Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady, bull calves steady to 1.00 higher,heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.29/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$142.29

94 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	143.36	717	87
Medium and Large 2	423	135.95	575	5thin
Medium and Large 3	588	111.94	658	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $59 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 sale94 hd

142.29

—

GA average17 barns · 911 hd

131.99

+10.31

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	1,577	94.96	1,497	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	78.77	1,178	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	78.44	950	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	59.78	586	21

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.73/cwt	142.00–148.00	614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	111.94/cwt	107.00–117.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.62/cwt	135.00–136.00	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	141.85/cwt	141.00–146.00	458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.72/cwt	123.00–124.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.87/cwt	128.00–129.00	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	164.01/cwt	161.00–165.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	134.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	102.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	757	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	134.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	104.80/cwt	104.00–105.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	128.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	85.47/cwt	83.00–88.00	628	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	69.25/cwt	65.00–72.00	815	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	85.28/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,060	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	77.15/cwt	73.00–80.00	927	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	123.80/cwt	123.00–124.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.36/cwt	139.00–145.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	634	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	90.18/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,229	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	81.93/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,236	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	76.92/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,144	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	66.13/cwt	65.00–71.00	677	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	52.99/cwt	49.00–56.00	504	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	60.95/cwt	57.00–64.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.12/cwt	156.00–161.00	595	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	89.20/cwt	80.00–105.00	908	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	85.22/cwt	77.00–91.00	877	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	85.53/cwt	75.00–95.00	953	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,181	968.92/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.72/cwt	139.00–140.00	734	22
Bulls	—	—	1,953	101.60/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,984	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.31/cwt	139.00–141.00	608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.42/cwt	149.00–151.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	128.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	696	5

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 559Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 169Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 28Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	460	141.00–144.00	143.53
15	—	424	142.00–148.00	144.73
16	—	627	135.00–136.00	135.62
4	—	344	161.00–165.00	164.01
6	—	672	132.00–135.00	134.50
11	—	379	156.00–161.00	157.12
22	—	525	139.00–140.00	139.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	135.00–140.00	135.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	107.00–117.00	111.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	141.00–146.00	141.85
11	—	518	123.00–124.00	123.72
16	—	458	128.00–129.00	128.87
5	—	553	123.00–124.00	123.80
7	—	377	139.00–145.00	142.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00–118.00	113.98
3	—	669	100.00–105.00	102.29
4	—	352	130.00–136.00	134.49
5	—	604	104.00–105.00	104.80
6	—	408	120.00–130.00	128.31
2	—	556	110.00–118.00	113.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	757	85.00–87.00	86.00
2	—	735	83.00–88.00	85.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	139.00–141.00	140.31
8	—	472	130.00–139.00	133.37
5	—	376	149.00–151.00	149.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	127.00–132.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,177	65.00–72.00	69.25
41	—	1,243	83.00–90.00	85.28
61	—	1,202	73.00–80.00	77.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	81.00–86.00	81.93
12	—	1,487	74.00–80.00	76.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	65.00–71.00	66.13
7	—	951	49.00–56.00	52.99
8	—	975	57.00–64.00	60.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	86.00–93.00	90.18
2	—	1,953	100.00–103.00	101.60
1	—	1,465	96.00	96.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,018	80.00–105.00	89.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,029	77.00–91.00	85.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,114	75.00–95.00	85.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,181	925.00–1,000.00	968.92

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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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

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