Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Steer calves and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.47/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$137.47

212 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	139.11	773	111
Medium and Large 2	456	136.95	625	77
Medium and Large 3	395	131.54	519	24

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about $254 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 sale212 hd

137.47

—

GA average13 barns · 1,676 hd

129.30

+8.16

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	1,618	92.17	1,491	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	66.98	789	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	65.08	939	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	58.31	560	34

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	570	130.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	134.90/cwt	132.00–139.00	565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	164.24/cwt	160.00–167.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.86/cwt	155.00–162.00	753	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	133.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	125.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	194.10/cwt	190.00–198.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.59/cwt	143.00–150.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	929	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.44/cwt	157.00–166.00	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	171.64/cwt	166.00–175.00	822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	182.42/cwt	181.00–185.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	689	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	116.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	177.51/cwt	176.00–180.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.97/cwt	148.00–157.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	166.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.90/cwt	131.00–141.00	783	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.53/cwt	150.00–157.00	898	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	63.40/cwt	60.00–67.00	626	15
Bulls	—	—	1,413	86.79/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,226	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.52/cwt	52.00–59.00	545	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	58.68/cwt	58.00–60.00	943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	66.01/cwt	61.00–69.00	759	21
Bulls	—	—	1,706	94.48/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	660	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	164.36/cwt	160.00–169.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	123.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	147.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	142.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	133.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	203	174.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	139.06/cwt	136.00–143.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	150.89/cwt	148.00–155.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	133.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	155.39/cwt	152.00–158.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	142.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,628	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	71.95/cwt	70.00–74.00	837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	74.44/cwt	70.00–82.00	845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,390	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	145.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	125.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	521	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	72.27/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	48.02/cwt	46.00–50.00	415	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	72.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	890	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	56.69/cwt	52.00–60.00	673	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	65.68/cwt	61.00–69.00	893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	172.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	661	7

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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	125.00–134.00	130.20
11	—	523	130.00–137.00	131.83
4	—	478	140.00–147.00	143.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	160.00–167.00	163.46
5	—	706	110.00–118.00	116.01
5	—	333	176.00–180.00	177.51
13	—	469	148.00–157.00	151.97
7	—	384	170.00–175.00	172.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	278	160.00–169.00	164.36
3	—	467	130.00–135.00	133.25
3	—	203	170.00–177.00	174.59
9	—	422	136.00–143.00	139.06
5	—	378	148.00–155.00	150.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	419	132.00–139.00	134.90
5	—	325	150.00–156.00	152.29
38	—	480	130.00–139.00	137.48
5	—	574	120.00–130.00	127.23
6	—	371	140.00–144.00	142.65
5	—	527	125.00–135.00	127.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	615	130.00–135.00	133.68
17	—	415	140.00–150.00	145.49
16	—	776	120.00–126.00	125.00
15	—	526	140.00–148.00	143.19
3	—	305	160.00–169.00	166.05
22	—	572	131.00–141.00	136.90
20	—	486	144.00–150.00	145.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	120.00–125.00	123.72
7	—	303	140.00–146.00	142.28
5	—	380	130.00–137.00	133.74
5	—	416	120.00–127.00	125.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	160.00–167.00	164.24
22	—	474	155.00–162.00	158.86
2	—	205	190.00–198.00	194.10
11	—	535	143.00–150.00	145.59
12	—	558	140.00–149.00	147.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	635	140.00–148.00	146.32
22	—	513	157.00–166.00	159.44
16	—	479	166.00–175.00	171.64
7	—	352	181.00–185.00	182.42
4	—	585	150.00–157.00	153.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	120.00–125.00	123.74
18	—	523	130.00–140.00	133.30
7	—	421	152.00–158.00	155.39
10	—	469	140.00–150.00	142.09
11	—	580	120.00–128.00	126.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	988	60.00–67.00	63.40
14	—	965	52.00–59.00	56.52
5	—	864	46.00–50.00	48.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	58.00–60.00	58.68
2	—	1,525	70.00–74.00	72.27
8	—	1,360	61.00–69.00	65.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,150	61.00–69.00	66.01
10	—	1,235	70.00–76.00	72.09
3	—	1,187	52.00–60.00	56.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	85.00–89.00	86.79
7	—	1,706	91.00–98.00	94.48

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,090	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	70.00–74.00	71.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	70.00–82.00	74.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	66.00	66.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle