Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher,feeder steers and heifers steady,feeder bulls lightly tested,steer calves steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower,heifer calves steady to 7.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.98/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$137.98

144 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	140.03	666	111
Medium and Large 2	404	134.85	544	24
Medium and Large 3	376	120.97	455	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $210 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 sale144 hd

137.98

—

GA average16 barns · 1,908 hd

126.77

+11.20

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	1,783	88.70	1,581	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	64.15	788	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	63.51	867	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	46.33	471	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	267	177.99/cwt	171.00–181.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	239	185.41/cwt	181.00–190.00	443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	174.38/cwt	171.00–175.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	157.91/cwt	155.00–161.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	68.16/cwt	62.00–72.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	68.30/cwt	64.00–79.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.38/cwt	169.00–176.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	804	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.11/cwt	143.00–149.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	131.47/cwt	127.00–135.00	880	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	990.05/cwt	750.00–1,260.00	12,475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	107.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.12/cwt	134.00–136.00	700	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	135.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	125.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	159.99/cwt	157.00–166.00	539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.75/cwt	138.00–148.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	159.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	119.26/cwt	114.00–120.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	559	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	63.51/cwt	62.00–66.00	867	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	39.81/cwt	38.00–41.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	50.67/cwt	49.00–52.00	515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	56.73/cwt	55.00–58.00	669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	68.80/cwt	67.00–74.00	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.91/cwt	138.00–147.00	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,225	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,932	95.13/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,838	6
Bulls	—	—	1,749	86.32/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,510	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.52/cwt	59.00–66.00	750	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 Jan 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	171.00–181.00	177.99
7	—	239	181.00–190.00	185.41
7	—	309	171.00–175.00	174.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	155.00–161.00	157.91
2	—	480	140.00–148.00	143.88
3	—	519	132.00–136.00	134.06
5	—	332	160.00–165.00	162.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	145.00–146.00	145.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	169.00–176.00	172.38
34	—	523	150.00–157.00	153.70
14	—	433	160.00–164.00	163.23
20	—	669	127.00–135.00	131.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	143.00–149.00	146.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	105.00–112.00	107.50
5	—	266	130.00–135.00	131.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	518	134.00–136.00	135.12
45	—	488	135.00–140.00	135.19
15	—	337	157.00–166.00	159.99
8	—	395	151.00–161.00	159.84
8	—	666	114.00–120.00	119.26
10	—	431	138.00–147.00	144.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–119.00	116.65
4	—	489	121.00–131.00	125.74
5	—	370	138.00–148.00	143.75
6	—	270	145.00–150.00	146.94
6	—	428	125.00–135.00	130.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	62.00–72.00	68.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,012	64.00–79.00	68.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,260	750.00–1,260.00	990.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	62.00–66.00	63.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	38.00–41.00	39.81
3	—	1,017	49.00–52.00	50.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	55.00–58.00	56.73
9	—	1,283	67.00–74.00	68.80
12	—	1,200	59.00–66.00	62.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,932	93.00–98.00	95.13
10	—	1,749	84.00–90.00	86.32

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle