Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower,feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, steer and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.33/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$143.33

367 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	144.76	676	299
Medium and Large 2	414	137.05	568	68

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $108 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 sale367 hd

143.33

—

GA average13 barns · 1,665 hd

131.34

+11.99

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	1,562	82.74	1,292	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	76.36	989	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	62.44	703	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	56.32	543	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	780	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	171.48/cwt	171.00–173.00	448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.55/cwt	133.00–143.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	155.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	159.29/cwt	158.00–163.00	580	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.90/cwt	145.00–151.00	627	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	132.59/cwt	128.00–137.00	679	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	76.36/cwt	74.00–80.00	989	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	68.86/cwt	66.00–73.00	824	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	54.48/cwt	50.00–57.00	555	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	61.68/cwt	58.00–65.00	700	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	56.20/cwt	54.00–58.00	549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.13/cwt	59.00–64.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	50.51/cwt	47.00–53.00	463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	84.53/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,311	7
Bulls	—	—	1,415	76.25/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,079	6
Bulls	—	—	1,801	89.33/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	156.24/cwt	152.00–162.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.67/cwt	187.00–189.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	67.47/cwt	60.00–79.00	736	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	68.11/cwt	62.00–79.00	699	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	58.72/cwt	52.00–65.00	656	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	632.88/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,930	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	971.66/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	151.59/cwt	150.00–152.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.90/cwt	181.00–190.00	610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.51/cwt	155.00–157.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	172.30/cwt	171.00–175.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	183.63/cwt	177.00–187.00	657	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	144.64/cwt	139.00–145.00	885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	203.83/cwt	201.00–210.00	630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.91/cwt	152.00–158.00	799	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	165.82/cwt	158.00–168.00	733	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.36/cwt	165.00–169.00	771	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	146.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	155.71/cwt	150.00–158.00	707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	151.81/cwt	151.00–158.00	518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	704	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.38/cwt	123.00–128.00	732	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	165.09/cwt	161.00–169.00	558	29

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 187Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	625	120.00–126.00	124.87
9	—	261	171.00–173.00	171.48
46	—	364	158.00–163.00	159.29
37	—	421	145.00–151.00	148.90
32	—	512	128.00–137.00	132.59
64	—	475	140.00–149.00	148.21
59	—	575	123.00–128.00	127.38
29	—	338	161.00–169.00	165.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	133.00–143.00	135.55
10	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.32
9	—	275	155.00–160.00	155.57
18	—	519	115.00–125.00	116.64
17	—	341	151.00–158.00	151.81
3	—	387	150.00–155.00	151.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	152.00–162.00	156.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	150.00–156.00	152.59
5	—	575	126.00–136.00	128.48
3	—	525	125.00–135.00	128.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	187.00–189.00	187.67
2	—	270	208.00–210.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	556	150.00–152.00	151.59
23	—	358	177.00–187.00	183.63
17	—	612	139.00–145.00	144.64
12	—	309	201.00–210.00	203.83
70	—	519	152.00–158.00	153.91
48	—	442	158.00–168.00	165.82
27	—	466	165.00–169.00	165.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	330	181.00–190.00	184.90
4	—	420	155.00–157.00	155.51
3	—	385	171.00–175.00	172.30
15	—	511	145.00–150.00	146.20
15	—	454	150.00–158.00	155.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	140.00–145.00	141.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	74.00–80.00	76.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,197	66.00–73.00	68.86
20	—	1,019	50.00–57.00	54.48
19	—	1,135	58.00–65.00	61.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	54.00–58.00	56.20
5	—	988	59.00–64.00	61.13
4	—	916	47.00–53.00	50.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	83.00–87.00	84.53
6	—	1,415	72.00–79.00	76.25
4	—	1,801	88.00–91.00	89.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	60.00–79.00	67.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,027	62.00–79.00	68.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	52.00–65.00	58.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,095	550.00–700.00	632.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,197	800.00–1,075.00	971.66

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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Slaughter Cattle

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