Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.63/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$130.63

514 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	134.59	620	351
Medium and Large 2	439	123.02	539	120
Medium and Large 3	392	119.51	469	43

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $151 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 sale514 hd

130.63

—

GA average17 barns · 2,387 hd

121.68

+8.95

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	1,437	80.67	1,160	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	54.53	626	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	53.70	736	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	43.59	456	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.01/cwt	149.00–159.00	741	87
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,378	891.02/cwt	700.00–950.00	12,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	155.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	495	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.16/cwt	129.00–137.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	122.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	504	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	104.46/cwt	102.00–107.00	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	144.80/cwt	143.00–146.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	140.59/cwt	131.00–141.00	574	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	134.69/cwt	131.00–136.00	625	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	162.52/cwt	158.00–168.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.28/cwt	148.00–158.00	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	127.78/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	115.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	162.78/cwt	159.00–165.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	131.95/cwt	128.00–138.00	288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	111.68/cwt	106.00–115.00	649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.70/cwt	157.00–162.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.42/cwt	118.00–128.00	828	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.84/cwt	131.00–135.00	760	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	593	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	108.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	117.28/cwt	111.00–121.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	129.53/cwt	125.00–133.00	365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.59/cwt	139.00–147.00	745	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.40/cwt	165.00–173.00	649	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	114.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.67/cwt	112.00–119.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	136.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	453	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	143.49/cwt	141.00–148.00	699	17
Bulls	—	—	1,250	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	165.53/cwt	163.00–168.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	168.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	402	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	557	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	121.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	142.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	376	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	115.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.92/cwt	125.00–128.00	784	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	150.26/cwt	149.00–152.00	491	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	93.44/cwt	92.00–97.00	670	10
Bulls	—	—	1,422	84.23/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,198	13
Bulls	—	—	1,486	73.85/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,097	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	43.59/cwt	42.00–47.00	456	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	53.70/cwt	52.00–55.00	736	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	55.89/cwt	53.00–60.00	653	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	50.17/cwt	48.00–52.00	544	5

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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,287Last week 161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	481	149.00–159.00	154.01
14	—	405	159.00–165.00	162.78
22	—	655	118.00–128.00	126.42
54	—	572	131.00–135.00	132.84
49	—	526	139.00–147.00	141.59
71	—	383	165.00–173.00	169.40
39	—	623	125.00–128.00	125.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	319	150.00–157.00	155.18
6	—	617	105.00–113.00	108.33
3	—	583	112.00–119.00	115.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	129.00–137.00	135.16
22	—	583	120.00–127.00	125.79
12	—	422	148.00–158.00	153.28
7	—	374	157.00–162.00	159.70
4	—	335	160.00–168.00	164.06
17	—	487	141.00–148.00	143.49
14	—	239	160.00–170.00	168.21
11	—	631	117.00–124.00	121.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	413	120.00–130.00	122.03
7	—	581	106.00–115.00	111.68
34	—	516	110.00–119.00	114.92
12	—	376	125.00–135.00	129.12
17	—	332	130.00–138.00	136.48
19	—	264	135.00–145.00	142.44
10	—	717	92.00–97.00	93.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	408	131.00–141.00	140.59
45	—	464	131.00–136.00	134.69
32	—	522	125.00–129.00	127.78
33	—	614	110.00–117.00	115.50
2	—	243	163.00–168.00	165.53
67	—	568	115.00–125.00	120.40
56	—	382	137.00–147.00	145.69
43	—	327	149.00–152.00	150.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	128.00–138.00	131.95
8	—	374	111.00–121.00	117.28
9	—	282	125.00–133.00	129.53
8	—	431	110.00–120.00	114.09
15	—	483	110.00–118.00	115.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	117.00–125.00	122.69
10	—	684	102.00–107.00	104.46
5	—	466	143.00–146.00	144.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	158.00–168.00	162.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	110.00–114.00	112.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,378	700.00–950.00	891.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	89.00	89.00
13	—	1,422	81.00–88.00	84.23
8	—	1,486	71.00–76.00	73.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	42.00–47.00	43.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,370	52.00–55.00	53.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,168	53.00–60.00	55.89
5	—	1,084	48.00–52.00	50.17

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