Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-08-20

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

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Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 203▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 54▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 20 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 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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 $111.81/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$111.81

91 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	113.39	537	68
Medium and Large 1	629	112.00	704	7thin
Medium and Large 3	421	105.00	442	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $95 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 sale91 hd

111.81

—

GA average15 barns · 966 hd

111.52

+0.28

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	1,743	77.51	1,351	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	55.39	824	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	54.75	644	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	47.95	541	11

Every lot

40 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 3	365	118.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	434	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	131.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	127.60/cwt	127.00–130.00	577	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	119.75/cwt	118.00–122.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	136.75/cwt	128.00–138.00	704	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	132.71/cwt	131.00–134.00	743	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	116.49/cwt	116.00–118.00	655	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	121.48/cwt	118.00–127.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	117.24/cwt	115.00–119.00	373	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	110.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	354	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	104.07/cwt	100.00–107.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	113.43/cwt	112.00–115.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	115.89/cwt	112.00–117.00	486	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	104.37/cwt	102.00–109.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	112.58/cwt	111.00–116.00	542	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	104.31/cwt	101.00–107.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	99.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	113.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	596	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	112.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	704	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	101.51/cwt	99.00–104.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	618	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	119.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	379	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	146.03/cwt	141.00–151.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	124.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	122.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	603	108.77/cwt	107.00–114.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	118.57/cwt	116.00–124.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	89.47/cwt	86.00–95.00	562	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	77.51/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,351	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	52.59/cwt	50.00–57.00	588	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	44.08/cwt	39.00–46.00	501	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	56.62/cwt	53.00–60.00	653	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	49.76/cwt	45.00–52.00	615	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	55.39/cwt	54.00–57.00	824	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	904.44/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	12,300	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	595	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	712	1

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last 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
2	—	358	141.00–151.00	146.03
3	—	404	145.00–150.00	148.00
3	—	628	116.00–124.00	118.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	121.00–125.00	122.36
3	—	570	109.00–115.00	112.03
4	—	603	107.00–114.00	108.77
7	—	462	124.00–128.00	124.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	115.00–125.00	119.42
5	—	628	86.00–95.00	89.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	111.00–115.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	112.00–115.00	113.43
2	—	643	104.00–109.00	106.51
2	—	688	99.00–104.00	101.51
2	—	723	85.00–86.00	85.50
3	—	277	118.00–127.00	121.48
7	—	318	115.00–119.00	117.24
10	—	481	111.00–116.00	112.58
14	—	419	112.00–117.00	115.89
26	—	523	109.00–115.00	113.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	100.00–107.00	104.07
3	—	438	102.00–109.00	104.37
3	—	487	101.00–107.00	104.31
3	—	518	95.00–105.00	99.69
4	—	320	108.00–113.00	110.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	130.00–133.00	131.62
15	—	515	128.00–138.00	136.75
15	—	560	131.00–134.00	132.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	116.00–118.00	116.49
10	—	452	127.00–130.00	127.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	118.00–122.00	119.75
6	—	365	115.00–125.00	118.87

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	6	—	1,360	825.00–1,025.00	904.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	76.00–79.00	77.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	45.00–52.00	49.76
16	—	1,153	53.00–60.00	56.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	54.00–57.00	55.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	50.00–57.00	52.59
6	—	1,137	39.00–46.00	44.08

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.