Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.88/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$110.88

103 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$8.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	113.15	478	63
Medium and Large 1	518	110.69	574	19thin
Medium and Large 3	376	104.23	392	21

One grade step is worth $8.91/cwt here — about $86 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 sale103 hd

110.88

—

GA average16 barns · 1,763 hd

105.38

+5.50

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	1,579	70.18	1,108	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	46.99	727	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	44.08	518	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	39.33	420	24

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	285	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.32/cwt	111.00–119.00	439	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	113.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	112.58/cwt	104.00–114.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	118.72/cwt	117.00–125.00	309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	96.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	110.33/cwt	107.00–117.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	113.95/cwt	111.00–118.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	102.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	118.14/cwt	118.00–119.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	118.35/cwt	118.00–119.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	120.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	134.71/cwt	128.00–137.00	520	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	115.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	98.50/cwt	95.00–99.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	236	140.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	289	144.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.02/cwt	108.00–115.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.01/cwt	136.00–146.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	154.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	156.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	36.43/cwt	33.00–40.00	404	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	43.40/cwt	40.00–47.00	438	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	46.99/cwt	46.00–48.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	42.91/cwt	40.00–44.00	508	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	46.23/cwt	45.00–50.00	536	19
Bulls	—	—	1,635	73.49/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,202	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	65.21/cwt	63.00–67.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	68.05/cwt	65.00–80.00	761	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	75.57/cwt	63.00–92.00	709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	71.62/cwt	63.00–80.00	633	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.62/cwt	121.00–126.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.19/cwt	121.00–128.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	114.73/cwt	112.00–119.00	667	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	121.30/cwt	114.00–124.00	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.49/cwt	127.00–131.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	103.06/cwt	95.00–105.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	106.76/cwt	101.00–110.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	100.28/cwt	95.00–105.00	238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	331	2

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 317Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year 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	—	285	109.00–110.00	109.48
5	—	473	100.00–109.00	104.42
5	—	417	95.00–105.00	103.06
4	—	378	101.00–110.00	106.76
3	—	237	95.00–105.00	100.28
2	—	323	100.00–105.00	102.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	377	111.00–119.00	116.32
10	—	459	110.00–116.00	113.61
9	—	531	104.00–114.00	112.58
8	—	260	117.00–125.00	118.72
6	—	642	96.00–99.00	96.51
5	—	414	107.00–117.00	110.33
4	—	325	111.00–118.00	113.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	100.00–105.00	102.35
7	—	452	118.00–119.00	118.14
3	—	411	118.00–119.00	118.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	115.00–125.00	120.25
3	—	375	116.00–120.00	118.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	386	128.00–137.00	134.71
10	—	484	110.00–119.00	115.35
8	—	603	95.00–99.00	98.50
8	—	236	140.00–145.00	140.54
5	—	289	140.00–148.00	144.90
4	—	520	108.00–115.00	112.02
4	—	328	136.00–146.00	140.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	152.00–158.00	154.93
2	—	280	154.00–159.00	156.37
2	—	228	154.00–155.00	154.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	275	135.00–138.00	136.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	121.00–126.00	123.62
4	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	424	121.00–128.00	124.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	581	112.00–119.00	114.73
18	—	681	114.00–124.00	121.30
10	—	460	127.00–131.00	128.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,109	33.00–40.00	36.43
10	—	1,010	40.00–47.00	43.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	46.00–48.00	46.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,183	40.00–44.00	42.91
19	—	1,159	45.00–50.00	46.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	71.00–75.00	73.49
2	—	1,495	63.00–67.00	65.21

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)	6	—	1,118	65.00–80.00	68.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	938	63.00–92.00	75.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	884	63.00–80.00	71.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	700.00–800.00	750.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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