Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier slaughter cows steady , slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.79/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$142.79

44 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	149.37	774	22
Medium and Large 1	637	141.71	903	11thin
Medium and Large 3	545	130.72	712	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about $62 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 sale44 hd

142.79

—

GA average14 barns · 625 hd

152.82

−10.03

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	1,378	76.79	1,058	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	56.46	632	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	55.94	822	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	53.67	530	13

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	163.12/cwt	157.00–166.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	155.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.71/cwt	141.00–148.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	138.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.81/cwt	127.00–135.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	136.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	128.70/cwt	128.00–130.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	135.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	135.45/cwt	134.00–137.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	135.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	141.71/cwt	141.00–144.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	156.04/cwt	153.00–159.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	144.74/cwt	144.00–145.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	135.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	163.24/cwt	163.00–164.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	593	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	900.34/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	59.63/cwt	55.00–63.00	660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	56.37/cwt	52.00–59.00	634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	60.37/cwt	56.00–65.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	76.79/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,058	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	63.57/cwt	61.00–67.00	741	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	49.55/cwt	45.00–52.00	538	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	57.45/cwt	54.00–60.00	641	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	55.94/cwt	51.00–58.00	822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	45.64/cwt	44.00–48.00	414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	59.29/cwt	58.00–62.00	584	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	52.87/cwt	51.00–57.00	549	5

How this sale compares

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 Apr 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	126.00–130.00	128.25
5	—	332	157.00–166.00	163.12
7	—	411	150.00–160.00	155.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.68
4	—	373	141.00–148.00	142.71
7	—	456	137.00–140.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	127.00–135.00	130.81
2	—	525	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	328	140.00–146.00	142.88
5	—	366	135.00–139.00	136.49
6	—	412	128.00–130.00	128.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	130.00–140.00	135.39
2	—	275	134.00–137.00	135.45
2	—	515	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	307	131.00–138.00	135.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	637	141.00–144.00	141.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	153.00–159.00	156.04
2	—	690	136.00–139.00	137.49
2	—	735	134.00–137.00	135.52
4	—	534	144.00–145.00	144.74
4	—	619	130.00–139.00	135.77
8	—	389	163.00–164.00	163.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00–160.00	155.00
2	—	620	110.00–116.00	112.98
2	—	738	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	770	110.00–114.00	111.96
3	—	392	150.00–152.00	151.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	875.00–925.00	900.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,107	55.00–63.00	59.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	52.00–59.00	56.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	56.00–65.00	60.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	73.00–80.00	76.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	61.00–67.00	63.57
17	—	1,086	45.00–52.00	49.55
18	—	1,116	54.00–60.00	57.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	51.00–58.00	55.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	44.00–48.00	45.64
5	—	985	58.00–62.00	59.29
5	—	1,038	51.00–57.00	52.87

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle