Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-05-12

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 12

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 285 vs last sale 402▼ 85 vs year ago 202 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 84▲ 35 vs year ago 56 · +62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 42▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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 $113.22/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$113.22

56 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	382	120.24	459	15thin
Medium and Large 1	658	110.65	728	41

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale56 hd

113.22

—

GA average16 barns · 898 hd

114.59

−1.37

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	1,614	88.49	1,428	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	63.37	737	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	54.57	527	9thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	145.80/cwt	145.00–146.00	614	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	677	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	135.56/cwt	135.00–136.00	721	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	729	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	123.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	398	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	126.72/cwt	125.00–127.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	113.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	103.32/cwt	101.00–106.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	106.98/cwt	98.00–108.00	756	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	106.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	851	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	763	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	717	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	81.88/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,248	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	97.88/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,613	4
Bulls	—	—	1,691	87.37/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,477	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	49.46/cwt	49.00–50.00	408	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	56.03/cwt	52.00–58.00	563	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	59.52/cwt	56.00–63.00	687	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	65.88/cwt	64.00–69.00	764	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	72.69/cwt	71.00–74.00	904	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	950.52/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,530	4

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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 402Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 84Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 42Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	573	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	763	93.00–95.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	120.00–126.00	123.86
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.41
5	—	524	111.00–117.00	113.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	125.00–127.00	126.72
9	—	616	101.00–106.00	103.32
10	—	707	98.00–108.00	106.98
13	—	798	102.00–107.00	106.62
2	—	363	129.00–135.00	131.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	140.00–141.00	140.80
9	—	532	135.00–136.00	135.56
5	—	421	145.00–146.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	114.00–118.00	116.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	85.00–92.00	87.37
4	—	1,648	95.00–101.00	97.88
5	—	1,524	78.00–84.00	81.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	71.00–74.00	72.69
21	—	1,155	56.00–63.00	59.52
21	—	1,160	64.00–69.00	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	49.00–50.00	49.46
7	—	1,005	52.00–58.00	56.03

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	4	—	1,200	725.00–750.00	737.50

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	—	1,213	900.00–1,000.00	950.52

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.