Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, steer and heifer calves steady to 6.00 higher,bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.06/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$139.06

339 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	139.33	819	289
Medium and Large 2	530	138.25	733	45
Medium and Large 3	542	130.81	709	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $110 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 sale339 hd

139.06

—

GA average16 barns · 1,529 hd

130.98

+8.08

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	1,491	89.69	1,337	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	68.57	845	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	52.13	458	16

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	719	108.15/cwt	106.00–109.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	117.47/cwt	116.00–118.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	404	139.66/cwt	139.00–141.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	702	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	66.63/cwt	61.00–75.00	698	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	64.52/cwt	61.00–70.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.49/cwt	143.00–152.00	652	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.30/cwt	137.00–142.00	726	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	111.51/cwt	109.00–117.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	789	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	899	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	66.58/cwt	65.00–68.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.01/cwt	145.00–152.00	777	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	845	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.56/cwt	122.00–131.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	153.41/cwt	151.00–154.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.77/cwt	121.00–122.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	135.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	587	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.90/cwt	123.00–129.00	724	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.74/cwt	148.00–152.00	710	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	130.81/cwt	130.00–131.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.65/cwt	124.00–130.00	872	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	118.21/cwt	115.00–123.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.82/cwt	129.00–133.00	670	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	126.34/cwt	123.00–127.00	611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	150.78/cwt	150.00–151.00	481	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	56.61/cwt	53.00–60.00	498	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	47.65/cwt	43.00–50.00	418	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	78.12/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,056	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	60.73/cwt	58.00–64.00	682	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	69.51/cwt	67.00–74.00	871	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	142.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	541	7
Bulls	—	—	1,125	78.29/cwt	74.00–81.00	881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	91.55/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	99.22/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.11/cwt	144.00–152.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	602	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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 117Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 91Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	106.00–109.00	108.15
8	—	614	116.00–118.00	117.47
2	—	510	131.00–139.00	135.00
4	—	683	109.00–117.00	111.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	404	139.00–141.00	139.66
4	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.72
5	—	367	144.00–152.00	148.11
8	—	458	130.00–135.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	105.00–110.00	107.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	143.00–152.00	150.49
25	—	566	138.00–141.00	139.38
61	—	525	145.00–152.00	148.01
110	—	612	132.00–140.00	138.00
4	—	773	119.00–120.00	119.50
9	—	710	121.00–122.00	121.77
19	—	474	148.00–152.00	149.74
47	—	678	124.00–130.00	128.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	521	137.00–142.00	139.30
4	—	773	115.00–118.00	116.24
2	—	563	122.00–131.00	126.56
5	—	386	151.00–154.00	153.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	130.00–131.00	130.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	130.00–138.00	133.61
23	—	432	131.00–141.00	135.98
63	—	575	123.00–129.00	125.90
8	—	611	115.00–123.00	118.21
68	—	512	129.00–133.00	130.82
3	—	662	115.00–116.00	115.34
9	—	319	150.00–151.00	150.78
7	—	381	139.00–145.00	142.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	110.00–115.00	112.50
18	—	484	123.00–127.00	126.34

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,047	61.00–75.00	66.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,264	61.00–70.00	64.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,415	65.00–68.00	66.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	880	53.00–60.00	56.61
8	—	878	43.00–50.00	47.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,352	76.00–83.00	78.12
13	—	1,123	58.00–64.00	60.73
17	—	1,253	67.00–74.00	69.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	74.00–81.00	78.29
3	—	1,493	89.00–96.00	91.55
3	—	1,855	97.00–102.00	99.22

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle