Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 higher, Heifers and bulls steady, Steer calves and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.38/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$150.38

205 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$5.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	151.24	823	156
Medium and Large 1	628	150.48	945	20
Medium and Large 3	489	145.66	712	29

One grade step is worth $5.58/cwt here — about $110 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 sale205 hd

150.38

—

GA average14 barns · 1,008 hd

146.37

+4.00

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	1,480	85.76	1,270	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	66.00	1,026	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	65.57	753	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	50.39	493	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,705	91.84/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,566	5
Bulls	—	—	1,382	83.91/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,165	75.19/cwt	72.00–78.00	876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	52.77/cwt	50.00–56.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.45/cwt	41.00–47.00	411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	56.03/cwt	54.00–58.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	136.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	143.74/cwt	141.00–145.00	908	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	945	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	123.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	173.66/cwt	170.00–177.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	135.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	163.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	635	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.66/cwt	135.00–139.00	963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	151.53/cwt	145.00–154.00	797	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	159.49/cwt	156.00–163.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	144.43/cwt	141.00–155.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	751	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	162.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	697	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	145.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	144.94/cwt	142.00–149.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.64/cwt	129.00–139.00	586	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	150.29/cwt	148.00–152.00	845	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.06/cwt	131.00–134.00	679	75
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	139.38/cwt	134.00–145.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	144.59/cwt	143.00–149.00	463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	135.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	137.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	672	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	119.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.63/cwt	170.00–184.00	664	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	84.38/cwt	80.00–89.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	401	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	194.25/cwt	192.00–198.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	71.80/cwt	70.00–76.00	769	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	64.73/cwt	61.00–67.00	792	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	68.07/cwt	62.00–75.00	792	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 761Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 136Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 55Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,705	90.00–97.00	91.84
5	—	1,382	81.00–89.00	83.91
2	—	1,165	72.00–78.00	75.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	50.00–56.00	52.77
2	—	925	41.00–47.00	44.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	54.00–58.00	56.03
4	—	1,071	70.00–76.00	71.80
7	—	1,224	61.00–67.00	64.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	66.00	66.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	140.00–146.00	143.31
3	—	602	122.00–126.00	123.34
4	—	325	170.00–177.00	173.66
13	—	514	134.00–138.00	135.01
19	—	388	160.00–170.00	163.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	140.00–148.00	145.75
4	—	578	117.00–125.00	120.98
28	—	489	130.00–138.00	137.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	160.00–170.00	164.88
20	—	376	170.00–184.00	176.63
12	—	331	192.00–198.00	194.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	553	130.00–137.00	136.16
8	—	613	130.00–135.00	131.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	130.00–145.00	136.49
9	—	334	141.00–155.00	144.43
21	—	590	125.00–130.00	127.33
8	—	364	142.00–149.00	144.94
8	—	613	124.00–128.00	125.97
16	—	432	129.00–139.00	135.64
75	—	514	131.00–134.00	132.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	110.00–118.00	113.97
10	—	320	143.00–149.00	144.59
4	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.47
5	—	376	130.00–137.00	133.70
4	—	528	115.00–124.00	119.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	141.00–145.00	143.74
12	—	705	135.00–139.00	136.66
49	—	526	145.00–154.00	151.53
4	—	451	156.00–163.00	159.49
26	—	429	160.00–168.00	162.55
49	—	562	148.00–152.00	150.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	150.00–155.00	150.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	134.00–145.00	139.38
4	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.40
4	—	630	134.00–138.00	135.26
6	—	475	140.00–146.00	143.65
4	—	401	150.00–158.00	154.00
4	—	554	130.00–137.00	135.01

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,138	80.00–89.00	84.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	62.00–75.00	68.07

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

Steers · 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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