Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.36/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$119.36

169 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	126.72	599	58
Medium and Large 3	369	119.84	443	7thin
Medium and Large 2	515	115.23	594	104

One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $6 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 sale169 hd

119.36

—

GA average16 barns · 1,329 hd

112.87

+6.50

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	1,695	86.58	1,468	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	65.80	791	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	60.97	974	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	51.87	525	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	660	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	138.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	85.39/cwt	81.00–90.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.63/cwt	118.00–120.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	148.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	555	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,082.52/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	12,601	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	62.81/cwt	55.00–80.00	779	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	67.66/cwt	64.00–70.00	786	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	66.85/cwt	57.00–81.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.65/cwt	111.00–119.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.07/cwt	133.00–135.00	760	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	134.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	856	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	488	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.18/cwt	118.00–122.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.61/cwt	119.00–125.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.09/cwt	110.00–111.00	650	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	127.03/cwt	127.00–128.00	586	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	75.85/cwt	74.00–81.00	816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.37/cwt	54.00–61.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	135.12/cwt	133.00–136.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	123.10/cwt	123.00–125.00	651	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.30/cwt	127.00–137.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.89/cwt	113.00–116.00	528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	67.14/cwt	65.00–71.00	845	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.62/cwt	53.00–58.00	795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	63.11/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,051	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	43.02/cwt	39.00–46.00	420	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	56.29/cwt	53.00–60.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.15/cwt	115.00–121.00	561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,716	80.87/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,388	4
Bulls	—	—	1,674	93.61/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,567	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	85.53/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	122.55/cwt	121.00–125.00	538	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	645	3

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 152Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 179Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 22Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	101.00–104.00	102.49
6	—	417	135.00–142.00	138.26
7	—	366	145.00–150.00	148.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	90.00–93.00	91.52
2	—	780	81.00–90.00	85.39
3	—	530	118.00–120.00	118.63
4	—	624	100.00–110.00	104.93
5	—	471	115.00–121.00	119.15
10	—	439	121.00–125.00	122.55
3	—	679	90.00–100.00	95.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	146.00–150.00	148.34
25	—	438	140.00–145.00	140.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	571	133.00–135.00	133.07
48	—	634	133.00–135.00	134.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	111.00–119.00	113.65
3	—	602	100.00–105.00	101.66
14	—	384	125.00–129.00	126.97
15	—	425	119.00–125.00	121.61
56	—	590	110.00–111.00	110.09
4	—	315	127.00–137.00	134.30
9	—	460	113.00–116.00	114.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	118.00–122.00	120.18
2	—	330	118.00–120.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	461	127.00–128.00	127.03
7	—	374	133.00–136.00	135.12
19	—	529	123.00–125.00	123.10

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	14	—	1,164	975.00–1,375.00	1,082.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,241	55.00–80.00	62.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,161	64.00–70.00	67.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,068	57.00–81.00	66.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	74.00–81.00	75.85
7	—	1,163	54.00–61.00	57.37
14	—	1,258	65.00–71.00	67.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	53.00–58.00	55.62
5	—	1,665	60.00–67.00	63.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	39.00–46.00	43.02
8	—	1,031	53.00–60.00	56.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,716	79.00–84.00	80.87
4	—	1,674	92.00–95.00	93.61
5	—	1,696	84.00–88.00	85.53

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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Replacement Cattle

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