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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Dec 5

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 223▼ 97 vs year ago 285 · −34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 167▼ 70 vs year ago 141 · −49.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 11 vs year ago 12 · +91.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $209.46/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$209.46

70 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$201

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

$54.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	236.90	918	28
Medium and Large 2	382	228.73	874	8thin
Medium and Large 3	614	182.32	1,119	34

One grade step is worth $54.58/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale70 hd

209.46

—

GA average14 barns · 1,486 hd

207.17

+2.29

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	—	Low	1,444	104.17	1,504	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	97.94	1,378	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	91.42	1,026	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	79.52	783	19

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)	870	$800	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	311.28/cwt	310.00–312.50	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	281.98/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	258.01/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,182	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	245.58/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,152	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	546	229.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,253	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	236.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,343	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	204.34/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,385	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	259.19/cwt	257.50–260.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	225.02/cwt	220.00–227.50	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	243.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	235.47/cwt	232.50–237.50	765	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	233.38/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,008	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	930	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	225.03/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,044	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,153	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	194.50/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,128	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	172.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,158	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	165.61/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,192	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,165	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	313.60/cwt	312.00–315.00	856	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	295.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	953	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	880	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	276.90/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,022	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	249.77/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,042	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	245.15/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,137	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	222.32/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,258	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	214.82/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,235	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,257	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,093	82.88/cwt	80.00–86.00	906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	106.93/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,527	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	118.56/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,176	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	81.26/cwt	78.00–85.00	786	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	72.65/cwt	69.00–76.00	722	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	90.32/cwt	88.00–92.00	919	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	81.79/cwt	80.00–86.00	842	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	93.02/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,064	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	99.47/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	95.41/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,310	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,519	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	95.14/cwt	90.00–101.00	871	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,533	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 223Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 167Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	232.50–237.50	235.47
2	—	553	207.00–210.00	208.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	220.00–227.50	225.02
2	—	770	150.00–152.50	151.25
4	—	720	165.00–167.50	165.61
17	—	670	170.00–180.00	172.88
5	—	580	192.50–195.00	194.50
2	—	440	210.00–212.50	211.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	220.00–229.00	225.03
3	—	294	257.50–260.00	259.19
11	—	324	240.00–250.00	243.65
3	—	432	230.00–237.50	233.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	280.00–282.50	281.98
2	—	313	310.00–312.50	311.28
5	—	458	255.00–260.00	258.01
2	—	568	235.00–238.00	236.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	200.00–206.00	204.34
11	—	546	225.00–230.00	229.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	242.50–246.00	245.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	265.00–270.00	267.49
6	—	417	245.00–252.50	249.77
2	—	575	212.00–217.50	214.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	240.00–248.00	245.15
2	—	273	312.00–315.00	313.60
4	—	322	290.00–300.00	295.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	185.00–187.50	186.24
4	—	566	220.00–227.00	222.32
4	—	369	275.00–277.50	276.90

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,580	97.00	97.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	90.00–101.00	95.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	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	2	—	870	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	80.00–86.00	82.88
5	—	1,428	104.00–108.00	106.93
2	—	1,835	118.00–119.00	118.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,373	93.00–98.00	95.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	88.00–92.00	90.32
9	—	967	78.00–85.00	81.26
7	—	994	69.00–76.00	72.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	90.00–97.00	93.02
2	—	1,173	99.00–100.00	99.47
3	—	1,030	80.00–86.00	81.79

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.