Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.88/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$127.88

100 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$6.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	129.90	713	18thin
Medium and Large 2	462	129.74	599	54
Medium and Large 3	404	123.02	497	28

One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $217 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 sale100 hd

127.88

—

GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd

126.94

+0.94

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	1,359	87.09	1,183	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,043	71.26	743	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	70.61	937	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	60.14	579	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	117.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	115.18/cwt	112.00–122.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	134.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	155.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	123.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	155.83/cwt	150.00–159.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.90/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	164.48/cwt	159.00–167.00	679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	117.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.49/cwt	131.00–140.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	117.20/cwt	112.00–122.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	152.96/cwt	150.00–159.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	124.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	116.29/cwt	112.00–119.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,233	926.72/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	88.87/cwt	80.00–101.00	931	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	73.43/cwt	72.00–74.00	748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	67.39/cwt	64.00–71.00	852	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,147.22/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	12,390	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	69.98/cwt	65.00–72.00	921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	94.78/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,558	5
Bulls	—	—	1,072	72.63/cwt	72.00–74.00	779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,170	88.75/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,038	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	56.33/cwt	52.00–59.00	533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	49.94/cwt	49.00–51.00	452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	75.23/cwt	72.00–78.00	742	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	76.74/cwt	74.00–80.00	960	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.91/cwt	58.00–62.00	905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	65.54/cwt	62.00–69.00	650	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	68.44/cwt	65.00–71.00	749	8

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 770Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 91Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	140.00–150.00	142.32
9	—	721	110.00–119.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	140.00–147.00	143.44
4	—	368	132.00–139.00	136.48
7	—	569	120.00–124.00	122.90
6	—	476	120.00–128.00	125.04
14	—	530	120.00–124.00	123.38
18	—	423	130.00–135.00	133.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	115.00–125.00	120.98
9	—	386	120.00–129.00	123.03
4	—	311	130.00–139.00	135.34
5	—	467	112.00–122.00	117.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	120.00–128.00	125.21
3	—	611	115.00–122.00	117.98
5	—	479	131.00–140.00	135.49
12	—	520	122.00–130.00	126.66
11	—	429	140.00–147.00	145.24
3	—	677	112.00–119.00	116.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	112.00–122.00	115.18
9	—	569	115.00–117.00	115.65
4	—	368	140.00–150.00	144.97
4	—	416	130.00–137.00	134.52
5	—	316	150.00–159.00	152.96
11	—	478	120.00–126.00	124.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	114.00–122.00	118.03
4	—	383	160.00–165.00	162.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	693	130.00–135.00	134.66
3	—	463	150.00–159.00	155.83
16	—	413	159.00–167.00	164.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	120.00–129.00	125.80
5	—	384	150.00–159.00	155.53
15	—	465	140.00–145.00	143.36

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	4	—	1,233	875.00–975.00	926.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,080	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,147.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,018	72.00–74.00	73.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	64.00–71.00	67.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	80.00–101.00	88.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	65.00–72.00	69.98
4	—	1,251	74.00–80.00	76.74
2	—	1,510	58.00–62.00	59.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	946	52.00–59.00	56.33
2	—	905	49.00–51.00	49.94
8	—	991	62.00–69.00	65.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	986	72.00–78.00	75.23
1	—	1,090	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,094	65.00–71.00	68.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,644	92.00–99.00	94.78
3	—	1,072	72.00–74.00	72.63
3	—	1,170	86.00–91.00	88.75

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle