Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers,bulls, and heifers steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 1.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.82/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$119.82

107 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	120.37	605	87
Medium and Large 1	615	119.58	735	7thin
Medium and Large 3	361	116.25	420	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.11/cwt here — about $185 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 sale107 hd

119.82

—

GA average17 barns · 1,581 hd

118.46

+1.35

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	1,390	80.78	1,123	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	65.03	989	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	64.80	767	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	48.84	510	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.10/cwt	149.00–157.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.05/cwt	112.00–115.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.68/cwt	112.00–113.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.47/cwt	152.00–159.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	103.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.89/cwt	142.00–149.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.73/cwt	135.00–139.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	139.76/cwt	139.00–140.00	742	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.53/cwt	111.00–120.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	115.29/cwt	113.00–120.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	115.84/cwt	111.00–120.00	380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.35/cwt	142.00–146.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	117.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	123.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.84/cwt	119.00–124.00	563	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	122.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	620	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	121.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	48.84/cwt	45.00–51.00	510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	54.96/cwt	51.00–58.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	109.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.74/cwt	132.00–134.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,390	80.78/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.62/cwt	119.00–124.00	632	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	71.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	65.38/cwt	62.00–68.00	794	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	68.07/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,033	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	63.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	959	15

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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 356Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 77Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 33Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.52
5	—	457	134.00–135.00	134.60
3	—	568	112.00–115.00	113.05
3	—	627	112.00–113.00	112.68
4	—	333	152.00–159.00	155.47
8	—	524	119.00–124.00	120.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	149.00–157.00	150.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	138.00–141.00	139.01
2	—	680	111.00–120.00	115.53
10	—	435	142.00–146.00	144.35
10	—	759	116.00–120.00	117.20
14	—	577	125.00–131.00	127.93
14	—	616	118.00–125.00	123.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	100.00–108.00	103.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	123.00–126.00	124.52
7	—	465	142.00–149.00	146.89
9	—	569	135.00–139.00	136.73
28	—	531	139.00–140.00	139.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	113.00–120.00	115.29
5	—	328	111.00–120.00	115.84
2	—	573	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	275	115.00–125.00	121.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	466	119.00–124.00	120.84
16	—	563	115.00–124.00	122.34
17	—	409	120.00–124.00	122.80
26	—	522	115.00–122.00	118.86
3	—	602	106.00–115.00	109.01
4	—	363	132.00–134.00	132.74
6	—	655	110.00–116.00	110.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	117.00–120.00	119.58

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	2	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,415	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	45.00–51.00	48.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,169	51.00–58.00	54.96
8	—	1,142	70.00–76.00	71.18
14	—	1,214	62.00–68.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,518	67.00–70.00	68.07
15	—	1,522	60.00–65.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	79.00–83.00	80.78

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle