Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bulls calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.65/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$120.65

75 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	122.83	566	47
Medium and Large 2	432	118.51	512	25
Medium and Large 3	577	104.24	601	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale75 hd

120.65

—

GA average15 barns · 1,414 hd

117.07

+3.58

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	1,732	80.57	1,396	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	52.86	581	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,368	52.18	714	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	43.94	434	10

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 1	—	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.58/cwt	119.00–129.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.72/cwt	136.00–146.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	128.49/cwt	124.00–134.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	120.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.16/cwt	123.00–133.00	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	122.55/cwt	119.00–124.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	131.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	125.02/cwt	121.00–131.00	534	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	113.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	104.24/cwt	100.00–108.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.85/cwt	136.00–142.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.68/cwt	124.00–127.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.53/cwt	131.00–137.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	141.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	655.99/cwt	630.00–680.00	7,478	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	56.98/cwt	54.00–60.00	582	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	59.96/cwt	57.00–63.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	54.53/cwt	51.00–60.00	652	18
Bulls	—	—	1,413	76.26/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	81.65/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,479	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	55.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	640	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	50.42/cwt	46.00–53.00	536	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	48.39/cwt	46.00–50.00	659	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	55.33/cwt	52.00–59.00	760	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	37.09/cwt	35.00–40.00	394	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	48.50/cwt	48.00–50.00	455	6

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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	158.00	158.00
4	—	570	119.00–129.00	122.58
5	—	378	136.00–146.00	138.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	130.00–140.00	136.80
4	—	374	124.00–134.00	128.49
4	—	511	117.00–122.00	120.77
8	—	430	123.00–133.00	128.16
9	—	474	119.00–124.00	122.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	115.00–120.00	118.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	112.00	112.00
6	—	329	125.00–133.00	131.72
12	—	558	116.00–118.00	116.35
26	—	427	121.00–131.00	125.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	115.00–119.00	117.66
4	—	475	115.00–119.00	117.02
6	—	531	111.00–114.00	113.00
12	—	367	119.00–125.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	100.00–108.00	104.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	126.00	126.00
3	—	448	136.00	136.00
6	—	382	140.00–142.00	140.96
8	—	474	136.00–142.00	139.85
8	—	574	129.00–130.00	129.74
9	—	623	124.00–127.00	126.68
16	—	527	131.00–137.00	135.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	130.00	130.00
3	—	312	136.00–145.00	141.97
10	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	131.00–134.00	132.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,140	630.00–680.00	655.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,021	54.00–60.00	56.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	57.00–63.00	59.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,196	51.00–60.00	54.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	75.00–77.00	76.26
8	—	1,812	78.00–85.00	81.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,143	54.00–60.00	55.97
14	—	1,063	46.00–53.00	50.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	46.00–50.00	48.39
6	—	1,373	52.00–59.00	55.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	35.00–40.00	37.09
6	—	938	48.00–50.00	48.50

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle