Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-05-14

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 14

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 497▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 104▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 24▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.44/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$128.44

59 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	393	132.69	521	18thin
Medium and Large 1	530	126.85	673	36
Medium and Large 3	306	124.59	381	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $139 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 sale59 hd

128.44

—

GA average16 barns · 1,157 hd

124.70

+3.75

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	1,702	72.56	1,235	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	51.53	622	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	44.84	443	9thin

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	352	142.36/cwt	139.00–149.00	501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	151.71/cwt	148.00–154.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	150.24/cwt	150.00–151.00	730	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	136.38/cwt	134.00–139.00	715	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	149.38/cwt	146.00–151.00	793	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	145.33/cwt	143.00–149.00	843	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	124.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	135.42/cwt	133.00–137.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.00	482	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	132.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	638	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	123.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	689	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	711	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	148.75/cwt	145.00–151.00	556	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	143.43/cwt	141.00–150.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	457	141.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	131.54/cwt	131.00–132.00	689	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	130.94/cwt	129.00–134.00	745	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	69.05/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,043	5
Bulls	—	—	2,020	78.40/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,584	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	41.35/cwt	38.00–45.00	387	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	49.20/cwt	46.00–53.00	517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	46.98/cwt	43.00–50.00	548	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	54.33/cwt	51.00–58.00	669	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	887.50/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	55.06/cwt	53.00–58.00	685	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	637	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	52.43/cwt	51.00–54.00	676	2

This sale against other markets

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 May 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 497Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	129.00–134.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	141.00–150.00	143.43
5	—	457	140.00–146.00	141.40
6	—	374	145.00–151.00	148.75
9	—	524	131.00–132.00	131.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	129.00–130.00	129.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	127.00–128.00	127.49
11	—	481	130.00–136.00	132.59
21	—	557	120.00–130.00	123.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–129.00	124.62
2	—	608	116.00–118.00	116.99
3	—	330	133.00–137.00	135.42
11	—	354	135.00–137.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	327	120.00–128.00	124.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	148.00–154.00	151.71
8	—	486	150.00–151.00	150.24
9	—	580	143.00–149.00	145.33
11	—	531	146.00–151.00	149.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	134.00–139.00	136.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	139.00–149.00	142.36

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	—	1,200	850.00–925.00	887.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	50.00	50.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	51.00–54.00	52.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	53.00–58.00	55.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,020	77.00–80.00	78.40
5	—	1,511	67.00–71.00	69.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	43.00–50.00	46.98
13	—	1,232	51.00–58.00	54.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	46.00–53.00	49.20
5	—	937	38.00–45.00	41.35

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.