cwt103.00–110.001,51411
Bulls——2,006122.94/cwt121.00–128.002,4665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88273.71/cwt71.00–76.006506
Cows—Lean 85-90%92584.00/cwt84.00–84.007771
Cows—Lean 85-90%97493.02/cwt90.00–94.009065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08588.77/cwt85.00–92.009632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190101.60/cwt100.00–107.001,2097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25297.04/cwt95.00–99.001,2157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488101.15/cwt98.00–105.001,5056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58086.68/cwt85.00–88.001,3702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62694.18/cwt91.00–97.001,5315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220102.94/cwt96.00–110.001,2562
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752

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.