Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady ,feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady ,steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady , replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$119.29

169 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	121.72	637	120
Medium and Large 2	476	114.70	546	37
Medium and Large 3	425	109.03	463	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $174 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 sale169 hd

119.29

—

GA average17 barns · 2,758 hd

117.10

+2.19

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	1,580	74.62	1,179	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	57.99	661	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	57.03	824	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	41.50	408	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	576	122.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	143.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	116.91/cwt	108.00–118.00	710	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	148.53/cwt	145.00–152.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.25/cwt	141.00–146.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.90/cwt	131.00–135.00	777	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	261	157.04/cwt	156.00–158.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	150.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	137.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	125.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	158.17/cwt	157.00–160.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	104.56/cwt	98.00–112.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.28/cwt	124.00–126.00	696	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	52.87/cwt	45.00–59.00	555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	92.14/cwt	75.00–107.00	928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	53.66/cwt	53.00–54.00	756	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	59.55/cwt	56.00–62.00	878	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	51.28/cwt	47.00–54.00	613	18
Bulls	—	—	1,410	73.43/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	64.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	730	17
Bulls	—	—	1,920	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	37.43/cwt	34.00–41.00	361	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	55.07/cwt	51.00–58.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	97.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.43/cwt	127.00–129.00	677	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	56.81/cwt	50.00–63.00	553	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,117	720.91/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,053	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	996.43/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	13,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	464	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	59.63/cwt	51.00–66.00	577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	58.45/cwt	55.00–61.00	647	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.70/cwt	95.00–112.00	433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	89.08/cwt	71.00–98.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	102.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	550	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.01/cwt	108.00–115.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	104.07/cwt	97.00–107.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	108.62/cwt	105.00–112.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	149.25/cwt	147.00–156.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	131.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	548	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	114.38/cwt	114.00–116.00	638	8

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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 268Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 37Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 29Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	115.00–125.00	122.92
3	—	432	140.00–145.00	141.68
3	—	543	122.00–125.00	122.99
2	—	658	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	390	147.00–156.00	149.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	141.00–146.00	143.25
40	—	580	131.00–135.00	133.90
8	—	437	150.00–155.00	150.61
15	—	505	135.00–139.00	137.67
17	—	634	125.00–130.00	125.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	572	100.00–108.00	102.68
2	—	330	132.00–135.00	133.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	409	140.00–146.00	143.53
2	—	338	145.00–152.00	148.53
4	—	580	114.00–116.00	114.50
4	—	526	115.00–121.00	116.53
3	—	620	108.00–115.00	111.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	261	156.00–158.00	157.04
5	—	326	157.00–160.00	158.17
7	—	560	124.00–126.00	124.28
7	—	527	127.00–129.00	128.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	115.00–118.00	115.99
2	—	568	95.00–100.00	97.58
2	—	535	105.00–111.00	108.06
2	—	258	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	410	95.00–112.00	105.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	120.00–125.00	123.22
3	—	518	114.00–116.00	115.01
7	—	377	121.00–125.00	123.09
14	—	481	110.00–119.00	114.26
4	—	624	97.00–107.00	104.07
6	—	567	105.00–112.00	108.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	130.00–136.00	133.08
52	—	607	108.00–118.00	116.91
3	—	512	118.00–119.00	118.67
17	—	473	120.00–130.00	122.84
4	—	676	98.00–112.00	104.56
26	—	417	125.00–133.00	131.51
8	—	558	114.00–116.00	114.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	45.00–59.00	52.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	973	50.00–63.00	56.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	51.00–66.00	59.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	75.00–107.00	92.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	71.00–98.00	89.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,117	700.00–800.00	720.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,323	925.00–1,050.00	996.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	53.00–54.00	53.66
4	—	1,474	56.00–62.00	59.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,196	47.00–54.00	51.28
17	—	1,135	62.00–68.00	64.29
30	—	1,107	55.00–61.00	58.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	964	34.00–41.00	37.43
3	—	1,043	51.00–58.00	55.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	72.00–75.00	73.43
1	—	1,920	77.00	77.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle