Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.71/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$140.71

193 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	142.97	726	82
Medium and Large 3	449	139.50	627	82
Medium and Large 1	573	137.70	789	29

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale193 hd

140.71

—

GA average14 barns · 925 hd

138.92

+1.79

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	1,615	80.51	1,300	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	60.24	839	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	58.68	756	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	54.67	567	78

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	628	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.71/cwt	118.00–125.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.17/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	253	169.70/cwt	165.00–172.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.86/cwt	141.00–150.00	703	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.41/cwt	133.00–143.00	717	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	124.75/cwt	119.00–129.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.35/cwt	153.00–157.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	136.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	573	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	136.77/cwt	131.00–139.00	843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.70/cwt	135.00–139.00	789	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	136.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	622	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	146.64/cwt	145.00–149.00	639	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	147.46/cwt	145.00–154.00	577	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.98/cwt	125.00–148.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.44/cwt	120.00–138.00	498	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	125.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.75/cwt	126.00–133.00	659	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.84/cwt	112.00–122.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	128.19/cwt	124.00–132.00	738	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	127.60/cwt	125.00–133.00	614	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	115.93/cwt	100.00–123.00	550	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	794.02/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,520	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	72.06/cwt	70.00–75.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	63.28/cwt	56.00–69.00	613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	75.01/cwt	70.00–81.00	737	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	81.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	62.02/cwt	60.00–66.00	809	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	55.57/cwt	52.00–59.00	707	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	63.13/cwt	60.00–67.00	824	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	56.62/cwt	52.00–59.00	849	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	53.84/cwt	51.00–58.00	559	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	61.92/cwt	59.00–65.00	638	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	117.00–120.00	118.53
9	—	563	118.00–125.00	120.71
3	—	253	165.00–172.00	169.70
4	—	458	130.00–135.00	132.49
15	—	528	122.00–130.00	123.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	122.00–129.00	127.17
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.41
4	—	528	110.00–119.00	114.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	482	141.00–150.00	145.86
30	—	522	133.00–143.00	137.41
12	—	425	153.00–157.00	156.35
12	—	616	131.00–139.00	136.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	119.00–129.00	124.75
9	—	524	115.00–125.00	120.20
19	—	456	130.00–139.00	136.45
20	—	436	145.00–149.00	146.64
26	—	391	145.00–154.00	147.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	135.00–139.00	137.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	419	130.00–139.00	136.67
5	—	663	120.00–127.00	125.56
21	—	516	126.00–133.00	127.75
2	—	620	112.00–122.00	116.84
37	—	576	124.00–132.00	128.19
39	—	481	125.00–133.00	127.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	116.00–117.00	116.34
10	—	325	125.00–148.00	135.98
11	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.47
26	—	373	120.00–138.00	133.44
9	—	474	100.00–123.00	115.93

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	6	—	1,073	750.00–850.00	794.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,179	70.00–75.00	72.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	982	70.00–81.00	75.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	968	56.00–69.00	63.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	80.00–86.00	81.89
1	—	1,600	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,305	60.00–66.00	62.02
56	—	1,272	52.00–59.00	55.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,306	60.00–67.00	63.13
32	—	1,500	52.00–59.00	56.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,038	51.00–58.00	53.84
8	—	1,031	59.00–65.00	61.92

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