Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.99/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$127.99

323 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$28.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	130.93	698	231
Medium and Large 2	449	125.79	565	72
Medium and Large 3	589	101.99	601	20

One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $97 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 sale323 hd

127.99

—

GA average16 barns · 2,018 hd

124.65

+3.34

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	1,540	90.58	1,395	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	66.52	724	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	52.48	482	25

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	278	158.98/cwt	157.00–163.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.85/cwt	137.00–139.00	782	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	123.93/cwt	123.00–124.00	938	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.84/cwt	121.00–129.00	599	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	131.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	665	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	161.08/cwt	158.00–162.00	437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	144.54/cwt	136.00–146.00	588	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.24/cwt	154.00–158.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	99.30/cwt	95.00–105.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.74/cwt	150.00–151.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	131.86/cwt	130.00–132.00	850	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.09/cwt	129.00–134.00	699	111
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.73/cwt	148.00–150.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.50/cwt	144.00–146.00	741	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	125.00/cwt	117.00–126.00	738	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	78.54/cwt	78.00–79.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	69.01/cwt	67.00–74.00	754	9
Bulls	—	—	1,080	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	46.41/cwt	43.00–50.00	404	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	95.77/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	107.29/cwt	104.00–110.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	116.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	135.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	154.15/cwt	154.00–156.00	758	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.17/cwt	111.00–119.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.73/cwt	148.00–153.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	732	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	55.68/cwt	53.00–59.00	542	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	62.94/cwt	59.00–66.00	692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	159.67/cwt	159.00–161.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	115.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	73.41/cwt	71.00–75.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	167.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	109.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	135.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	151.72/cwt	148.00–158.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	93.66/cwt	92.00–97.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	118.66/cwt	114.00–119.00	763	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.26/cwt	123.00–133.00	527	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.25/cwt	138.00–143.00	609	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 620Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 81Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	157.00–163.00	158.98
10	—	576	119.00–126.00	122.38
9	—	618	111.00–119.00	114.17
8	—	381	148.00–153.00	149.73
9	—	519	130.00–139.00	135.07
6	—	315	148.00–158.00	151.72
3	—	793	92.00–97.00	93.66
5	—	434	138.00–143.00	140.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	329	160.00–170.00	168.37
7	—	376	154.00–158.00	156.24
4	—	423	148.00–150.00	148.73
9	—	563	128.00–135.00	129.98
6	—	468	140.00–150.00	143.38
4	—	283	165.00–170.00	167.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	135.00–137.00	135.78
4	—	530	115.00–125.00	119.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	563	137.00–139.00	138.85
28	—	757	123.00–124.00	123.93
28	—	645	130.00–132.00	131.86
43	—	513	144.00–146.00	144.50
12	—	492	154.00–156.00	154.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	115.00–118.00	116.03
24	—	505	130.00–132.00	131.74
9	—	271	158.00–162.00	161.08
8	—	427	150.00–151.00	150.74
4	—	631	125.00–128.00	125.74
6	—	363	159.00–161.00	159.67
3	—	768	107.00–113.00	109.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	115.00–122.00	116.35
4	—	524	120.00–121.00	120.24
4	—	641	110.00–115.00	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	480	121.00–129.00	124.84
5	—	722	95.00–105.00	99.30
7	—	526	119.00–125.00	122.68
7	—	273	133.00–139.00	134.49
4	—	320	135.00–139.00	136.46
9	—	380	134.00–138.00	135.06
13	—	421	123.00–133.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	407	136.00–146.00	144.54
111	—	525	129.00–134.00	133.09
19	—	331	140.00–150.00	144.73
59	—	590	117.00–126.00	125.00
28	—	643	114.00–119.00	118.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	104.00–110.00	107.29
6	—	531	114.00–118.00	115.64
5	—	768	71.00–75.00	73.41
3	—	430	110.00–115.00	111.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	78.00–79.00	78.54
9	—	1,092	67.00–74.00	69.01
13	—	1,099	59.00–66.00	62.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	870	43.00–50.00	46.41
2	—	798	61.00–63.00	61.98
13	—	974	53.00–59.00	55.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,693	91.00–98.00	95.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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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