Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-03-31

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 31

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 110▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 190▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 8 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 and bulls sharply lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady,steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves steady,heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $122.96/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$122.96

93 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	126.55	653	57
Medium and Large 2	534	117.27	626	36

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $27 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 sale93 hd

122.96

—

GA average13 barns · 734 hd

123.54

−0.58

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	—	Average	1,788	76.95	1,376	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	47.49	586	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	38.44	377	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	157.02/cwt	150.00–159.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	148.23/cwt	148.00–149.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	148.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	131.18/cwt	131.00–132.00	769	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	124.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	753	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	139.06/cwt	138.00–140.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	144.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	132.95/cwt	129.00–138.00	578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	130.59/cwt	128.00–134.00	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	637	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	110.44/cwt	108.00–112.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	117.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	708	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	675	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	137.67/cwt	135.00–143.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	151.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	129.31/cwt	124.00–134.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	611	99.92/cwt	95.00–105.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	114.65/cwt	110.00–117.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	724	91.62/cwt	90.00–100.00	663	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	762	84.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	646	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	76.95/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,376	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	38.44/cwt	35.00–41.00	377	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	44.28/cwt	42.00–47.00	542	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	51.06/cwt	50.00–53.00	636	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,833	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,680	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	941	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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year 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	—	408	153.00–154.00	153.50
6	—	482	150.00–159.00	151.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	135.00–143.00	137.67
3	—	535	124.00–134.00	129.31
6	—	724	90.00–100.00	91.62
7	—	762	84.00–89.00	84.75
8	—	612	110.00–117.00	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	611	95.00–105.00	99.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	131.00–135.00	132.97
4	—	482	148.00–149.00	148.23
21	—	586	131.00–132.00	131.18
2	—	345	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	605	121.00–128.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	155.00–157.00	155.96
5	—	426	150.00–159.00	157.02
9	—	510	140.00–150.00	148.90
6	—	387	155.00–160.00	156.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	125.00–128.00	126.54
2	—	278	138.00–140.00	139.06
2	—	710	90.00–100.00	95.04
9	—	576	108.00–112.00	110.44
21	—	534	115.00–121.00	119.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	150.00–151.00	150.52
30	—	601	110.00–118.00	117.73
7	—	364	140.00–150.00	144.07
9	—	435	129.00–138.00	132.95
9	—	472	128.00–134.00	130.59

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	—	1,238	875.00	875.00

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)	1	—	1,680	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	74.00–81.00	76.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,246	50.00–53.00	51.06
10	—	1,224	42.00–47.00	44.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	35.00–41.00	38.44

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.