Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2023-09-12

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 12
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 327▲ 152 vs year ago 362 · +42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 200▲ 5 vs year ago 103 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 25 vs year ago 4 · +625.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $214.93/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$214.93
164 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430226.9597758
Medium and Large 2455214.4297649
Medium and Large 3546203.151,10957
One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale164 hd
214.93
—
GA average16 barns · 1,595 hd
216.74
−1.81
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—Low1,511119.731,80918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,075101.001,08625
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40696.761,36013
CowsLean 85-90%Low95985.8782326

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)1,299$1,2478

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316302.30/cwt301.00–310.009557
Steers—Medium and Large 2331283.37/cwt280.00–285.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 2360273.29/cwt270.00–275.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1363281.21/cwt280.00–282.501,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1419263.77/cwt262.50–265.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 2431256.08/cwt250.00–258.001,1047
Steers—Medium and Large 2481240.92/cwt240.00–247.501,1598
Steers—Medium and Large 1482251.91/cwt250.00–257.501,21420
Steers—Medium and Large 3516235.28/cwt235.00–237.501,21413
Steers—Medium and Large 1526245.13/cwt240.00–247.001,2896
Steers—Medium and Large 3583227.39/cwt225.00–230.001,32617
Steers—Medium and Large 1629228.01/cwt225.00–233.001,43417
Steers—Medium and Large 3670212.44/cwt210.00–215.001,4234
Steers—Medium and Large 2713213.00/cwt212.00–214.001,5192
Steers—Medium and Large 3717206.25/cwt201.00–209.001,47914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338236.64/cwt235.00–240.0080022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355234.12/cwt230.00–235.008316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375223.40/cwt215.00–225.008386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423224.95/cwt222.00–230.0095223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424215.84/cwt212.50–221.0091530
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533210.98/cwt210.00–213.001,12524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568218.67/cwt215.00–220.001,2426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574202.06/cwt200.00–207.501,16013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576197.52/cwt192.50–202.501,13812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3611187.03/cwt180.00–190.001,14315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627210.14/cwt209.00–212.001,3187
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283293.92/cwt290.00–297.508322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1303308.74/cwt307.50–310.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313262.09/cwt260.00–267.508204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315282.59/cwt280.00–285.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368276.85/cwt275.00–277.501,0194
Bulls—Medium and Large 3393252.47/cwt252.00–255.009926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425240.85/cwt240.00–242.501,0243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427252.40/cwt250.00–257.501,0783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472235.07/cwt232.50–240.001,1103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479223.57/cwt220.00–230.001,07118
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511213.01/cwt210.00–220.001,0889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520223.33/cwt222.00–230.001,1618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620214.50/cwt212.50–220.001,3305
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622203.49/cwt200.00–206.001,2669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677206.23/cwt205.00–207.501,3962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683193.99/cwt193.00–195.001,3252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3723166.29/cwt162.50–170.001,2022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,444112.31/cwt109.00–115.001,6227
Bulls——1,532122.39/cwt119.00–126.001,8759
Bulls——1,648133.70/cwt131.00–136.002,2032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90978.03/cwt72.00–80.007097
Cows—Lean 85-90%96486.21/cwt82.00–88.0083110
Cows—Lean 85-90%99291.59/cwt90.00–94.009099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07396.05/cwt93.00–98.001,03112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074108.98/cwt108.00–111.001,1706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080102.63/cwt100.00–107.001,1087
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368109.01/cwt107.00–110.001,4913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39098.38/cwt96.00–100.001,3675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44587.78/cwt86.00–90.001,2685
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-363074.00/cwt74.00–74.004661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282897.81/cwt90.00–110.008103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291089.46/cwt89.00–90.008142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2151,195.88/head1,100.00–1,275.001,1966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002

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.