Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, steer calves steady to 6.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 6.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.14/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$145.14

122 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$31.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	166.22	844	40
Medium and Large 2	585	134.85	789	82

One grade step is worth $31.37/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 sale122 hd

145.14

—

GA average13 barns · 609 hd

144.28

+0.86

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	1,780	80.53	1,433	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	64.84	947	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	62.03	715	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	52.05	496	13

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	330	191.88/cwt	188.00–196.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.67/cwt	174.00–176.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	166.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.05/cwt	153.00–159.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	154.33/cwt	152.00–159.00	756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	68.31/cwt	67.00–70.00	587	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	66.24/cwt	59.00–84.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	154.66/cwt	154.00–158.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	159.27/cwt	153.00–161.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	152.33/cwt	143.00–153.00	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	728	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	209.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	724.94/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	179.34/cwt	178.00–180.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	132.66/cwt	132.00–142.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	204.71/cwt	200.00–208.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	833	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	187.27/cwt	185.00–188.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.00/cwt	149.00–153.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	178.51/cwt	175.00–181.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	172.12/cwt	169.00–179.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	160.29/cwt	151.00–161.00	716	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	132.77/cwt	131.00–135.00	705	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	67.68/cwt	67.00–69.00	864	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	57.75/cwt	54.00–61.00	647	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	63.99/cwt	62.00–66.00	737	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	64.84/cwt	62.00–69.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	129.39/cwt	126.00–132.00	822	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.75/cwt	131.00–141.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	138.65/cwt	136.00–141.00	803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	51.89/cwt	49.00–56.00	502	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	41.63/cwt	39.00–45.00	349	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	62.57/cwt	61.00–65.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.95/cwt	119.00–128.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	140.68/cwt	136.00–145.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	119.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,956	87.58/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	81.65/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	119.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	698	4

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	188.00–196.00	191.88
3	—	425	174.00–176.00	174.67
3	—	469	160.00–170.00	166.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	311	170.00–175.00	172.42
2	—	433	153.00–159.00	156.05
3	—	490	152.00–159.00	154.33
3	—	520	131.00–141.00	136.75
3	—	579	136.00–141.00	138.65
3	—	665	119.00–128.00	121.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	136.00–145.00	140.68
3	—	532	115.00–125.00	119.38
4	—	584	115.00–122.00	119.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	154.00–158.00	154.66
7	—	508	153.00–161.00	159.27
15	—	602	143.00–153.00	152.33
2	—	253	205.00–215.00	209.96
3	—	410	178.00–180.00	179.34
3	—	325	200.00–208.00	204.71
4	—	362	185.00–188.00	187.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	529	133.00–140.00	137.54
15	—	596	132.00–142.00	132.66
38	—	623	130.00–135.00	133.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	125.00–128.00	126.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	149.00–153.00	150.00
6	—	282	175.00–181.00	178.51
7	—	331	169.00–179.00	172.12
25	—	447	151.00–161.00	160.29
29	—	635	126.00–132.00	129.39
2	—	238	175.00–180.00	177.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	135.00–145.00	139.97
5	—	531	131.00–135.00	132.77

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	—	710	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	860	67.00–70.00	68.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	59.00–84.00	66.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	998	700.00–750.00	724.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	67.00–69.00	67.68
23	—	1,121	54.00–61.00	57.75
33	—	1,152	62.00–66.00	63.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	62.00–69.00	64.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	49.00–56.00	51.89
5	—	838	39.00–45.00	41.63
5	—	1,060	61.00–65.00	62.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	70.00–75.00	72.14
5	—	1,956	87.00–88.00	87.58
6	—	1,753	80.00–85.00	81.65

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

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