Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-10-06

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 6

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 401▲ 141 vs year ago 236 · +59.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 212▼ 54 vs year ago 146 · −37.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 21 · +47.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 4.00 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 $121.66/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$121.66

141 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.86

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	125.51	581	90
Medium and Large 2	439	114.87	504	51

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $77 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 sale141 hd

121.66

—

GA average17 barns · 1,352 hd

112.80

+8.86

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	1,577	74.34	1,172	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	57.09	868	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	52.44	636	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	41.62	394	20

Every lot

31 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	156.25/cwt	156.00–157.00	597	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	141.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	604	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	136.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	660	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	130.11/cwt	128.00–132.00	632	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	120.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	126.80/cwt	123.00–131.00	727	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	125.06/cwt	121.00–127.00	848	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	296	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	125.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	130.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	472	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	117.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	467	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	113.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	522	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	126.16/cwt	118.00–128.00	597	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	570	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	110.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	650	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	117.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	590	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	69.07/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,039	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	83.57/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,425	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	37.72/cwt	35.00–42.00	350	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	47.48/cwt	44.00–51.00	462	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	48.76/cwt	45.00–52.00	577	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	54.61/cwt	53.00–57.00	672	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	57.09/cwt	55.00–58.00	868	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	65.79/cwt	58.00–77.00	737	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	61.10/cwt	55.00–69.00	736	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	62.09/cwt	56.00–85.00	756	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,625	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 401Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 212Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 17Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	137.00–145.00	141.03
12	—	678	121.00–127.00	125.06
24	—	483	136.00–140.00	136.63
6	—	634	125.00–127.00	126.01
9	—	573	123.00–131.00	126.80
11	—	382	156.00–157.00	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	120.00–123.00	120.85
9	—	486	128.00–132.00	130.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	105.00–113.00	110.33
64	—	473	118.00–128.00	126.16
15	—	361	128.00–135.00	130.64
2	—	333	134.00–135.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	458	110.00–117.00	113.97
13	—	515	110.00–113.00	110.69
3	—	322	120.00–128.00	125.39
7	—	376	115.00–125.00	117.57
6	—	413	112.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	225	130.00–133.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	112.00–113.00	112.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	115.00–123.00	117.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,504	66.00–72.00	69.07
4	—	1,705	82.00–85.00	83.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	55.00–58.00	57.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	44.00–51.00	47.48
12	—	928	35.00–42.00	37.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,230	53.00–57.00	54.61
13	—	1,183	45.00–52.00	48.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,217	56.00–85.00	62.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	55.00–69.00	61.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,120	58.00–77.00	65.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	700.00	700.00

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.