Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows Steady to 2.00 Higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and steer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.56/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$153.56

219 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$6.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	412	155.40	640	19thin
Medium and Large 1	556	154.47	859	159
Medium and Large 2	523	149.17	779	41

One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale219 hd

153.56

—

GA average13 barns · 790 hd

150.74

+2.81

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	1,508	85.18	1,285	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	74.49	978	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	62.92	821	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	56.74	608	57

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	288	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	143.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	571	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	891	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	67.87/cwt	60.00–73.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.20/cwt	145.00–152.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	162.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	125.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	174.44/cwt	170.00–178.00	710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	161.18/cwt	158.00–168.00	753	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	164.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.53/cwt	136.00–145.00	593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	142.53/cwt	137.00–146.00	938	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	144.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	49.87/cwt	45.00–52.00	526	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	65.04/cwt	61.00–68.00	674	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	74.49/cwt	72.00–80.00	978	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	55.11/cwt	52.00–59.00	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	66.12/cwt	61.00–69.00	838	14
Bulls	—	—	1,508	85.18/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	134.54/cwt	131.00–139.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	175.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	179.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	185.16/cwt	180.00–188.00	680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	54.56/cwt	52.00–57.00	550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	708	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	71.83/cwt	61.00–78.00	883	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	71.21/cwt	70.00–72.00	853	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	55.84/cwt	53.00–60.00	611	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	138.09/cwt	133.00–143.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	176.90/cwt	174.00–180.00	371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	143.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	159.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	799	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.39/cwt	137.00–142.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	135.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	147.76/cwt	144.00–149.00	941	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	170.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	154.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	125.12/cwt	118.00–128.00	764	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	172.20/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	10

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 660Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 39Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 6Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	180.00–185.00	182.48
4	—	383	160.00–168.00	164.13
4	—	420	150.00–159.00	154.29
10	—	329	170.00–175.00	172.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	140.00–148.00	143.80
3	—	327	160.00–168.00	162.78
5	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.72
3	—	210	174.00–180.00	176.90
5	—	268	165.00–175.00	170.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	180.00–188.00	185.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	150.00–158.00	154.22
14	—	540	140.00–149.00	144.28
5	—	331	175.00–185.00	179.30
4	—	423	165.00–170.00	167.49
13	—	629	130.00–138.00	135.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	145.00–152.00	149.20
16	—	407	170.00–178.00	174.44
11	—	467	158.00–168.00	161.18
27	—	658	137.00–146.00	142.53
52	—	501	150.00–160.00	159.57
40	—	637	144.00–149.00	147.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	131.00–139.00	134.54
3	—	273	170.00–178.00	175.17
3	—	480	140.00–148.00	145.50
4	—	335	167.00–172.00	169.54
5	—	421	150.00–157.00	154.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	426	132.00–136.00	133.98
7	—	362	126.00–136.00	131.09
5	—	333	133.00–143.00	138.09
4	—	283	140.00–148.00	143.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	480	130.00–136.00	132.07
18	—	535	126.00–130.00	126.52
15	—	428	136.00–145.00	138.53
24	—	367	140.00–148.00	143.79
14	—	565	120.00–129.00	125.93
14	—	611	118.00–128.00	125.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	160.00–167.00	163.31
8	—	471	137.00–142.00	138.39

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	71.00	71.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	60.00–73.00	67.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,229	61.00–78.00	71.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,008	52.00–57.00	54.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,054	45.00–52.00	49.87
14	—	1,037	61.00–68.00	65.04
30	—	1,094	53.00–60.00	55.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	72.00–80.00	74.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	52.00–59.00	55.11
14	—	1,267	61.00–69.00	66.12
4	—	1,198	70.00–72.00	71.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	82.00–88.00	85.18

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle