Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-04-21

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 21

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 384 vs last sale 455▼ 111 vs year ago 182 · −61.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 94▲ 21 vs year ago 46 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer and bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 2.00 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 $114.52/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$114.52

13 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	123.48	578	2thin
Medium and Large 2	487	112.89	549	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $29 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 sale13 hd

114.52

—

GA average15 barns · 900 hd

114.90

−0.38

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	66.71	816	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	64.93	1,018	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	44.61	446	9thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	351	153.00/cwt	149.00–157.00	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	110.32/cwt	108.00–113.00	805	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	109.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	99.43/cwt	95.00–104.00	611	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	550	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	38.21/cwt	35.00–42.00	369	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	52.62/cwt	50.00–54.00	550	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	57.53/cwt	54.00–61.00	654	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	68.76/cwt	66.00–73.00	859	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	75.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	979	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,018	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	2

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 455Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 94Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	150.00–157.00	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	107.00–112.00	109.98
2	—	285	130.00–131.00	130.52
2	—	415	120.00–127.00	123.46
2	—	556	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	615	95.00–104.00	99.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.00–125.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	108.00–113.00	110.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	351	149.00–157.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	66.00–73.00	68.76
8	—	1,301	74.00–78.00	75.24
9	—	1,136	54.00–61.00	57.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	63.00–67.00	64.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	50.00–54.00	52.62
5	—	965	35.00–42.00	38.21

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	2	—	1,000	650.00	650.00

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.