Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.91/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.91

76 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	129.35	536	52
Medium and Large 2	318	123.09	392	15thin
Medium and Large 3	459	102.28	469	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $67 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 sale76 hd

124.91

—

GA average15 barns · 1,400 hd

111.66

+13.25

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	—	Low	1,711	71.83	1,229	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	52.68	737	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	52.38	582	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	43.70	453	18

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	—	222	185.05/cwt	182.00–187.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	156.27/cwt	149.00–159.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	165.93/cwt	163.00–171.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.17/cwt	138.00–147.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.01/cwt	133.00–138.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.61/cwt	138.00–143.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	656	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	61.41/cwt	57.00–67.00	613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	51.54/cwt	47.00–58.00	513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	128.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	189.77/cwt	185.00–194.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.09/cwt	131.00–141.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.82/cwt	121.00–131.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	98.64/cwt	95.00–101.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.18/cwt	179.00–189.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	131.22/cwt	127.00–135.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	165.56/cwt	162.00–170.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	109.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	71.83/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	129.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	55.76/cwt	55.00–56.00	798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	52.38/cwt	49.00–55.00	582	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	41.37/cwt	38.00–45.00	437	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	48.37/cwt	47.00–51.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.03/cwt	175.00–180.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	131.99/cwt	126.00–136.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	121.46/cwt	119.00–126.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	137.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	139.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	116.44/cwt	110.00–118.00	721	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	51.14/cwt	47.00–54.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	118.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	125.01/cwt	121.00–131.00	328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	130.90/cwt	127.00–135.00	297	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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 424Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	222	182.00–187.00	185.05
4	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.18
5	—	411	149.00–159.00	156.27
6	—	361	163.00–171.00	165.93
6	—	463	138.00–147.00	142.17
6	—	527	133.00–138.00	136.01
8	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	127.00–135.00	131.22
3	—	290	162.00–170.00	165.56
2	—	635	105.00–114.00	109.43
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.58
5	—	533	120.00–125.00	123.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	125.00–133.00	129.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	138.00–143.00	140.61
5	—	412	155.00–165.00	159.17
2	—	380	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	282	185.00–194.00	189.77
2	—	570	131.00–141.00	136.09
2	—	627	121.00–131.00	125.82
6	—	323	179.00–189.00	182.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	135.00–141.00	138.92
2	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.85
5	—	389	160.00–168.00	164.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	124.00–130.00	128.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	100.00–105.00	102.44
2	—	640	90.00–93.00	91.49
3	—	572	95.00–101.00	98.64
2	—	228	117.00–120.00	118.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	126.00–136.00	131.99
10	—	474	119.00–126.00	121.46
6	—	324	135.00–145.00	137.54
6	—	279	138.00–148.00	139.96
5	—	619	110.00–118.00	116.44
13	—	428	125.00–134.00	129.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	115.00–122.00	119.59
3	—	428	115.00–120.00	116.73
5	—	262	121.00–131.00	125.01
3	—	227	127.00–135.00	130.90

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	999	57.00–67.00	61.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	995	47.00–58.00	51.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	68.00–75.00	71.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	55.00–56.00	55.76
8	—	1,383	47.00–54.00	51.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	49.00–55.00	52.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	38.00–45.00	41.37
6	—	998	47.00–51.00	48.37

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