Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, Bull calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.42/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$123.42

185 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$1.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	124.52	556	74
Medium and Large 3	361	122.71	443	69
Medium and Large 1	578	122.63	708	42

One grade step is worth $1.90/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale185 hd

123.42

—

GA average16 barns · 1,480 hd

120.59

+2.83

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	1,506	79.27	1,194	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	60.23	872	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	57.98	698	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	51.78	570	22

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	573	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	116.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	135.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	113.43/cwt	112.00–115.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	119.47/cwt	117.00–123.00	498	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	124.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	102.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	154.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	129.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	130.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	466	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	143.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	123.80/cwt	118.00–128.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.09/cwt	130.00–139.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	139.40/cwt	133.00–143.00	591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	126.35/cwt	123.00–132.00	356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.56/cwt	148.00–153.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.76/cwt	115.00–121.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.64/cwt	119.00–128.00	685	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	121.34/cwt	118.00–130.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	611	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	57.32/cwt	52.00–59.00	612	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.57/cwt	52.00–59.00	853	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	61.78/cwt	60.00–66.00	877	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	63.22/cwt	61.00–65.00	783	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	45.42/cwt	42.00–49.00	531	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	62.57/cwt	61.00–64.00	592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,162	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	55.74/cwt	52.00–59.00	663	14
Bulls	—	—	1,498	74.74/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,120	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,486	57.22/cwt	54.00–59.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,307	56.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	732	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	145.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	149.07/cwt	145.00–153.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	124.90/cwt	118.00–128.00	401	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	118.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.32/cwt	131.00–140.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	115.57/cwt	114.00–118.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.13/cwt	115.00–124.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.65/cwt	109.00–113.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	532	6

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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.58
15	—	616	115.00–123.00	118.52
5	—	428	131.00–140.00	133.32
6	—	725	109.00–113.00	110.65
6	—	668	110.00–119.00	115.66
6	—	372	140.00–146.00	142.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	115.00–120.00	116.95
5	—	527	112.00–115.00	113.43
18	—	417	117.00–123.00	119.47
6	—	363	122.00–127.00	124.68
8	—	230	125.00–135.00	129.08
8	—	282	123.00–132.00	126.35
19	—	321	118.00–128.00	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	100.00–103.00	102.03
9	—	461	120.00–125.00	122.73
12	—	416	120.00–129.00	125.80
30	—	357	130.00–139.00	130.65
11	—	586	110.00–120.00	116.79
9	—	528	115.00–124.00	121.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	131.00–140.00	135.54
7	—	383	140.00–145.00	143.64
6	—	581	118.00–128.00	123.80
13	—	424	133.00–143.00	139.40
7	—	617	115.00–120.00	117.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	150.00–158.00	154.92
6	—	526	130.00–139.00	136.09
4	—	623	120.00–124.00	122.27
5	—	424	148.00–153.00	150.56
4	—	675	115.00–121.00	118.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	116.00–121.00	118.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	122.00–128.00	126.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	563	119.00–128.00	121.64
6	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.18
5	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.79
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	133.31
16	—	426	135.00–145.00	142.31
5	—	622	114.00–118.00	115.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	118.00–130.00	121.34
6	—	305	140.00–149.00	145.89
3	—	580	110.00–117.00	114.63
6	—	423	125.00–135.00	129.03
4	—	525	115.00–123.00	119.04
6	—	268	145.00–153.00	149.07
6	—	365	135.00–145.00	139.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	52.00–59.00	57.32
12	—	1,169	42.00–49.00	45.42
4	—	946	61.00–64.00	62.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	52.00–59.00	55.57
6	—	1,419	60.00–66.00	61.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	61.00–65.00	63.22
14	—	1,190	52.00–59.00	55.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	88.00	88.00
6	—	1,498	72.00–80.00	74.74
1	—	1,930	89.00	89.00

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)	5	—	1,486	54.00–59.00	57.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,307	50.00–59.00	56.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle