Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.56/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −57.71 against this barn's trailing median of $199.28.

Average price

$141.56

68 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	150.98	584	38
Medium and Large 2	335	147.29	493	12thin
Medium and Large 3	499	117.86	588	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale68 hd

141.56

—

GA average13 barns · 805 hd

125.63

+15.93

This barn, trailing median10 sales

199.28

−57.71

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	1,624	86.98	1,412	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	71.18	1,098	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	65.27	770	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	53.29	494	23

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	375	144.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.57/cwt	145.00–147.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	121.50/cwt	121.00–125.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.81/cwt	153.00–157.00	641	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	69.13/cwt	66.00–73.00	934	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	74.68/cwt	74.00–75.00	924	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	71.18/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,098	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	55.68/cwt	54.00–61.00	509	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	68.13/cwt	65.00–71.00	559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	46.44/cwt	43.00–50.00	450	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	135.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	445	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	146.38/cwt	143.00–150.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	144.43/cwt	144.00–147.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	97.48/cwt	96.00–99.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	141.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	116.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	124.46/cwt	119.00–127.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	119.44/cwt	116.00–121.00	489	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	63.27/cwt	55.00–76.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	158.21/cwt	151.00–160.00	573	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	160.33/cwt	155.00–163.00	452	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	59.19/cwt	56.00–63.00	597	11
Bulls	—	—	1,643	82.84/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	89.05/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	98.96/cwt	96.00–102.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.92/cwt	102.00–108.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	60.00/cwt	55.00–67.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	110.65/cwt	109.00–113.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	105.74/cwt	100.00–109.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.20/cwt	146.00–147.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	146.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	135.82/cwt	133.00–139.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	314	2

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 Feb 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 490Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 191Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	138.00–148.00	144.54
5	—	315	150.00–152.00	150.41
2	—	285	143.00–150.00	146.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	145.00–147.00	146.57
13	—	362	151.00–160.00	158.21
6	—	464	135.00–139.00	137.80
5	—	282	155.00–163.00	160.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	96.00–99.00	97.48
3	—	328	138.00–147.00	141.36
2	—	633	96.00–102.00	98.96
2	—	580	102.00–108.00	104.92
2	—	668	96.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	542	109.00–113.00	110.65
2	—	373	133.00–139.00	135.82
2	—	213	145.00–150.00	147.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	123.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	232	120.00–125.00	123.24
2	—	485	114.00–117.00	115.47
5	—	374	119.00–127.00	124.46
6	—	409	116.00–121.00	119.44
2	—	278	120.00–125.00	122.39
2	—	515	110.00–112.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	121.00–125.00	121.50
11	—	327	130.00–138.00	135.98
6	—	557	116.00–118.00	116.34
2	—	363	134.00–135.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	108.00–110.00	109.04
3	—	380	100.00–109.00	105.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	113.00–115.00	113.97
2	—	435	142.00–148.00	144.93
2	—	335	148.00–149.00	148.49
3	—	355	145.00–148.00	146.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	153.00–157.00	153.81
7	—	502	144.00–147.00	144.43
5	—	556	146.00–147.00	146.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	143.00–145.00	143.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	66.00–73.00	69.13
3	—	1,237	74.00–75.00	74.68
11	—	1,008	56.00–63.00	59.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	67.00–74.00	71.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	915	54.00–61.00	55.68
3	—	820	65.00–71.00	68.13
10	—	970	43.00–50.00	46.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	81.00–85.00	82.84
4	—	1,614	85.00–93.00	89.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,165	55.00–76.00	63.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,167	55.00–67.00	60.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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