Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-06-23

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 23
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 559▲ 144 vs year ago 217 · +66.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 169▲ 169 vs year ago 66 · +256.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 28▲ 72 vs year ago 18 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady, bull calves steady to 1.00 higher,heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.29/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$142.29
94 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.31
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500143.3671787
Medium and Large 2423135.955755thin
Medium and Large 3588111.946582thin
One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $59 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 sale94 hd
142.29
—
GA average17 barns · 911 hd
131.99
+10.31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,57794.961,4976thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49578.771,17819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21178.44950124
CowsLean 85-90%High98159.7858621

Every lot

41 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1344164.01/cwt161.00–165.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 1379157.12/cwt156.00–161.0059511
Steers—Medium and Large 2423135.95/cwt135.00–140.005755
Steers—Medium and Large 1424144.73/cwt142.00–148.0061415
Steers—Medium and Large 1460143.53/cwt141.00–144.0066013
Steers—Medium and Large 1525139.72/cwt139.00–140.0073422
Steers—Medium and Large 3588111.94/cwt107.00–117.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1627135.62/cwt135.00–136.0085016
Steers—Medium and Large 1672134.50/cwt132.00–135.009046
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323141.85/cwt141.00–146.0045810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2352134.49/cwt130.00–136.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377142.36/cwt139.00–145.005377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408128.31/cwt120.00–130.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458128.87/cwt128.00–129.0059016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508113.98/cwt110.00–118.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518123.72/cwt123.00–124.0064111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553123.80/cwt123.00–124.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556113.97/cwt110.00–118.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2604104.80/cwt104.00–105.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669102.29/cwt100.00–105.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 373585.47/cwt83.00–88.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 375786.00/cwt85.00–87.0065110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376149.42/cwt149.00–151.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433140.31/cwt139.00–141.0060810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472133.37/cwt130.00–139.006308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1544128.00/cwt127.00–132.006965
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36390.18/cwt86.00–93.001,2293
Bulls——1,46596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4061
Bulls——1,953101.60/cwt100.00–103.001,9842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95152.99/cwt49.00–56.005047
Cows—Lean 85-90%97560.95/cwt57.00–64.005948
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02466.13/cwt65.00–71.006776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17769.25/cwt65.00–72.0081522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20277.15/cwt73.00–80.0092761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24385.28/cwt83.00–90.001,06041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48776.92/cwt74.00–80.001,14412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50981.93/cwt81.00–86.001,2367
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01889.20/cwt80.00–105.0090848
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02985.22/cwt77.00–91.008775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11485.53/cwt75.00–95.009534
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,181968.92/cwt925.00–1,000.0011,4438

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.