Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.64/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$141.64

105 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$9.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	148.40	715	29
Medium and Large 1	632	139.07	878	76

One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale105 hd

141.64

—

GA average16 barns · 724 hd

144.38

−2.73

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	1,690	77.72	1,313	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	60.01	749	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	57.25	882	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	49.59	504	23

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	422	155.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.25/cwt	145.00–146.00	691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,527	80.01/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.65/cwt	136.00–144.00	881	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	923.08/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	12,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	156.78/cwt	155.00–164.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	164.13/cwt	164.00–165.00	504	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	57.47/cwt	55.00–61.00	696	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	53.58/cwt	51.00–55.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	124.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	963	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	165.05/cwt	163.00–167.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	149.68/cwt	145.00–151.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.42/cwt	143.00–149.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	119.92/cwt	118.00–125.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.05/cwt	135.00–144.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.56/cwt	162.00–167.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.30/cwt	142.00–143.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	158.40/cwt	155.00–163.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	131.54/cwt	123.00–133.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	129.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	131.59/cwt	131.00–132.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	116.37/cwt	113.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	134.37/cwt	133.00–135.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	121.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.41/cwt	105.00–114.00	569	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	56.77/cwt	56.00–58.00	649	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	50.92/cwt	49.00–53.00	521	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	44.93/cwt	41.00–48.00	426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.30/cwt	136.00–145.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	143.13/cwt	141.00–151.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	66.01/cwt	65.00–70.00	834	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	55.78/cwt	53.00–57.00	672	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	60.70/cwt	58.00–64.00	771	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	52.54/cwt	49.00–55.00	857	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	60.07/cwt	58.00–64.00	893	5

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	153.00–160.00	155.74
5	—	384	155.00–164.00	156.78
8	—	307	164.00–165.00	164.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	150.00–160.00	156.00
4	—	476	145.00–146.00	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	622	136.00–144.00	141.65
30	—	771	122.00–126.00	124.94
3	—	457	159.00–161.00	160.00
8	—	512	143.00–149.00	147.42
9	—	424	162.00–167.00	163.56
10	—	563	142.00–143.00	142.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	163.00–167.00	165.05
2	—	433	148.00–158.00	153.03
12	—	488	145.00–151.00	149.68
6	—	364	155.00–163.00	158.40
7	—	631	123.00–133.00	131.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	118.00–125.00	119.92
9	—	468	135.00–144.00	141.05
4	—	422	136.00–145.00	139.30
11	—	388	141.00–151.00	143.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	125.00–135.00	129.58
5	—	479	131.00–132.00	131.59
6	—	435	133.00–135.00	134.37
11	—	506	120.00–124.00	121.12
4	—	314	144.00–145.00	144.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	113.00–120.00	116.37
2	—	520	105.00–114.00	109.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	77.00–84.00	80.01
3	—	1,853	75.00–76.00	75.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	56.00–58.00	56.77
8	—	1,024	49.00–53.00	50.92
10	—	948	41.00–48.00	44.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	65.00–70.00	66.01
18	—	1,204	53.00–57.00	55.78
32	—	1,270	58.00–64.00	60.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	49.00–55.00	52.54
5	—	1,487	58.00–64.00	60.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	775.00–1,050.00	923.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,211	55.00–61.00	57.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	51.00–55.00	53.58

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle