Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeders Steers, Heifers, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Steers calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.80/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$136.80

193 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	140.26	593	70
Medium and Large 1	541	136.24	737	94
Medium and Large 3	410	130.27	535	29

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $58 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

136.80

—

GA average16 barns · 2,116 hd

128.85

+7.95

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	—	Low	1,606	81.56	1,310	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	62.80	802	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	59.65	945	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	50.96	505	18

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	416	171.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	174.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	160.97/cwt	157.00–167.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	141.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	168.29/cwt	165.00–173.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	161.34/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	155.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	134.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	177.01/cwt	172.00–179.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	124.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	168.99/cwt	167.00–175.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	103.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	176.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	771	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	133.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	139.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	466	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	65.08/cwt	63.00–67.00	806	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	53.41/cwt	50.00–57.00	518	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	56.85/cwt	55.00–61.00	700	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	73.90/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,048	4
Bulls	—	—	1,457	74.58/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	82.91/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	46.95/cwt	42.00–49.00	488	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	60.44/cwt	59.00–62.00	510	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	59.65/cwt	57.00–62.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.65/cwt	143.00–150.00	638	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	128.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	163.61/cwt	160.00–167.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	172.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	130.18/cwt	126.00–135.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	154.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	148.04/cwt	142.00–152.00	506	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	815	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	145.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	669	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	138.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	867	17

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 215Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 122Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	170.00–175.00	171.79
6	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	170.00–180.00	174.71
10	—	416	160.00–167.00	163.61
4	—	385	170.00–176.00	172.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	157.00–167.00	160.97
7	—	473	140.00–145.00	141.45
7	—	328	165.00–173.00	168.29
12	—	533	126.00–135.00	130.18
10	—	408	150.00–156.00	154.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	150.00–160.00	154.07
14	—	459	167.00–175.00	168.99
26	—	437	170.00–180.00	176.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	155.00–165.00	161.34
4	—	415	160.00–168.00	163.95
13	—	684	130.00–135.00	134.27
4	—	524	140.00–150.00	144.87
18	—	370	172.00–179.00	177.01
17	—	626	130.00–140.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	150.00–157.00	155.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	110.00–115.00	112.48
21	—	379	140.00–148.00	145.27
20	—	342	142.00–152.00	148.04
16	—	484	130.00–139.00	136.79
11	—	520	125.00–130.00	126.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	716	120.00–126.00	124.36
21	—	438	143.00–150.00	145.65
7	—	588	127.00–132.00	128.43
11	—	522	130.00–135.00	131.31
24	—	633	120.00–130.00	128.79
22	—	461	140.00–148.00	145.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	120.00–127.00	123.91
3	—	670	100.00–110.00	103.23
11	—	367	130.00–139.00	133.97
9	—	335	135.00–145.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	63.00–67.00	65.08
9	—	1,232	55.00–61.00	56.85
4	—	1,418	71.00–76.00	73.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	50.00–57.00	53.41
9	—	1,039	42.00–49.00	46.95
2	—	843	59.00–62.00	60.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	57.00–62.00	59.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	70.00–78.00	74.58
2	—	1,705	89.00–91.00	89.99
3	—	1,690	80.00–85.00	82.91

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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