Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.31/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$126.31

123 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.62

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	130.59	563	7thin
Medium and Large 1	523	126.30	661	113
Medium and Large 3	418	116.69	488	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $75 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 sale123 hd

126.31

—

GA average16 barns · 1,299 hd

119.69

+6.62

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	1,602	88.37	1,416	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	68.80	1,051	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	65.07	814	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	53.02	530	17

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	480	139.43/cwt	138.00–144.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	132.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.05/cwt	131.00–140.00	578	8
Bulls	—	—	1,410	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	91.56/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,555	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	67.11/cwt	65.00–72.00	866	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.83/cwt	124.00–127.00	909	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,066.49/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	57.86/cwt	53.00–61.00	590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	63.51/cwt	60.00–70.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	836	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.40/cwt	141.00–143.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	132.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	706	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.25/cwt	161.00–164.00	534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	704	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	125.00/cwt	121.00–126.00	638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.59/cwt	130.00–131.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	137.66/cwt	133.00–143.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	731	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	61.68/cwt	57.00–64.00	749	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	118.22/cwt	118.00–120.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	140.68/cwt	137.00–144.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.61/cwt	127.00–130.00	607	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	112.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	753	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	72.81/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,102	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	65.94/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,015	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	63.92/cwt	63.00–65.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	47.67/cwt	45.00–52.00	444	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.98/cwt	51.00–58.00	569	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	73.94/cwt	73.00–76.00	884	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 May 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 743Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 126Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 25Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	138.00–144.00	139.43
13	—	645	128.00–133.00	132.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	131.00–140.00	135.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	537	135.00–145.00	140.52
19	—	728	124.00–127.00	124.83
24	—	627	129.00–135.00	133.34
9	—	329	161.00–164.00	162.25
15	—	581	137.00–138.00	137.67
6	—	481	150.00–154.00	152.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	143.00–145.00	144.34
5	—	435	141.00–143.00	141.40
21	—	534	125.00–135.00	132.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	568	123.00–125.00	124.01
15	—	510	121.00–126.00	125.00
11	—	427	133.00–143.00	137.66
6	—	341	140.00–142.00	140.99
9	—	609	118.00–120.00	118.22
10	—	393	137.00–144.00	140.68
18	—	472	127.00–130.00	128.61
18	—	669	109.00–115.00	112.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	115.00–120.00	116.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	130.00–131.00	130.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,698	88.00–95.00	91.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,290	65.00–72.00	67.11
31	—	1,215	57.00–64.00	61.68
4	—	1,196	73.00–76.00	73.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	71.00–75.00	72.81
7	—	1,539	63.00–70.00	65.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	63.00–65.00	63.92
7	—	932	45.00–52.00	47.67
8	—	1,035	51.00–58.00	54.98

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	4	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,066.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	53.00–61.00	57.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,240	60.00–70.00	63.51

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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