Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-08-27

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 27

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 282▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 60▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 50 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 and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $114.93/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$114.93

25 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	120.15	543	17thin
Medium and Large 3	429	103.83	445	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $98 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 sale25 hd

114.93

—

GA average16 barns · 1,594 hd

113.35

+1.58

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	1,569	76.33	1,198	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	56.95	891	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	56.93	655	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	49.81	499	34

Every lot

26 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	139.83/cwt	136.00–143.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	116.86/cwt	116.00–117.00	847	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	101.28/cwt	93.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	119.09/cwt	117.00–122.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	111.77/cwt	108.00–114.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	120.62/cwt	117.00–123.00	530	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	120.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	559	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	150.35/cwt	146.00–155.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	122.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	125.64/cwt	119.00–128.00	606	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	120.39/cwt	113.00–123.00	622	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	82.23/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	73.97/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,205	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	44.13/cwt	39.00–46.00	431	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	52.55/cwt	49.00–56.00	528	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	52.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	563	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	637	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	57.82/cwt	55.00–62.00	664	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	65.22/cwt	64.00–67.00	929	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	56.95/cwt	54.00–61.00	891	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	63.63/cwt	55.00–74.00	645	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	61.13/cwt	58.00–68.00	638	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	67.07/cwt	57.00–74.00	719	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	837.37/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,342	10

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,004	49.00–56.00	52.55
13	—	976	39.00–46.00	44.13
3	—	1,098	57.00–59.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,565	54.00–61.00	56.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,149	55.00–62.00	57.82
28	—	1,080	50.00–54.00	52.17
8	—	1,424	64.00–67.00	65.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	71.00–76.00	73.97
2	—	1,420	78.00–85.00	82.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,044	58.00–68.00	61.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	57.00–74.00	67.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	55.00–74.00	63.63

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	10	—	1,235	725.00–1,050.00	837.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	116.00–117.00	116.86
2	—	520	130.00–131.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	136.00–143.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	108.00–114.00	111.77
2	—	618	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	288	93.00–110.00	101.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	117.00–123.00	120.62
6	—	533	115.00–121.00	120.05
3	—	324	117.00–122.00	119.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	119.00–128.00	125.64
5	—	517	113.00–123.00	120.39
4	—	423	120.00–127.00	122.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	146.00–155.00	150.35

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.