Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.11/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$109.11

92 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	111.33	549	60
Medium and Large 3	433	104.95	455	32

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $94 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 sale92 hd

109.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,630 hd

105.43

+3.68

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	1,764	73.03	1,288	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	48.53	677	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	47.67	550	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	40.81	433	64

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	368	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	127.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	129.26/cwt	125.00–133.00	346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	135.27/cwt	134.00–137.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	123.41/cwt	119.00–127.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	97.25/cwt	92.00–102.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.75/cwt	111.00–120.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	109.95/cwt	104.00–113.00	590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	87.51/cwt	86.00–89.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	122.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	111.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	113.26/cwt	112.00–114.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.90/cwt	111.00–113.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	105.80/cwt	104.00–109.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.06/cwt	109.00–112.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	96.67/cwt	96.00–97.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	89.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	108.38/cwt	106.00–109.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	102.95/cwt	101.00–106.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	103.18/cwt	101.00–106.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.66/cwt	121.00–128.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	120.53/cwt	119.00–122.00	646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.10/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	75.48/cwt	61.00–86.00	697	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	59.40/cwt	55.00–66.00	694	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	81.15/cwt	60.00–95.00	768	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	70.71/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,195	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	51.22/cwt	49.00–53.00	588	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	45.38/cwt	42.00–49.00	525	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	48.53/cwt	46.00–50.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	43.85/cwt	41.00–48.00	463	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	37.95/cwt	34.00–41.00	403	33

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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 228Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	134.00–135.00	134.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	125.00–131.00	127.04
3	—	268	125.00–133.00	129.26
3	—	329	134.00–137.00	135.27
4	—	379	119.00–127.00	123.41
4	—	574	101.00–105.00	102.96
5	—	615	92.00–102.00	97.25
9	—	428	111.00–120.00	115.75
10	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.65
17	—	537	104.00–113.00	109.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	95.00–105.00	99.88
2	—	480	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	733	86.00–89.00	87.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	113.00–115.00	113.65
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.65
4	—	213	120.00–124.00	122.99
6	—	338	110.00–116.00	111.31
8	—	462	112.00–114.00	113.26
10	—	577	111.00–113.00	111.90
10	—	636	104.00–109.00	105.80
16	—	533	109.00–112.00	110.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	110.00–115.00	111.55
3	—	572	96.00–97.00	96.67
3	—	617	85.00–91.00	89.05
5	—	433	106.00–109.00	108.38
5	—	532	101.00–106.00	102.95
6	—	477	101.00–106.00	103.18
7	—	271	110.00–115.00	112.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	121.00–128.00	124.66
9	—	536	119.00–122.00	120.53
9	—	625	110.00–112.00	111.10

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	4	—	1,000	800.00–825.00	812.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	924	61.00–86.00	75.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	55.00–66.00	59.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	947	60.00–95.00	81.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,690	68.00–75.00	70.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,148	49.00–53.00	51.22
28	—	1,156	42.00–49.00	45.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	46.00–50.00	48.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,057	41.00–48.00	43.85
33	—	1,063	34.00–41.00	37.95

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

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle