Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.69/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$138.69

145 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	139.42	733	138
Medium and Large 2	435	127.19	554	5thin
Medium and Large 3	475	116.56	554	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $179 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 sale145 hd

138.69

—

GA average15 barns · 776 hd

135.32

+3.36

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	—	High	1,827	92.39	1,688	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	74.92	905	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	71.91	1,091	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	59.83	591	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	566	127.80/cwt	127.00–128.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	102.89/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	94.38/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	78.90/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,300	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.66/cwt	123.00–133.00	807	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	77.88/cwt	70.00–90.00	871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	77.61/cwt	65.00–88.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	72.72/cwt	62.00–82.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	136.43/cwt	136.00–138.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	146.33/cwt	144.00–149.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.81/cwt	138.00–143.00	731	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.73/cwt	142.00–148.00	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	151.12/cwt	148.00–153.00	579	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	68.77/cwt	65.00–71.00	800	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	146.20/cwt	145.00–147.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.60/cwt	112.00–120.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	490	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	69.16/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	68.74/cwt	67.00–71.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	64.12/cwt	61.00–66.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	49.60/cwt	45.00–52.00	517	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	84.94/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,058	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	75.72/cwt	72.00–79.00	937	16

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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 417Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 132Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	127.00–128.00	127.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	608	123.00–133.00	132.66
14	—	559	136.00–138.00	136.43
16	—	488	144.00–149.00	146.33
24	—	523	138.00–143.00	139.81
25	—	422	142.00–148.00	145.73
8	—	658	120.00–130.00	127.70
11	—	383	148.00–153.00	151.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	125.00–128.00	126.48
3	—	417	125.00–130.00	127.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	373	138.00–143.00	140.63
21	—	423	131.00–135.00	131.86
5	—	284	145.00–147.00	146.20
6	—	572	112.00–120.00	118.60
9	—	478	127.00–129.00	128.33
11	—	345	139.00–144.00	142.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	101.00–105.00	102.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	123.00–125.00	123.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	102.00–104.00	102.89
3	—	1,983	94.00–95.00	94.38
2	—	1,648	78.00–80.00	78.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	85.00–88.00	86.48
2	—	1,410	60.00–63.00	61.48
3	—	1,460	67.00–71.00	69.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	65.00–71.00	68.77
11	—	1,245	82.00–89.00	84.94
16	—	1,238	72.00–79.00	75.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	67.00–71.00	68.74
3	—	942	61.00–66.00	64.12
3	—	1,043	45.00–52.00	49.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,118	70.00–90.00	77.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	65.00–88.00	77.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,056	62.00–82.00	72.72

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Thomasville

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle