Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-09-08

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 537▼ 236 vs year ago 496 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 253▲ 223 vs year ago 149 · +149.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 10▼ 77 vs year ago 98 · −78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower, steer calves steady,bull calves steady to 5.00 lower,heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.34/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −71.87 against this barn's trailing median of $200.22.

Average price

$128.34

61 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	141.09	613	28
Medium and Large 2	539	117.53	633	33

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale61 hd

128.34

—

GA average17 barns · 1,045 hd

123.55

+4.79

This barn, trailing median8 sales

200.22

−71.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $211.56, low $152.28, median $200.22 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,428	84.93	1,213	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	65.09	944	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	63.13	727	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	50.58	486	43

Every lot

29 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	481	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	654	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	129.66/cwt	129.00–132.00	683	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	471	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	121.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	118.21/cwt	115.00–121.00	628	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	116.87/cwt	112.00–119.00	671	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	109.57/cwt	104.00–114.00	677	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	148.80/cwt	145.00–153.00	545	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	145.48/cwt	144.00–148.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	125.70/cwt	121.00–128.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	136.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	503	123.20/cwt	122.00–125.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	592	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	662	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	84.93/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	46.65/cwt	44.00–51.00	429	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	57.21/cwt	54.00–61.00	589	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	64.76/cwt	62.00–69.00	740	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	58.16/cwt	54.00–61.00	671	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	71.81/cwt	70.00–77.00	880	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	65.74/cwt	62.00–69.00	943	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	70.72/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,037	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	59.25/cwt	56.00–61.00	873	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,133	886.40/cwt	625.00–1,025.00	10,043	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	69.82/cwt	57.00–82.00	810	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	64.28/cwt	55.00–89.00	759	6

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 Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 537Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 253Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	145.00–153.00	148.80
6	—	406	144.00–148.00	145.48
16	—	471	135.00–140.00	136.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	121.00–128.00	125.70
5	—	503	122.00–125.00	123.20
6	—	439	125.00–128.00	127.00
19	—	592	110.00–115.00	111.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	110.00–117.00	113.46
7	—	462	118.00–123.00	121.29
8	—	574	112.00–119.00	116.87
11	—	618	104.00–114.00	109.57
12	—	531	115.00–121.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	129.00–130.00	129.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	135.00–137.00	135.99
9	—	527	129.00–132.00	129.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	12	—	1,133	625.00–1,025.00	886.40

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	57.00–82.00	69.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,181	55.00–89.00	64.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,474	56.00–61.00	59.25
20	—	1,435	62.00–69.00	65.74
7	—	1,467	70.00–73.00	70.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,030	54.00–61.00	57.21
27	—	919	44.00–51.00	46.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	70.00–77.00	71.81
40	—	1,153	54.00–61.00	58.16
79	—	1,143	62.00–69.00	64.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	82.00–88.00	84.93

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.