Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Replacement cows steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.44/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$116.44

111 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	124.87	500	47
Medium and Large 2	514	110.89	570	43
Medium and Large 3	359	108.92	391	21

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $109 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 sale111 hd

116.44

—

GA average18 barns · 2,387 hd

114.95

+1.48

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	1,323	72.46	958	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	51.63	802	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	50.22	535	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	45.24	429	28

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,493	82.84/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,256	66.87/cwt	64.00–69.00	840	5
Bulls	—	—	1,321	73.90/cwt	73.00–76.00	976	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	54.01/cwt	52.00–57.00	832	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	46.26/cwt	45.00–49.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.67/cwt	46.00–53.00	484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	134.22/cwt	134.00–135.00	438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	119.06/cwt	119.00–120.00	542	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	152.28/cwt	152.00–154.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	114.61/cwt	113.00–115.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	481	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	106.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.29/cwt	111.00–115.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	122.81/cwt	121.00–124.00	505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	123.43/cwt	122.00–124.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.17/cwt	103.00–111.00	606	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	107.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	118.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.57/cwt	155.00–156.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	98.71/cwt	98.00–100.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	113.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	308	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	47.10/cwt	43.00–50.00	477	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	70.72/cwt	69.00–73.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.36/cwt	148.00–151.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.48/cwt	107.00–114.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.03/cwt	151.00–153.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	616	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	62.16/cwt	50.00–85.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	110.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	502	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	40.80/cwt	38.00–45.00	376	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	53.89/cwt	51.00–58.00	607	28

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 1,287Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 86Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 34

Replacement cows steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	81.00–85.00	82.84
5	—	1,256	64.00–69.00	66.87
5	—	1,321	73.00–76.00	73.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,541	52.00–57.00	54.01
4	—	1,579	45.00–49.00	46.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	975	46.00–53.00	49.67
14	—	922	38.00–45.00	40.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,013	43.00–50.00	47.10
28	—	1,126	51.00–58.00	53.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	134.00–135.00	134.22
11	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.73
16	—	455	119.00–120.00	119.06
11	—	411	121.00–124.00	122.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	113.00–115.00	114.61
5	—	524	105.00–108.00	106.62
7	—	475	111.00–115.00	113.29
5	—	385	122.00–124.00	123.43
18	—	560	103.00–111.00	108.17
3	—	687	100.00–105.00	101.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	115.00–120.00	118.43
3	—	325	105.00–110.00	108.28
3	—	380	108.00–110.00	109.35
3	—	416	98.00–100.00	98.71
4	—	271	110.00–120.00	113.68
5	—	475	100.00–110.00	105.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	135.00–140.00	137.24
2	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.43
7	—	406	152.00–154.00	152.28
2	—	373	156.00–158.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	112.00–115.00	113.52
2	—	493	143.00–145.00	144.01
20	—	572	120.00–130.00	123.36
5	—	362	148.00–151.00	150.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	142.00–150.00	146.53
4	—	626	105.00–110.00	107.75
5	—	478	125.00–130.00	128.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	155.00–156.00	155.57
4	—	365	151.00–153.00	152.03
6	—	407	150.00–154.00	151.34
2	—	480	137.00–139.00	138.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	107.00–114.00	110.48
3	—	522	110.00–113.00	110.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	69.00–73.00	70.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,091	50.00–85.00	62.16

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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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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