Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-09-03

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 204▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 211▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 50▲ 12 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 1.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested,steer calves lightly tested, bull calves steady , heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $111.40/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$111.40

46 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$3.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	111.55	546	44
Medium and Large 3	333	108.04	360	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about $186 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 sale46 hd

111.40

—

GA average15 barns · 1,536 hd

114.49

−3.09

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	1,414	72.01	1,018	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	58.19	759	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,639	56.52	926	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	49.02	547	11

Every lot

27 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	127.13/cwt	126.00–128.00	782	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	108.04/cwt	103.00–113.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	116.90/cwt	110.00–119.00	454	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	109.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	537	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	109.42/cwt	108.00–112.00	564	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	109.58/cwt	107.00–111.00	626	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	131.07/cwt	130.00–132.00	423	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	357	122.44/cwt	121.00–131.00	437	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	409	124.03/cwt	121.00–131.00	507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	119.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	572	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	116.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	667	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	106.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	672	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,414	72.01/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,018	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	53.17/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	44.05/cwt	40.00–47.00	513	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	53.69/cwt	51.00–56.00	687	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	59.40/cwt	56.00–63.00	778	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	858	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	57.25/cwt	55.00–62.00	946	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,488	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	823.47/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,088	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	829	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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 211Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	130.00–132.00	131.07
3	—	628	105.00–111.00	106.99
5	—	409	121.00–131.00	124.03
7	—	357	121.00–131.00	122.44
8	—	571	114.00–120.00	116.87
13	—	479	115.00–121.00	119.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	580	107.00–109.00	107.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	418	117.00–118.00	117.51
7	—	388	110.00–119.00	116.90
10	—	490	105.00–110.00	109.52
11	—	515	108.00–112.00	109.42
12	—	571	107.00–111.00	109.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	103.00–113.00	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	126.00–128.00	127.13

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	4	—	1,225	750.00–900.00	823.47

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	4	—	1,100	800.00–925.00	862.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	68.00–75.00	72.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	51.00–56.00	53.69
37	—	1,310	56.00–63.00	59.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	53.00–55.00	53.95
14	—	1,653	55.00–62.00	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	40.00–47.00	44.05
6	—	1,074	50.00–57.00	53.17

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.