Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower,feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested,feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.11/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$123.11

211 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	125.46	743	136
Medium and Large 2	570	118.84	677	75

One grade step is worth $6.62/cwt here — about $66 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 sale211 hd

123.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,088 hd

129.19

−6.08

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	—	Average	1,503	88.47	1,330	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	64.32	928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	63.25	776	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	52.39	530	7thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	491	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	103.51/cwt	101.00–106.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	105.09/cwt	104.00–106.00	463	13
Bulls	—	—	1,628	91.04/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,482	8
Bulls	—	—	1,170	81.60/cwt	79.00–85.00	955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	124.15/cwt	124.00–126.00	511	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	116.47/cwt	114.00–120.00	832	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	115.14/cwt	115.00–116.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	563	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	139.41/cwt	139.00–140.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.90/cwt	119.00–124.00	745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	849	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	123.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	688	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	102.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	400	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.51/cwt	105.00–115.00	461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	109.92/cwt	109.00–110.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	141.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	122.46/cwt	118.00–128.00	473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.42/cwt	114.00–115.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	125.14/cwt	125.00–126.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	119.61/cwt	119.00–120.00	586	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.73/cwt	117.00–123.00	505	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	102.24/cwt	101.00–104.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	108.28/cwt	108.00–109.00	632	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	53.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	536	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	55.60/cwt	52.00–59.00	640	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	69.21/cwt	68.00–71.00	898	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	63.10/cwt	60.00–67.00	769	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	64.32/cwt	61.00–68.00	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	514	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 423Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 196Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 80Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	122.00–123.00	122.49
12	—	562	115.00–118.00	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	101.00–106.00	103.51
13	—	441	104.00–106.00	105.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	412	124.00–126.00	124.15
30	—	714	114.00–120.00	116.47
7	—	641	115.00–116.00	115.14
18	—	476	118.00–119.00	118.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	137.00–146.00	142.46
6	—	540	131.00–137.00	133.99
7	—	434	139.00–140.00	139.41
17	—	621	119.00–124.00	119.90
41	—	680	119.00–127.00	124.91
60	—	557	121.00–124.00	123.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	391	100.00–110.00	102.34
20	—	425	105.00–115.00	108.51
7	—	475	101.00–104.00	102.24
7	—	584	108.00–109.00	108.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	109.00–110.00	109.92
16	—	399	135.00–142.00	141.57
7	—	422	125.00–126.00	125.14
10	—	682	108.00–110.00	109.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	118.00–128.00	122.46
14	—	569	114.00–115.00	114.42
15	—	490	119.00–120.00	119.61
79	—	425	117.00–123.00	118.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,628	88.00–95.00	91.04
3	—	1,170	79.00–85.00	81.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	52.00–55.00	53.34
2	—	1,028	49.00–51.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,151	52.00–59.00	55.60
12	—	1,298	68.00–71.00	69.21
17	—	1,218	60.00–67.00	63.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	61.00–68.00	64.32

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)	1	—	1,240	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	96.00	96.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	675.00–700.00	687.50

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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