Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.00/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$132.00

142 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	134.63	703	67
Medium and Large 2	446	129.66	578	75

One grade step is worth $4.97/cwt here — about $125 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 sale142 hd

132.00

—

GA average15 barns · 1,830 hd

130.29

+1.72

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	1,297	91.51	1,187	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	80.21	1,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,342	76.01	1,020	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	55.13	551	15

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	793	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	132.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.38/cwt	122.00–126.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.18/cwt	131.00–139.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	136.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	685	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	133.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	164.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	131.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.51/cwt	119.00–126.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.21/cwt	120.00–139.00	547	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	138.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.46/cwt	160.00–168.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	173.09/cwt	171.00–180.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.30/cwt	175.00–183.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	187.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	199.26/cwt	197.00–202.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	163.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	146.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	127.86/cwt	120.00–129.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	771	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,293	834.09/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,785	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,142.43/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,829	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	79.36/cwt	74.00–85.00	844	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	68.78/cwt	65.00–72.00	636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	67.52/cwt	66.00–69.00	751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	73.79/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,023	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	84.14/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,160	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	75.58/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,234	88.48/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,313	95.44/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,253	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	63.58/cwt	60.00–66.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	45.25/cwt	43.00–47.00	414	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	81.95/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,304	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.61/cwt	54.00–58.00	581	9

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 320Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 59Year ago 372

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 44Year ago 21

Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	150.00–156.00	153.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	150.00–157.00	153.59
5	—	610	131.00–136.00	133.02
6	—	409	160.00–166.00	164.82
12	—	561	135.00–140.00	138.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	140.00–147.00	143.35
4	—	669	120.00–128.00	124.01
4	—	538	128.00–135.00	131.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	120.00–128.00	123.24
12	—	392	130.00–138.00	132.68
3	—	625	122.00–126.00	123.38
13	—	322	132.00–140.00	136.98
14	—	578	119.00–126.00	122.51
25	—	417	120.00–139.00	131.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	466	135.00–145.00	137.80
24	—	513	130.00–140.00	133.52
8	—	651	120.00–129.00	127.86
11	—	571	130.00–138.00	135.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	131.00–139.00	134.18
6	—	517	120.00–127.00	123.55
3	—	383	150.00–155.00	151.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	160.00–168.00	165.46
4	—	376	171.00–180.00	173.09
3	—	318	175.00–183.00	179.30
2	—	483	150.00–159.00	154.57
4	—	281	180.00–190.00	187.14
2	—	227	197.00–202.00	199.26
7	—	508	140.00–148.00	146.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	160.00–165.00	163.13

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	8	—	1,293	800.00–925.00	834.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,142.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,064	74.00–85.00	79.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	65.00–72.00	68.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	66.00–69.00	67.52
7	—	1,386	70.00–78.00	73.79
4	—	1,379	82.00–88.00	84.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	73.00–79.00	75.58
8	—	1,591	80.00–85.00	81.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	60.00–66.00	63.58
3	—	915	43.00–47.00	45.25
9	—	1,045	54.00–58.00	55.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	86.00–91.00	88.48
6	—	1,313	92.00–99.00	95.44
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00

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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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