Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2023-09-19

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 19
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 514▼ 81 vs year ago 562 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 108▼ 51 vs year ago 160 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 29▲ 22 vs year ago 19 · +115.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves and 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 $218.61/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$218.61
200 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.73
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448228.621,02596
Medium and Large 2460214.7498845
Medium and Large 3467205.2695959
One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $66 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 sale200 hd
218.61
—
GA average17 barns · 2,638 hd
222.34
−3.73
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—High1,508122.501,84713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15197.721,12526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44096.271,38717
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06984.7390618

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)1,136$1,2078

Every lot

57 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3309277.95/cwt276.00–280.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 3372252.39/cwt250.00–255.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1387278.69/cwt275.00–280.001,07915
Steers—Medium and Large 1432262.08/cwt260.00–265.001,13220
Steers—Medium and Large 3462231.23/cwt230.00–232.501,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1477251.46/cwt248.00–257.001,19931
Steers—Medium and Large 1507242.46/cwt237.50–247.501,22911
Steers—Medium and Large 3580225.90/cwt223.00–228.001,31017
Steers—Medium and Large 2634217.65/cwt215.00–221.001,38010
Steers—Medium and Large 1635231.26/cwt229.00–234.001,46915
Steers—Medium and Large 3684207.45/cwt205.00–210.001,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 2706208.01/cwt207.50–209.001,4693
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307233.96/cwt232.00–235.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315218.74/cwt215.00–220.0068919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319242.58/cwt240.00–250.0077427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370225.98/cwt225.00–227.5083615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412230.75/cwt230.00–235.0095120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430214.46/cwt210.00–220.0092210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466211.73/cwt210.00–215.0098721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512225.19/cwt224.00–229.001,15331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519200.84/cwt200.00–202.501,0429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563203.36/cwt200.00–207.001,14514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573211.22/cwt210.00–215.001,21018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623182.55/cwt180.00–185.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2687193.37/cwt190.00–195.001,3283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3773161.70/cwt155.00–165.001,2506
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2314293.01/cwt291.00–295.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324281.83/cwt280.00–290.009137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370261.76/cwt260.00–265.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377248.50/cwt248.00–250.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387274.48/cwt270.00–275.001,0629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463246.69/cwt242.00–247.501,1427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483231.28/cwt230.00–237.501,11712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485221.57/cwt220.00–225.001,0756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515225.62/cwt223.00–228.001,16215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528213.66/cwt210.00–217.501,1282
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563197.45/cwt195.00–200.001,1122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583214.19/cwt210.00–215.001,2496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660188.71/cwt185.00–190.001,2454
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668171.02/cwt170.00–175.001,1425
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358116.79/cwt116.00–118.001,5865
Bulls——1,579123.16/cwt119.00–126.001,9456
Bulls——1,670134.78/cwt132.00–137.002,2512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86377.81/cwt75.00–79.006724
Cows—Lean 85-90%96793.68/cwt90.00–97.009063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14794.52/cwt92.00–98.001,08416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163102.04/cwt99.00–106.001,1879
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17284.81/cwt82.00–89.0099411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43693.22/cwt90.00–97.001,33911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467100.62/cwt98.00–104.001,4765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22496.00/cwt93.00–100.001,1754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30097.50/cwt97.00–98.001,2682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3798965.28/head875.00–1,075.009654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4731,448.56/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4494

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.