Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested,heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.37/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$123.37

254 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$11.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	125.21	665	78
Medium and Large 2	482	123.17	594	164
Medium and Large 3	456	113.99	520	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.23/cwt here — about $145 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 sale254 hd

123.37

—

GA average17 barns · 1,413 hd

118.27

+5.09

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	1,588	86.55	1,374	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	72.96	1,122	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	72.84	836	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	58.36	559	22

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	651	100.99/cwt	95.00–103.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	117.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.81/cwt	128.00–132.00	564	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	138.92/cwt	136.00–143.00	707	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.91/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.42/cwt	131.00–139.00	784	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	143.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	665	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.76/cwt	129.00–132.00	813	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	66.04/cwt	54.00–75.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	68.51/cwt	60.00–78.00	826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	70.07/cwt	62.00–79.00	850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	981	907.01/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	8,898	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,226.19/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	12,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	74.57/cwt	71.00–78.00	824	26
Bulls	—	—	1,728	83.61/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.25/cwt	123.00–124.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	138.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	115.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	131.93/cwt	131.00–133.00	458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	600	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.09/cwt	121.00–126.00	634	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	117.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	565	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	65.60/cwt	61.00–68.00	780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	137.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.21/cwt	127.00–129.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.87/cwt	123.00–125.00	720	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	124.64/cwt	123.00–126.00	525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	113.46/cwt	106.00–115.00	654	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	79.01/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,230	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	68.43/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,042	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	68.97/cwt	65.00–71.00	675	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.33/cwt	57.00–64.00	583	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	52.49/cwt	49.00–54.00	477	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	81.07/cwt	79.00–86.00	946	13

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 662Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 55Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	95.00–103.00	100.99
11	—	378	121.00–129.00	125.00
15	—	347	131.00–133.00	131.93
53	—	480	121.00–130.00	125.07
58	—	519	121.00–126.00	122.09
11	—	421	123.00–126.00	124.64
12	—	576	106.00–115.00	113.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	627	110.00–120.00	117.61
25	—	431	128.00–132.00	130.81
3	—	346	135.00–138.00	137.02
10	—	529	127.00–129.00	127.21
15	—	577	123.00–125.00	124.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	110.00–120.00	115.87
2	—	575	100.00–102.00	101.01
5	—	482	110.00–119.00	117.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	509	136.00–143.00	138.92
71	—	583	131.00–139.00	134.42
33	—	464	140.00–144.00	143.36
26	—	376	155.00–165.00	159.78
10	—	622	129.00–132.00	130.76
2	—	343	168.00–170.00	169.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	126.00–130.00	126.91
15	—	408	130.00–140.00	138.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	123.00–124.00	123.25
2	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	275	147.00–150.00	148.50

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)	2	—	838	54.00–75.00	66.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	60.00–78.00	68.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	62.00–79.00	70.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	981	800.00–1,100.00	907.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,105	71.00–78.00	74.57
21	—	1,189	61.00–68.00	65.60
13	—	1,167	79.00–86.00	81.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	76.00–83.00	79.01
4	—	1,523	66.00–73.00	68.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	65.00–71.00	68.97
8	—	1,000	57.00–64.00	58.33
9	—	908	49.00–54.00	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	81.00–86.00	83.61
2	—	1,448	89.00–90.00	89.48

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

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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