Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.52/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$114.52

95 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	119.72	595	27
Medium and Large 3	470	112.45	528	68

One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $67 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 sale95 hd

114.52

—

GA average15 barns · 1,389 hd

118.05

−3.53

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	1,377	82.94	1,142	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	65.41	863	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	62.80	1,025	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	55.21	549	24

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	74.32/cwt	73.00–76.00	948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	66.06/cwt	62.00–69.00	883	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	64.99/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,061	9
Bulls	—	—	1,359	84.74/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,152	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	58.87/cwt	54.00–61.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	104.87/cwt	100.00–108.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	102.46/cwt	101.00–107.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	118.23/cwt	110.00–122.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	112.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	121.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	116.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	121.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	118.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	435	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	102.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	93.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	118.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	498	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	55.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	126.31/cwt	122.00–132.00	388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.72/cwt	117.00–125.00	534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	94.68/cwt	90.00–97.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	63.00/cwt	61.00–64.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	82.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	62.68/cwt	61.00–64.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	139.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	370	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	59.35/cwt	55.00–61.00	728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	46.77/cwt	44.00–48.00	415	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	73.16/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,037	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	55.94/cwt	52.00–59.00	563	15

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 212Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 506Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 42

No trends available this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,275	73.00–76.00	74.32
4	—	1,359	82.00–87.00	84.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,336	62.00–69.00	66.06
13	—	1,226	55.00–61.00	59.35
8	—	1,418	70.00–78.00	73.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,632	62.00–69.00	64.99
5	—	1,632	54.00–61.00	58.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	61.00–64.00	63.00
5	—	888	44.00–48.00	46.77
15	—	1,007	52.00–59.00	55.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	100.00–108.00	104.87
21	—	367	115.00–125.00	118.40
7	—	561	100.00–110.00	102.80
8	—	419	115.00–122.00	118.96
8	—	527	105.00–115.00	110.86
6	—	307	122.00–132.00	126.31
3	—	678	90.00–97.00	94.68
6	—	470	110.00–117.00	113.88
3	—	758	80.00–88.00	82.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	110.00–122.00	118.23
10	—	431	120.00–127.00	125.02
3	—	680	100.00–105.00	103.41
5	—	491	120.00–124.00	121.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	100.00–108.00	104.03
3	—	623	110.00–119.00	116.06
4	—	558	120.00–126.00	123.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	101.00–107.00	102.46
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.56
3	—	618	110.00–117.00	114.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	125.00–132.00	128.55
7	—	567	110.00–118.00	112.24
10	—	459	115.00–125.00	121.87
3	—	667	90.00–95.00	93.38
4	—	635	100.00–110.00	105.04
6	—	528	110.00–120.00	114.01
18	—	435	117.00–125.00	122.72
5	—	265	135.00–145.00	139.78

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	53.00–57.00	55.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	56.00	56.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	61.00–64.00	62.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	64.00	64.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	750.00	750.00

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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