Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.63/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$129.63

149 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	409	132.04	540	75
Medium and Large 1	495	131.79	652	45
Medium and Large 3	425	120.02	510	29

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $30 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 sale149 hd

129.63

—

GA average15 barns · 1,368 hd

129.77

−0.14

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	1,277	73.54	939	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	53.54	591	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	50.36	496	17

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.53/cwt	129.00–133.00	557	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	134.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.62/cwt	132.00–137.00	448	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	129.14/cwt	128.00–130.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.55/cwt	128.00–130.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	135.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	595	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	121.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.59/cwt	127.00–129.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	137.75/cwt	134.00–141.00	581	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	281	149.58/cwt	149.00–152.00	420	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	137.08/cwt	131.00–141.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	146.84/cwt	145.00–148.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	124.72/cwt	121.00–130.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	656	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	150.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	562	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.80/cwt	152.00–156.00	498	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	144.13/cwt	141.00–149.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.18/cwt	41.00–48.00	480	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	51.16/cwt	49.00–54.00	482	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	58.23/cwt	57.00–59.00	533	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	54.95/cwt	52.00–59.00	621	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	48.25/cwt	45.00–51.00	512	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	62.49/cwt	60.00–67.00	676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,277	73.54/cwt	71.00–78.00	939	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	56.51/cwt	53.00–59.00	666	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	51.38/cwt	50.00–53.00	716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	61.64/cwt	57.00–69.00	653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,025.27/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	13,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	132.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	148.40/cwt	148.00–149.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	148.58/cwt	144.00–150.00	845	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	150.16/cwt	149.00–153.00	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.40/cwt	150.00–153.00	609	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	148.68/cwt	147.00–151.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.53/cwt	152.00–153.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	121.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	119.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.61/cwt	119.00–124.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.93/cwt	122.00–129.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	125.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	339	3

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 May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 213Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	90.00–100.00	95.03
8	—	356	120.00–125.00	121.30
7	—	532	115.00–124.00	119.30
6	—	415	119.00–124.00	121.61
3	—	325	122.00–129.00	125.93
3	—	269	120.00–130.00	125.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	129.00–133.00	129.53
17	—	386	130.00–136.00	134.22
16	—	328	132.00–137.00	136.62
13	—	457	128.00–130.00	129.14
7	—	537	128.00–130.00	128.55
2	—	285	130.00–136.00	132.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	440	134.00–140.00	135.32
8	—	474	132.00–134.00	133.00
7	—	634	120.00–126.00	121.54
5	—	566	127.00–129.00	128.59
3	—	512	130.00–134.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	422	134.00–141.00	137.75
10	—	281	149.00–152.00	149.58
9	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.73
7	—	376	131.00–141.00	137.08
6	—	560	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	341	145.00–148.00	146.84
4	—	614	112.00–116.00	113.97
3	—	469	121.00–130.00	124.72
2	—	656	112.00–114.00	112.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	374	147.00–155.00	150.17
13	—	467	130.00–137.00	132.08
11	—	324	152.00–156.00	153.80
7	—	413	141.00–149.00	144.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	130.00–135.00	133.41
9	—	581	130.00–140.00	132.44
5	—	438	148.00–149.00	148.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	569	144.00–150.00	148.58
18	—	453	149.00–153.00	150.16
15	—	405	150.00–153.00	150.40
7	—	512	147.00–151.00	148.68
6	—	374	152.00–153.00	152.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	41.00–48.00	45.18
6	—	943	49.00–54.00	51.16
4	—	915	57.00–59.00	58.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,130	52.00–59.00	54.95
20	—	1,062	45.00–51.00	48.25
6	—	1,081	60.00–67.00	62.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	71.00–78.00	73.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	53.00–59.00	56.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,393	50.00–53.00	51.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	57.00–69.00	61.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	800.00–950.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,308	900.00–1,150.00	1,025.27

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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