Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to the holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.93/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$125.93

71 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	399	134.32	536	23
Medium and Large 1	572	124.93	715	20
Medium and Large 3	414	119.75	496	28

One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $40 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 sale71 hd

125.93

—

GA average9 barns · 964 hd

126.08

−0.15

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	1,499	80.65	1,209	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	61.08	778	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	60.07	713	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	48.98	525	58

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	379	166.99/cwt	164.00–170.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.28/cwt	151.00–159.00	734	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	291	162.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	146.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.65/cwt	153.00–157.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	136.73/cwt	133.00–139.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	174.84/cwt	170.00–177.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	167.53/cwt	163.00–169.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.44/cwt	137.00–141.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	125.89/cwt	123.00–133.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	141.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	521	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.08/cwt	106.00–116.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.89/cwt	116.00–123.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.38/cwt	115.00–119.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	104.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	115.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	142.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	133.69/cwt	127.00–137.00	365	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,380	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	50.07/cwt	48.00–55.00	560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	83.06/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,279	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	61.28/cwt	59.00–64.00	737	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	69.56/cwt	68.00–71.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	54.57/cwt	51.00–58.00	662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,184	61.44/cwt	59.00–64.00	727	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	55.89/cwt	51.00–58.00	770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	57.61/cwt	56.00–59.00	653	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	43.77/cwt	40.00–47.00	475	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	51.44/cwt	48.00–55.00	544	34
Bulls	—	—	1,406	75.23/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,058	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	69.01/cwt	68.00–70.00	885	3

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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 278Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 48Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 37Year ago 15

No trend available this week due to the holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	164.00–170.00	166.99
17	—	479	151.00–159.00	153.28
3	—	423	160.00–167.00	164.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	160.00–165.00	162.74
9	—	367	145.00–155.00	146.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	153.00–157.00	155.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	133.00–139.00	136.73
3	—	384	170.00–177.00	174.84
7	—	666	137.00–141.00	140.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	163.00–169.00	167.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	123.00–133.00	125.89
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.71
4	—	365	120.00–130.00	123.72
3	—	573	100.00–108.00	104.33
8	—	479	110.00–120.00	115.50
5	—	273	127.00–137.00	133.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	138.00–145.00	141.29
3	—	427	125.00–135.00	130.21
15	—	381	130.00–139.00	136.84
2	—	630	106.00–116.00	111.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	640	116.00–123.00	119.89
3	—	680	115.00–119.00	117.38
2	—	465	125.00–132.00	128.42
4	—	359	140.00–145.00	142.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,230	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	76.00	76.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	58.00	58.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	48.00–55.00	50.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,540	81.00–88.00	83.06
4	—	1,406	74.00–78.00	75.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,203	59.00–64.00	61.28
2	—	1,060	68.00–71.00	69.56
5	—	1,214	51.00–58.00	54.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	59.00–64.00	61.44
5	—	1,378	51.00–58.00	55.89
3	—	1,283	68.00–70.00	69.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	56.00–59.00	57.61
21	—	1,086	40.00–47.00	43.77
34	—	1,057	48.00–55.00	51.44

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