Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

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 $135.10/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$135.10

181 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	144.33	676	47
Medium and Large 2	449	134.02	602	48
Medium and Large 3	429	130.65	561	86

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $115 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 sale181 hd

135.10

—

GA average17 barns · 2,337 hd

132.86

+2.24

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	70.70	917	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	69.83	805	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	56.47	550	55

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,303	69.86/cwt	68.00–72.00	910	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	75.35/cwt	74.00–80.00	933	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.21/cwt	51.00–59.00	565	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	64.85/cwt	60.00–68.00	633	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	45.71/cwt	41.00–49.00	407	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.14/cwt	122.00–132.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	153.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	166.96/cwt	162.00–172.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	133.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	125.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	136.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.86/cwt	120.00–129.00	709	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,149.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	136.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	165.18/cwt	160.00–167.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	142.90/cwt	140.00–149.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	136.11/cwt	130.00–147.00	509	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.48/cwt	131.00–138.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	143.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	196.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	186.06/cwt	180.00–189.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	176.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	143.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	146.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	69.97/cwt	66.00–73.00	763	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	76.03/cwt	74.00–82.00	945	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.43/cwt	60.00–64.00	737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	406	158.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	171.10/cwt	167.00–177.00	582	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	601	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	126.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	551	22

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

Wed Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,303	68.00–72.00	69.86
5	—	1,238	74.00–80.00	75.35
2	—	1,400	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,023	51.00–59.00	55.21
20	—	976	60.00–68.00	64.85
13	—	890	41.00–49.00	45.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,091	66.00–73.00	69.97
22	—	1,243	74.00–82.00	76.03
17	—	1,200	60.00–64.00	61.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	140.00–147.00	142.94
8	—	519	122.00–132.00	129.14
22	—	419	130.00–140.00	134.43
4	—	483	130.00–137.00	133.55
3	—	563	120.00–129.00	125.86
3	—	612	120.00–125.00	123.35
5	—	332	145.00–150.00	146.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	150.00–157.00	153.94
8	—	423	140.00–148.00	143.50
5	—	272	162.00–172.00	166.96
5	—	605	130.00–136.00	133.58
8	—	526	130.00–139.00	136.56
11	—	587	132.00–138.00	136.18
4	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	374	130.00–147.00	136.11
25	—	479	120.00–130.00	125.57
8	—	505	120.00–129.00	126.27
22	—	423	130.00–137.00	130.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	120.00–128.00	125.66
8	—	526	120.00–129.00	126.34
5	—	406	150.00–160.00	158.03
7	—	340	167.00–177.00	171.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	131.00–138.00	134.48
8	—	325	172.00–180.00	175.98
10	—	469	140.00–148.00	143.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	190.00–200.00	196.47
3	—	357	180.00–189.00	186.06
4	—	408	175.00–180.00	176.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	130.00–139.00	136.59
8	—	376	160.00–167.00	165.18
19	—	457	140.00–149.00	142.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	590	142.00–148.00	143.05

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)	Open	4	—	1,085	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	71.00	71.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	54.00	54.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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