Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher,feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.53/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$133.53

249 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$3.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	134.99	684	141
Medium and Large 1	577	131.61	760	108

One grade step is worth $3.38/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale249 hd

133.53

—

GA average16 barns · 841 hd

130.20

+3.33

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	1,649	91.73	1,512	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	67.00	1,039	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	66.93	781	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	54.85	576	20

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.46/cwt	129.00–134.00	759	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	764	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.52/cwt	127.00–137.00	719	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	155.13/cwt	155.00–156.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,144.86/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	13,933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	111.64/cwt	111.00–112.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	158.88/cwt	158.00–159.00	486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	119.20/cwt	119.00–120.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.72/cwt	133.00–142.00	592	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.83/cwt	115.00–116.00	780	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	66.05/cwt	64.00–68.00	689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,077.78/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,266.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	17,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	125.10/cwt	122.00–128.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.75/cwt	117.00–125.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.69/cwt	129.00–138.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	150.40/cwt	146.00–151.00	538	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.62/cwt	158.00–163.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	449	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	61.77/cwt	59.00–65.00	728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	49.83/cwt	48.00–52.00	486	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,857	90.34/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,678	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	96.69/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	133.55/cwt	131.00–135.00	422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	66.06/cwt	63.00–70.00	752	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	73.31/cwt	72.00–79.00	919	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	58.91/cwt	55.00–62.00	649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	54.22/cwt	53.00–57.00	560	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	130.08/cwt	125.00–133.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	636	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.64/cwt	134.00–137.00	488	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	105.46/cwt	105.00–106.00	728	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	132.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	121.01/cwt	119.00–124.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.74/cwt	119.00–121.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	337	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 764Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 71Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 9Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	115.00–120.00	117.60
2	—	245	127.00–129.00	128.00
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	131.00–135.00	133.55
11	—	371	125.00–133.00	130.08
10	—	277	130.00–139.00	132.81
5	—	463	119.00–124.00	121.01
5	—	417	120.00–125.00	121.92
4	—	533	119.00–121.00	119.74
2	—	240	140.00–141.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	515	122.00–125.00	123.46
22	—	360	134.00–137.00	135.64
17	—	690	105.00–106.00	105.46
12	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	130.00–136.00	134.79
80	—	527	127.00–137.00	136.52
9	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.21
40	—	430	133.00–142.00	137.72
6	—	673	115.00–116.00	115.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	569	129.00–134.00	133.46
26	—	620	122.00–127.00	123.28
8	—	367	155.00–156.00	155.13
11	—	798	111.00–112.00	111.64
8	—	306	158.00–159.00	158.88
5	—	724	119.00–120.00	119.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	122.00–128.00	125.10
2	—	325	117.00–125.00	120.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	129.00–138.00	130.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	358	146.00–151.00	150.40
2	—	325	158.00–163.00	160.62
2	—	273	164.00–165.00	164.50

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	6	—	1,217	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,144.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,350	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,266.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	950.00–1,200.00	1,077.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	64.00–68.00	66.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	59.00–65.00	61.77
4	—	976	48.00–52.00	49.83
12	—	1,032	53.00–57.00	54.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,139	63.00–70.00	66.06
5	—	1,254	72.00–79.00	73.31
3	—	1,102	55.00–62.00	58.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	89.00–91.00	90.34
3	—	1,433	95.00–99.00	96.69
1	—	1,670	81.00	81.00

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

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