Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-04-07

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 7

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

408 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 259▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 43▲ 106 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 sharply higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested,feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady. 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 $128.88/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$128.88

148 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$20.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.70

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	137.72	666	84
Medium and Large 2	513	117.27	602	64

One grade step is worth $20.45/cwt here — about $65 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 sale148 hd

128.88

—

GA average12 barns · 645 hd

121.18

+7.70

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	1,608	82.66	1,329	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	60.17	766	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	58.74	844	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	52.45	520	8thin

Every lot

25 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	392	174.50/cwt	169.00–175.00	684	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	168.87/cwt	161.00–170.00	694	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	151.92/cwt	151.00–152.00	843	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	122.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	122.88/cwt	122.00–124.00	832	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	131.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	120.13/cwt	120.00–121.00	507	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	144.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	614	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	595	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	137.44/cwt	133.00–138.00	673	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	135.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	686	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	129.87/cwt	129.00–131.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	114.04/cwt	109.00–119.00	669	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	118.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	718	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	101.59/cwt	100.00–102.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	94.26/cwt	94.00–95.00	678	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,360	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	52.45/cwt	48.00–55.00	520	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	59.71/cwt	57.00–62.00	748	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	54.42/cwt	52.00–56.00	688	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	64.39/cwt	63.00–67.00	855	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	58.74/cwt	56.00–62.00	844	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,610	84.00–85.00	84.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	992	48.00–55.00	52.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	52.00–56.00	54.42
15	—	1,328	63.00–67.00	64.39
37	—	1,252	57.00–62.00	59.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	56.00–62.00	58.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	677	122.00–124.00	122.88
7	—	609	118.00–123.00	122.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	392	169.00–175.00	174.50
18	—	471	150.00–160.00	155.42
24	—	411	161.00–170.00	168.87
61	—	555	151.00–152.00	151.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	481	120.00–127.00	123.69
4	—	719	94.00–95.00	94.26
5	—	655	100.00–102.00	101.59
6	—	380	129.00–135.00	131.04
8	—	422	120.00–121.00	120.13
8	—	511	110.00–112.00	110.99
10	—	587	109.00–119.00	114.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	117.00–119.00	118.50
7	—	566	129.00–131.00	129.87
21	—	506	130.00–137.00	135.62
23	—	490	133.00–138.00	137.44
29	—	426	141.00–145.00	144.02

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.