Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2019-12-03

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

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

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 294 vs last sale 0▲ 294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 0▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 0▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.01/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −60.21 against this barn's trailing median of $200.22.

Average price

$140.01

81 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.84

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	350	154.37	540	23
Medium and Large 2	376	136.71	514	42
Medium and Large 3	365	128.04	468	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.33/cwt here — about $72 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 sale81 hd

140.01

—

GA average8 barns · 1,343 hd

124.17

+15.84

This barn, trailing median8 sales

200.22

−60.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $211.56, low $152.28, median $200.22 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,622	80.11	1,300	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	54.49	589	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	54.27	752	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	46.65	455	15

Every lot

38 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	270	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	134.95/cwt	133.00–139.00	574	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	127.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	666	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	266	120.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	320	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	126.53/cwt	124.00–134.00	416	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	117.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	492	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	106.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	106.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	156.35/cwt	152.00–161.00	349	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	242	145.97/cwt	145.00–148.00	353	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	276	160.54/cwt	155.00–164.00	443	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	145.63/cwt	144.00–150.00	411	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	316	145.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	459	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	133.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	156.95/cwt	152.00–162.00	512	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	144.07/cwt	137.00–147.00	546	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	144.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	131.98/cwt	129.00–138.00	549	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	116.07/cwt	113.00–119.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	123.01/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	115.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	605	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	562	104.02/cwt	100.00–107.00	585	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	72.17/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,038	7
Bulls	—	—	1,671	79.19/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,323	10
Bulls	—	—	1,712	87.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,495	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	50.99/cwt	49.00–53.00	476	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	45.57/cwt	41.00–48.00	449	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	700	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	59.39/cwt	58.00–61.00	630	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	52.61/cwt	50.00–57.00	572	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	54.27/cwt	51.00–56.00	752	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,163	813.54/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,461	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	53.09/cwt	50.00–56.00	552	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	51.21/cwt	45.00–59.00	561	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	53.79/cwt	44.00–58.00	616	7

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	155.00–164.00	160.54
5	—	413	140.00–150.00	144.36
7	—	326	152.00–162.00	156.95
7	—	370	150.00–160.00	155.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	152.00–161.00	156.35
5	—	379	137.00–147.00	144.07
5	—	470	117.00–127.00	123.01
5	—	523	112.00–120.00	115.63
7	—	316	142.00–150.00	145.29
9	—	282	144.00–150.00	145.63
9	—	416	129.00–138.00	131.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	113.00–119.00	116.07
3	—	242	145.00–148.00	145.97
3	—	562	100.00–107.00	104.02
8	—	323	130.00–140.00	133.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	121.00–129.00	125.08
11	—	419	115.00–119.00	117.49
12	—	329	124.00–134.00	126.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	125.00–129.00	126.96
6	—	422	100.00–110.00	106.95
7	—	266	115.00–125.00	120.26
7	—	463	100.00–110.00	106.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–160.00	155.28
3	—	425	133.00–139.00	134.95
8	—	524	120.00–128.00	127.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,163	650.00–900.00	813.54

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)	4	—	1,095	45.00–59.00	51.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	50.00–56.00	53.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,145	44.00–58.00	53.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	69.00–75.00	72.17
9	—	1,712	85.00–90.00	87.31
10	—	1,671	76.00–83.00	79.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,060	58.00–61.00	59.39
15	—	1,088	50.00–57.00	52.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	51.00–56.00	54.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	49.00–53.00	50.99
12	—	985	41.00–48.00	45.57

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.