Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer, bull, and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.60/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −61.68 against this barn's trailing median of $199.28.

Average price

$137.60

99 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$40.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	312	164.87	514	12thin
Medium and Large 2	450	135.31	609	75
Medium and Large 3	475	124.60	592	12thin

One grade step is worth $40.27/cwt here — about −$78 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $211.56, low $184.65, median $199.28 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

137.60

—

GA average17 barns · 1,273 hd

121.99

+15.61

This barn, trailing median10 sales

199.28

−61.68

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	—	High	1,526	84.13	1,284	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	67.27	799	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	63.95	945	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	856	59.54	510	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	164.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	514	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	111.42/cwt	109.00–114.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.59/cwt	148.00–158.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.05/cwt	139.00–146.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	166.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	129.16/cwt	129.00–131.00	762	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,051.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,138	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	760.14/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,761	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	65.62/cwt	62.00–70.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	135.92/cwt	133.00–140.00	371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.92/cwt	124.00–126.00	650	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	154.33/cwt	152.00–159.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	120.41/cwt	118.00–121.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	134.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	128.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.20/cwt	103.00–109.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	111.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.25/cwt	121.00–127.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	114.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	598	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	47.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	66.94/cwt	64.00–70.00	596	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	58.55/cwt	56.00–61.00	476	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	61.36/cwt	59.00–63.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.71/cwt	117.00–120.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.03/cwt	118.00–123.00	628	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	132.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	70.31/cwt	70.00–72.00	818	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	67.08/cwt	64.00–69.00	812	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	63.95/cwt	63.00–66.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	550	14
Bulls	—	—	1,830	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,053	74.98/cwt	72.00–78.00	790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,689	3

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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 260Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 372Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 21Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer, bull, and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	312	160.00–168.00	164.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	621	109.00–114.00	111.42
5	—	335	148.00–158.00	151.59
6	—	228	174.00–176.00	175.02
8	—	423	139.00–146.00	142.05
11	—	465	133.00–138.00	134.45
17	—	523	118.00–123.00	120.03
12	—	573	110.00–117.00	115.48
14	—	371	145.00–155.00	148.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	113.00–115.00	113.65
4	—	416	130.00–138.00	132.09
5	—	486	120.00–130.00	125.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	159.00–169.00	166.05
13	—	590	129.00–131.00	129.16
3	—	440	152.00–159.00	154.33
5	—	743	118.00–121.00	120.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	124.00–126.00	124.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	110.00–117.00	114.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	133.00–140.00	135.92
6	—	576	116.00–117.00	116.34
8	—	319	132.00–138.00	134.82
12	—	367	124.00–134.00	128.08
12	—	422	121.00–127.00	123.25
13	—	522	114.00–118.00	114.62
6	—	626	109.00–111.00	110.67
7	—	475	117.00–120.00	117.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	103.00–109.00	106.20
6	—	424	110.00–117.00	111.97

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	8	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,021	700.00–850.00	760.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	69.00–70.00	69.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,180	62.00–70.00	65.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	45.00–50.00	47.69
6	—	891	64.00–70.00	66.94
9	—	813	56.00–61.00	58.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	59.00–63.00	61.36
10	—	1,163	70.00–72.00	70.31
35	—	1,211	64.00–69.00	67.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	63.00–66.00	63.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,053	72.00–78.00	74.98
3	—	1,898	89.00	89.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Feeder Cattle

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