Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.10/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$116.10

107 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$4.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	118.47	679	43
Medium and Large 2	494	116.27	574	18thin
Medium and Large 3	456	113.82	519	46

One grade step is worth $4.66/cwt here — about $160 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 sale107 hd

116.10

—

GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd

119.25

−3.15

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	—	Average	1,430	82.14	1,175	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	63.95	995	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	62.91	873	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	58.70	538	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	64.94/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,007	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	561	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	82.14/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	125.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	448	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730	1,688.51/cwt	1,625.00–1,725.00	29,211	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	23,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	119.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	123.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	422	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,169.66/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	14,399	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,268	941.54/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	11,939	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	111.04/cwt	107.00–112.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	105.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	106.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.10/cwt	131.00–141.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	122.39/cwt	117.00–124.00	621	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	118.26/cwt	117.00–119.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	111.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	545	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	991	57.05/cwt	56.00–59.00	565	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	660	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	67.04/cwt	61.00–73.00	788	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,467	61.63/cwt	60.00–63.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	117.90/cwt	113.00–121.00	492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	91.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	65.50/cwt	62.00–69.00	904	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	59.48/cwt	57.00–61.00	840	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	118.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	109.40/cwt	105.00–114.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	122.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	113.07/cwt	110.00–119.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	126.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	840	14

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 331Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 83Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 22Year ago 12

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	62.00–68.00	64.94
1	—	1,575	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	55.00–59.00	57.05
1	—	905	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	73.00	73.00
16	—	1,380	62.00–69.00	65.50
15	—	1,413	57.00–61.00	59.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	81.00–83.00	82.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	110.00–118.00	112.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	115.00–125.00	119.14
6	—	626	105.00–108.00	106.02
6	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.74
4	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.60
3	—	583	100.00–110.00	106.80
2	—	658	90.00–95.00	92.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	120.00–125.00	123.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.68
3	—	630	105.00–107.00	105.65
4	—	358	122.00–128.00	125.02
4	—	578	105.00–114.00	109.40
4	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	120.00–126.00	123.87
5	—	519	100.00–110.00	105.73
4	—	558	100.00–106.00	103.01
9	—	489	110.00–115.00	111.54
12	—	417	113.00–121.00	117.90
3	—	687	90.00–95.00	91.67
6	—	383	120.00–124.00	122.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	679	107.00–112.00	111.04
18	—	507	117.00–124.00	122.39
15	—	583	110.00–120.00	118.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	562	131.00–141.00	132.10
4	—	774	117.00–119.00	118.26
3	—	717	120.00–124.00	122.66
14	—	662	120.00–128.00	126.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	120.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	560	120.00–130.00	126.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–119.00	113.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,730	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,688.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,470	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,231	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,169.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,268	775.00–1,075.00	941.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	991	56.00–59.00	57.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,061	60.00–65.00	62.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,175	61.00–73.00	67.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,467	60.00–63.00	61.63

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle