Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-08-18

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

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Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 368▲ 74 vs year ago 282 · +26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 97▲ 17 vs year ago 60 · +28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 49▲ 13 vs year ago 20 · +65.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady ,slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers,bulls,and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves steady, and heifer calves sharply 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 $116.46/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$116.46

138 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$6.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	121.77	510	33
Medium and Large 2	533	114.79	612	105

One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale138 hd

116.46

—

GA average17 barns · 1,593 hd

117.62

−1.16

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	1,392	80.42	1,119	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	62.08	946	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	60.26	718	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	52.10	562	10

Every lot

34 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	631	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	127.86/cwt	127.00–130.00	619	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	135.16/cwt	132.00–136.00	700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	135.20/cwt	133.00–136.00	746	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	124.30/cwt	123.00–126.00	779	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	413	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	121.24/cwt	121.00–125.00	480	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	122.12/cwt	121.00–124.00	513	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	115.61/cwt	114.00–116.00	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	571	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.58/cwt	112.00–119.00	606	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	112.84/cwt	106.00–116.00	662	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	113.49/cwt	108.00–116.00	703	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	160.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	136.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	135.10/cwt	130.00–139.00	557	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	117.65/cwt	117.00–119.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	119.52/cwt	117.00–123.00	612	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	113.15/cwt	112.00–118.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	657	113.30/cwt	113.00–115.00	744	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	82.28/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,138	5
Bulls	—	—	1,403	78.09/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,096	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	54.22/cwt	53.00–57.00	583	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	48.91/cwt	46.00–52.00	529	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	55.09/cwt	51.00–58.00	630	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	61.06/cwt	59.00–66.00	705	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	68.29/cwt	66.00–70.00	908	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	62.08/cwt	59.00–64.00	946	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	730.95/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,032.99/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,654	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	60.18/cwt	55.00–71.00	632	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	59.30/cwt	57.00–61.00	629	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	68.35/cwt	60.00–91.00	840	5

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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 368Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 97Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 49Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	160.00–163.00	160.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	135.00–139.00	136.37
5	—	574	112.00–118.00	113.15
7	—	412	130.00–139.00	135.10
7	—	657	113.00–115.00	113.30
13	—	512	117.00–123.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	117.00–119.00	117.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	132.00–136.00	135.16
15	—	552	133.00–136.00	135.20
26	—	627	123.00–126.00	124.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	447	141.00–142.00	141.25
7	—	484	127.00–130.00	127.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	520	112.00–119.00	116.58
20	—	490	115.00–118.00	116.46
26	—	587	106.00–116.00	112.84
19	—	619	108.00–116.00	113.49
5	—	442	114.00–116.00	115.61
8	—	364	112.00–115.00	113.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	121.00–125.00	122.99
15	—	396	121.00–125.00	121.24
16	—	420	121.00–124.00	122.12

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	—	1,050	600.00–850.00	730.95

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	6	—	1,225	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,032.99

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)	3	—	1,050	55.00–71.00	60.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,229	60.00–91.00	68.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,060	57.00–61.00	59.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,076	53.00–57.00	54.22
4	—	1,081	46.00–52.00	48.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,330	66.00–70.00	68.29
13	—	1,155	59.00–66.00	61.06
16	—	1,143	51.00–58.00	55.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	59.00–64.00	62.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	75.00–80.00	78.09
5	—	1,383	81.00–84.00	82.28

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.