Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer, bull, and heifer calves sharply lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.96/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$126.96

74 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	335	136.84	459	13thin
Medium and Large 2	393	125.95	496	49
Medium and Large 3	315	120.40	379	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $79 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 sale74 hd

126.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,450 hd

123.34

+3.63

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	1,493	79.19	1,182	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	66.75	990	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	60.58	683	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	44.95	410	3thin

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	—	266	166.16/cwt	163.00–171.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	166.20/cwt	163.00–170.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	202	148.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	156.69/cwt	153.00–162.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	625.77/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,777	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	75.04/cwt	71.00–81.00	760	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	72.21/cwt	61.00–80.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	153.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	140.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	732	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	925.73/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	123.38/cwt	118.00–128.00	337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	125.05/cwt	118.00–128.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	134.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	146.97/cwt	145.00–148.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.80/cwt	132.00–134.00	502	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	67.80/cwt	66.00–71.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	115.35/cwt	111.00–121.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	127.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	109.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	273	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	54.03/cwt	51.00–57.00	548	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	62.33/cwt	58.00–65.00	719	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	66.75/cwt	64.00–68.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	44.95/cwt	41.00–48.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	153.28/cwt	152.00–155.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	139.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	636	9
Bulls	—	—	1,351	74.71/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,009	4
Bulls	—	—	1,606	82.78/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	153.15/cwt	151.00–159.00	580	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	351	2

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 977Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 66Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer, bull, and heifer calves sharply lower, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	266	163.00–171.00	166.16
6	—	313	163.00–170.00	166.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	202	145.00–155.00	148.31
3	—	278	153.00–162.00	156.69
3	—	418	140.00–143.00	140.97
4	—	338	152.00–155.00	153.28
9	—	455	135.00–142.00	139.86
11	—	379	151.00–159.00	153.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	117.00–125.00	120.98
3	—	200	135.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	275	125.00–130.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	150.00–160.00	153.37
3	—	425	130.00–133.00	131.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	153.00–155.00	153.99
2	—	483	140.00–146.00	143.02
4	—	521	138.00–145.00	140.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	118.00–128.00	123.38
5	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.61
2	—	408	105.00–115.00	109.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	118.00–128.00	125.05
14	—	331	130.00–135.00	134.04
5	—	269	130.00–135.00	132.23
5	—	464	111.00–121.00	115.35
6	—	360	123.00–130.00	127.15
6	—	525	110.00–116.00	111.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	203	145.00–148.00	146.97
10	—	375	132.00–134.00	133.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	600.00–650.00	625.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,249	850.00–1,000.00	925.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	64.00	64.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,013	71.00–81.00	75.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	986	61.00–80.00	72.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	66.00–71.00	67.80
10	—	1,014	51.00–57.00	54.03
25	—	1,153	58.00–65.00	62.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	64.00–68.00	66.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	41.00–48.00	44.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	72.00–79.00	74.71
5	—	1,606	80.00–87.00	82.78

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle