Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.24/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$121.24

266 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$5.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	122.03	635	209
Medium and Large 2	460	118.65	546	48
Medium and Large 3	341	116.67	398	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.36/cwt here — about $236 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 sale266 hd

121.24

—

GA average15 barns · 1,504 hd

116.54

+4.69

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	—	Average	1,376	82.38	1,133	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	63.57	963	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	59.82	686	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	49.41	478	23

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	—	384	145.14/cwt	145.00–146.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	151.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	445	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.36/cwt	116.00–119.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	112.64/cwt	111.00–113.00	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	132.53/cwt	127.00–134.00	436	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	131.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	472	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.56/cwt	131.00–132.00	603	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	119.18/cwt	118.00–120.00	634	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	129.43/cwt	128.00–131.00	558	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	119.23/cwt	119.00–120.00	657	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	113.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	719	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	122.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	115.53/cwt	114.00–118.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	108.61/cwt	105.00–111.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	129.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	368	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	115.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	111.99/cwt	108.00–118.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	124.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	478	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	53.27/cwt	50.00–57.00	548	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.20/cwt	41.00–48.00	407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	63.57/cwt	63.00–64.00	963	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	60.57/cwt	57.00–64.00	689	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	54.64/cwt	52.00–57.00	596	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.29/cwt	65.00–66.00	819	7
Bulls	—	—	1,408	83.54/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,176	9
Bulls	—	—	1,278	78.90/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,008	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	57.37/cwt	52.00–63.00	542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	63.42/cwt	59.00–69.00	672	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	141.91/cwt	141.00–148.00	484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	827	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	767	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	143.72/cwt	143.00–144.00	660	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	127.72/cwt	126.00–129.00	879	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	537	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	157.49/cwt	155.00–159.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	291	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	482	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 Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 230Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	145.00–146.00	145.14
8	—	293	148.00–156.00	151.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.91
8	—	573	116.00–119.00	117.36
9	—	535	116.00–120.00	118.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	712	111.00–113.00	112.64
15	—	329	127.00–134.00	132.53
18	—	358	125.00–135.00	131.90
18	—	458	131.00–132.00	131.56
23	—	532	118.00–120.00	119.18
28	—	431	128.00–131.00	129.43
47	—	551	119.00–120.00	119.23
49	—	633	112.00–117.00	113.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	118.00–125.00	122.54
4	—	461	114.00–118.00	115.53
5	—	632	105.00–111.00	108.61
8	—	284	125.00–131.00	129.49
9	—	517	114.00–117.00	115.00
9	—	566	108.00–118.00	111.99
10	—	384	120.00–129.00	124.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	291	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	442	107.00–110.00	108.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	141.00–148.00	141.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	635	127.00–133.00	130.22
52	—	562	134.00–139.00	136.42
28	—	459	143.00–144.00	143.72
19	—	688	126.00–129.00	127.72
16	—	719	120.00–125.00	123.92
16	—	375	140.00–146.00	143.12
8	—	347	155.00–159.00	157.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,029	50.00–57.00	53.27
11	—	900	41.00–48.00	45.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	63.00–64.00	63.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,137	57.00–64.00	60.57
10	—	1,091	52.00–57.00	54.64
7	—	1,255	65.00–66.00	65.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,408	81.00–88.00	83.54
3	—	1,278	76.00–81.00	78.90

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	52.00–63.00	57.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,059	59.00–69.00	63.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

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