Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers steady, steer, bull, and heifer calves unevenly steady,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 $116.24/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$116.24

118 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$31.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	118.93	513	83
Medium and Large 2	398	111.21	442	33
Medium and Large 3	523	87.42	457	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.51/cwt here — about $55 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 sale118 hd

116.24

—

GA average16 barns · 1,140 hd

105.79

+10.45

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	1,600	70.20	1,123	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	45.51	516	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	39.35	419	29

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	48.68/cwt	45.00–52.00	568	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	39.29/cwt	37.00–44.00	418	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	101.34/cwt	101.00–102.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	122.06/cwt	116.00–126.00	526	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	123.25/cwt	121.00–126.00	338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	111.16/cwt	108.00–113.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	110.64/cwt	110.00–111.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	113.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	111.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	123.16/cwt	121.00–125.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	129.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.37/cwt	97.00–101.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	542	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.30/cwt	105.00–114.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	113.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	93.34/cwt	93.00–94.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	102.29/cwt	101.00–105.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	146.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	299	158.64/cwt	157.00–159.00	474	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	144.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	138.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	435	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	71.26/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,211	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	66.63/cwt	61.00–71.00	692	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	61.88/cwt	58.00–68.00	699	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	507	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	763.77/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.70/cwt	123.00–127.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.53/cwt	123.00–127.00	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.71/cwt	121.00–124.00	518	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.51/cwt	124.00–134.00	741	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.00	834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	142.12/cwt	142.00–144.00	586	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.18/cwt	133.00–135.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	156.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	116.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	112.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	36.77/cwt	35.00–42.00	396	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	485	7

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,166	45.00–52.00	48.68
11	—	1,063	37.00–44.00	39.29
2	—	1,290	55.00–57.00	55.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	35.00–42.00	36.77
7	—	1,021	45.00–50.00	47.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	68.00–75.00	71.26
2	—	1,300	67.00	67.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	101.00–102.00	101.34
10	—	375	110.00–119.00	116.58
9	—	319	110.00–116.00	112.45
8	—	441	106.00–112.00	109.00
3	—	512	105.00–106.00	105.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	431	116.00–126.00	122.06
13	—	274	121.00–126.00	123.25
11	—	587	108.00–113.00	111.16
8	—	478	110.00–111.00	110.64
6	—	522	109.00–118.00	113.66
5	—	645	110.00–113.00	111.19
5	—	315	121.00–125.00	123.16
5	—	215	125.00–134.00	129.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	85.00–90.00	87.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	105.00–108.00	106.47
4	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	640	97.00–101.00	97.37
10	—	424	124.00–134.00	127.89
7	—	515	105.00–114.00	111.30
6	—	466	110.00–118.00	113.26
3	—	728	93.00–94.00	93.34
3	—	570	101.00–105.00	102.29
3	—	262	145.00–151.00	146.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	299	157.00–159.00	158.64
9	—	384	136.00–146.00	144.21
5	—	313	135.00–145.00	138.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	123.00–127.00	125.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	123.00–127.00	125.53
10	—	419	121.00–124.00	123.71
4	—	376	131.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	665	109.00–115.00	112.05
2	—	623	110.00–112.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	124.00–134.00	129.51
17	—	655	127.00–128.00	127.35
17	—	412	142.00–144.00	142.12
11	—	514	133.00–135.00	133.18
5	—	719	116.00–125.00	123.12
4	—	338	154.00–158.00	156.98

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	—	1,038	61.00–71.00	66.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,130	58.00–68.00	61.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	56.00	56.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	750.00–775.00	763.77

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

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