Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-09-24

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 24

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 300▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 228▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 39▲ 31 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 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher.

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 $109.11/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$109.11

92 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	111.33	549	60
Medium and Large 3	433	104.95	455	32

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $94 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 sale92 hd

109.11

—

GA average16 barns · 1,630 hd

105.43

+3.68

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	1,764	73.03	1,288	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	48.53	677	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	47.67	550	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	40.81	433	64

Every lot

42 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 2	425	124.66/cwt	121.00–128.00	530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	120.53/cwt	119.00–122.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	111.10/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	213	122.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	262	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	237	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	264	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	306	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	111.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	376	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	108.38/cwt	106.00–109.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	113.26/cwt	112.00–114.00	523	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	103.18/cwt	101.00–106.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	102.95/cwt	101.00–106.00	548	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	110.06/cwt	109.00–112.00	587	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	96.67/cwt	96.00–97.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	111.90/cwt	111.00–113.00	646	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	617	89.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	105.80/cwt	104.00–109.00	673	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	127.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	305	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	129.26/cwt	125.00–133.00	346	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	135.27/cwt	134.00–137.00	445	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	123.41/cwt	119.00–127.00	468	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	419	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	115.75/cwt	111.00–120.00	495	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	499	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	109.95/cwt	104.00–113.00	590	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	97.25/cwt	92.00–102.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	733	87.51/cwt	86.00–89.00	641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	70.71/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,588	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	43.85/cwt	41.00–48.00	463	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	37.95/cwt	34.00–41.00	403	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	51.22/cwt	49.00–53.00	588	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	45.38/cwt	42.00–49.00	525	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	48.53/cwt	46.00–50.00	677	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,125	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	75.48/cwt	61.00–86.00	697	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	81.15/cwt	60.00–95.00	768	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	59.40/cwt	55.00–66.00	694	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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 228Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 39Year 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	—	368	134.00–135.00	134.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	125.00–131.00	127.04
3	—	268	125.00–133.00	129.26
3	—	329	134.00–137.00	135.27
4	—	379	119.00–127.00	123.41
4	—	574	101.00–105.00	102.96
5	—	615	92.00–102.00	97.25
9	—	428	111.00–120.00	115.75
10	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.65
17	—	537	104.00–113.00	109.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	95.00–105.00	99.88
2	—	480	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	733	86.00–89.00	87.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	113.00–115.00	113.65
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.65
4	—	213	120.00–124.00	122.99
6	—	338	110.00–116.00	111.31
8	—	462	112.00–114.00	113.26
10	—	577	111.00–113.00	111.90
10	—	636	104.00–109.00	105.80
16	—	533	109.00–112.00	110.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	110.00–115.00	111.55
3	—	572	96.00–97.00	96.67
3	—	617	85.00–91.00	89.05
5	—	433	106.00–109.00	108.38
5	—	532	101.00–106.00	102.95
6	—	477	101.00–106.00	103.18
7	—	271	110.00–115.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	121.00–128.00	124.66
9	—	536	119.00–122.00	120.53
9	—	625	110.00–112.00	111.10

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	—	1,000	800.00–825.00	812.50

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)	5	—	924	61.00–86.00	75.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	55.00–66.00	59.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	947	60.00–95.00	81.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,690	68.00–75.00	70.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,148	49.00–53.00	51.22
28	—	1,156	42.00–49.00	45.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	46.00–50.00	48.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,057	41.00–48.00	43.85
33	—	1,063	34.00–41.00	37.95

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.