Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-02-18

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 18

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 245▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 168▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 22▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady,feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher,bull calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady Replacement cows steady to 2.00 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 $133.48/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$133.48

67 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	133.88	723	61
Medium and Large 2	443	129.47	573	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $150 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 sale67 hd

133.48

—

GA average15 barns · 1,348 hd

130.80

+2.69

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	1,746	84.13	1,469	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	62.74	749	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	61.16	946	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	54.05	519	12

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.25/cwt	146.00–151.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	551	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	153.09/cwt	146.00–154.00	893	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	138.84/cwt	136.00–139.00	952	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	138.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	149.32/cwt	149.00–150.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	143.51/cwt	141.00–145.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	134.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	133.09/cwt	127.00–136.00	751	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	120.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	123.60/cwt	122.00–124.00	789	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	180.35/cwt	180.00–181.00	509	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	142.04/cwt	139.00–148.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.41/cwt	124.00–131.00	733	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	76.52/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	90.58/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,707	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	42.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	359	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	55.80/cwt	51.00–58.00	535	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	52.91/cwt	50.00–57.00	534	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	62.15/cwt	60.00–65.00	669	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	70.07/cwt	68.00–73.00	862	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	62.42/cwt	60.00–66.00	781	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	61.16/cwt	59.00–66.00	946	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	851.22/cwt	800.00–910.00	9,176	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	61.86/cwt	52.00–72.00	601	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	68.11/cwt	61.00–73.00	691	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 168Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	180.00–181.00	180.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	124.00–131.00	127.41
3	—	458	139.00–148.00	142.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	167.00–168.00	167.50
4	—	523	146.00–151.00	149.25
18	—	583	146.00–154.00	153.09
19	—	686	136.00–139.00	138.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	135.00–137.00	135.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	551	123.00–125.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	638	122.00–124.00	123.60
27	—	564	127.00–136.00	133.09
3	—	390	149.00–150.00	149.32
6	—	477	132.00–138.00	134.54
7	—	536	130.00–135.00	133.41
8	—	444	141.00–145.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	135.00–145.00	138.58
3	—	568	115.00–123.00	120.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,775	75.00–78.00	76.52
3	—	1,885	89.00–93.00	90.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	51.00–58.00	55.80
3	—	845	40.00–45.00	42.46
3	—	1,077	60.00–65.00	62.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,009	50.00–57.00	52.91
13	—	1,230	68.00–73.00	70.07
21	—	1,251	60.00–66.00	62.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	59.00–66.00	61.16

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	16	—	1,078	800.00–910.00	851.22

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)	5	—	1,015	61.00–73.00	68.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	972	52.00–72.00	61.86

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.