Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.01/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$129.01

255 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	133.12	735	71
Medium and Large 2	481	129.95	624	111
Medium and Large 3	461	123.59	570	73

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $165 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 sale255 hd

129.01

—

GA average16 barns · 2,098 hd

128.65

+0.36

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	—	Low	1,458	85.21	1,242	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	74.97	894	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	54.68	509	46

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	571	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.14/cwt	122.00–132.00	664	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	123.49/cwt	117.00–127.00	585	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	157.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	150.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	154.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	139.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	144.58/cwt	140.00–146.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	135.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	164.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	137.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	154.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	123.78/cwt	121.00–129.00	758	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	165.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	116.48/cwt	113.00–120.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	45.49/cwt	42.00–49.00	369	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	64.66/cwt	62.00–68.00	620	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	55.54/cwt	52.00–59.00	547	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	66.57/cwt	63.00–69.00	784	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	82.83/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,048	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	72.94/cwt	70.00–77.00	828	10
Bulls	—	—	1,222	75.92/cwt	74.00–79.00	928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,504	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	83.92/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,245	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,383	73.63/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,018	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	88.86/cwt	86.00–91.00	920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,350	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	986	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	93.02/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	73.44/cwt	68.00–77.00	685	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	89.65/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	643	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.48/cwt	108.00–117.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.03/cwt	175.00–183.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.61/cwt	119.00–129.00	533	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	144.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.84/cwt	131.00–139.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	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

Tue Aug 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	434	130.00–137.00	131.63
23	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.88
16	—	570	120.00–129.00	125.27
16	—	518	122.00–132.00	128.14
8	—	618	110.00–120.00	116.06
7	—	315	141.00–148.00	144.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	117.00–127.00	123.49
21	—	428	119.00–129.00	124.61
8	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.79
4	—	380	131.00–139.00	134.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	120.00–136.00	128.75
6	—	472	130.00–140.00	134.84
4	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.62
24	—	524	130.00–139.00	134.04
22	—	574	130.00–137.00	132.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	140.00–147.00	143.02
9	—	534	150.00–160.00	157.54
7	—	720	130.00–137.00	133.04
17	—	577	145.00–155.00	149.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	145.00–155.00	150.34
8	—	628	130.00–137.00	135.00
5	—	409	160.00–168.00	164.87
9	—	594	130.00–140.00	137.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	372	150.00–160.00	154.99
15	—	529	135.00–142.00	139.86
12	—	452	140.00–146.00	144.58
7	—	411	150.00–155.00	152.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	150.00–156.00	154.22
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.63
19	—	518	118.00–128.00	124.11
11	—	459	130.00–135.00	132.37
7	—	625	108.00–117.00	111.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	612	121.00–129.00	123.78
5	—	375	160.00–168.00	164.17
4	—	455	140.00–145.00	142.53
4	—	313	175.00–183.00	179.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	160.00–170.00	165.51
3	—	580	140.00–147.00	144.79
2	—	785	113.00–120.00	116.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	812	42.00–49.00	45.49
10	—	959	62.00–68.00	64.66
23	—	984	52.00–59.00	55.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	63.00–69.00	66.57
9	—	1,265	80.00–85.00	82.83
10	—	1,135	70.00–77.00	72.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	74.00–79.00	75.92
4	—	1,609	91.00–96.00	93.46
4	—	1,484	81.00–86.00	83.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	69.00–77.00	73.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	933	68.00–77.00	73.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	86.00–91.00	88.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	85.00–100.00	93.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,131	80.00–107.00	89.65

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle