Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-08-13

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 333▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 73▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 24 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 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 6.00 lower, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.22/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$119.22

56 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	577	120.18	693	53
Medium and Large 3	633	102.28	647	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $46 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 sale56 hd

119.22

—

GA average13 barns · 750 hd

125.01

−5.79

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	1,475	73.53	1,085	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	55.44	679	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	46.22	477	11

Every lot

28 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	537	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	121.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	633	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	119.31/cwt	118.00–122.00	672	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	118.22/cwt	116.00–121.00	747	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	633	102.28/cwt	101.00–105.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.16/cwt	116.00–122.00	779	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	113.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	438	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	104.52/cwt	102.00–106.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	115.52/cwt	114.00–120.00	496	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	106.55/cwt	102.00–111.00	509	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	102.79/cwt	101.00–105.00	542	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	97.54/cwt	93.00–102.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	97.12/cwt	90.00–99.00	602	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	121.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	105.00/cwt	101.00–107.00	512	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	105.80/cwt	105.00–108.00	552	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	71.44/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,027	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,399	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	51.61/cwt	49.00–55.00	521	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	44.20/cwt	41.00–48.00	460	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	50.87/cwt	47.00–54.00	610	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	59.17/cwt	55.00–62.00	737	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,075	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	697	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	67.26/cwt	58.00–76.00	722	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	62.73/cwt	58.00–67.00	746	5

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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 333Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	119.00–124.00	121.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	105.00–108.00	105.80
6	—	488	101.00–107.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	112.00–119.00	113.99
5	—	527	101.00–105.00	102.79
7	—	429	114.00–120.00	115.52
7	—	478	102.00–111.00	106.55
11	—	620	90.00–99.00	97.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	93.00–102.00	97.54
4	—	411	102.00–106.00	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.68
5	—	425	120.00–129.00	126.35
8	—	521	120.00–126.00	121.47
11	—	563	118.00–122.00	119.31
12	—	665	116.00–122.00	117.16
13	—	632	116.00–121.00	118.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	101.00–105.00	102.28

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	—	1,300	775.00	775.00

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	2	—	1,200	900.00	900.00

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)	1	—	955	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,189	58.00–67.00	62.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	58.00–76.00	67.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,437	69.00–73.00	71.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	47.00–54.00	50.87
11	—	1,246	55.00–62.00	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	49.00–55.00	51.61
8	—	1,040	41.00–48.00	44.20

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.