Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.59/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$142.59

143 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	142.86	802	141
Medium and Large 2	528	123.44	652	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $151 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 sale143 hd

142.59

—

GA average15 barns · 797 hd

136.01

+6.58

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	—	High	1,591	79.54	1,265	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	55.48	597	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	50.04	741	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	41.87	411	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.65/cwt	148.00–158.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.26/cwt	131.00–141.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	180.22/cwt	174.00–184.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.63/cwt	163.00–173.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	173.37/cwt	168.00–178.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.52/cwt	144.00–150.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.11/cwt	153.00–163.00	678	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,218	867.04/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	60.38/cwt	54.00–74.00	607	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	59.46/cwt	54.00–69.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.68/cwt	135.00–138.00	850	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.44/cwt	119.00–128.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	181.63/cwt	180.00–184.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	173.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.72/cwt	171.00–181.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	132.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	122.52/cwt	117.00–127.00	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.66/cwt	117.00–127.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	122.15/cwt	118.00–127.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	126.44/cwt	125.00–127.00	909	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	147.11/cwt	145.00–149.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	112.65/cwt	109.00–115.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.85/cwt	116.00–126.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	165.63/cwt	163.00–172.00	444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	59.38/cwt	55.00–62.00	822	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	51.93/cwt	48.00–55.00	547	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	58.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	639	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	72.07/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	126.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.22/cwt	128.00–131.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	113.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	40.86/cwt	37.00–43.00	400	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.00	464	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	45.74/cwt	43.00–48.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	117.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	756	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	111.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.14/cwt	114.00–124.00	622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.45/cwt	109.00–119.00	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	138.53/cwt	134.00–144.00	477	12

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	148.00–158.00	151.65
6	—	458	131.00–141.00	134.26
6	—	615	112.00–120.00	115.01
8	—	271	174.00–184.00	180.22
8	—	385	163.00–173.00	167.63
9	—	327	168.00–178.00	173.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	371	145.00–149.00	147.11
10	—	517	116.00–126.00	118.85
8	—	268	163.00–172.00	165.63
2	—	575	115.00–119.00	116.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	109.00–115.00	112.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	144.00–150.00	145.52
18	—	434	153.00–163.00	156.11
53	—	622	135.00–138.00	136.68
20	—	530	135.00–145.00	141.66
4	—	275	180.00–184.00	181.63
5	—	364	170.00–180.00	173.20
6	—	318	171.00–181.00	177.72
26	—	719	125.00–127.00	126.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	119.00–128.00	123.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	131.00–135.00	132.91
4	—	289	117.00–127.00	122.52
9	—	372	117.00–127.00	121.66
2	—	715	103.00–109.00	106.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	110.00–115.00	112.61
3	—	273	105.00–115.00	111.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	118.00–127.00	122.15
10	—	424	124.00–130.00	126.17
8	—	373	128.00–131.00	130.22
4	—	581	110.00–120.00	113.49
28	—	641	110.00–120.00	117.93
24	—	522	114.00–124.00	119.14
18	—	668	109.00–119.00	118.45
12	—	344	134.00–144.00	138.53

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	—	1,218	750.00–950.00	867.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,006	54.00–74.00	60.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	54.00–69.00	59.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,543	70.00–75.00	72.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	55.00–62.00	59.38
1	—	1,320	65.00	65.00
10	—	1,525	43.00–48.00	45.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,053	48.00–55.00	51.93
13	—	1,085	57.00–63.00	58.94
2	—	1,210	64.00–66.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	978	37.00–43.00	40.86
3	—	1,003	45.00–47.00	46.25

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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Steers · 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