Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2020-10-27

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 27

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 168▼ 192 vs year ago 444 · −43.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 81▲ 25 vs year ago 31 · +80.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 18 vs year ago 26 · −69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 1.00 lower, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $112.19/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$112.19

55 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	117.70	499	7thin
Medium and Large 1	543	111.64	606	45
Medium and Large 3	382	107.70	411	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $88 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 sale55 hd

112.19

—

GA average15 barns · 891 hd

108.07

+4.13

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	1,433	72.89	1,045	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	54.98	625	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	41.35	389	12

Every lot

28 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 2	297	151.72/cwt	150.00–152.00	451	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	140.11/cwt	140.00–141.00	580	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	120.82/cwt	119.00–121.00	623	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	117.96/cwt	117.00–118.00	793	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	129.19/cwt	129.00–130.00	424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	107.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	117.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	499	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	116.15/cwt	116.00–118.00	531	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	110.19/cwt	107.00–115.00	570	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	101.93/cwt	101.00–102.00	754	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	118.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	337	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	150.04/cwt	146.00–155.00	494	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	150.35/cwt	145.00–154.00	550	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	121.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	472	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	409	140.20/cwt	140.00–142.00	573	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	115.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	553	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	552	111.33/cwt	111.00–113.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	65.11/cwt	60.00–67.00	803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	78.73/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,246	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	39.60/cwt	36.00–43.00	372	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	46.58/cwt	45.00–50.00	440	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,059	50.40/cwt	46.00–53.00	534	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	64.45/cwt	63.00–66.00	759	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	56.85/cwt	54.00–60.00	684	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	57.35/cwt	52.00–64.00	546	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 168Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 81Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	366	145.00–154.00	150.35
10	—	409	140.00–142.00	140.20
2	—	683	104.00–105.00	104.49
9	—	329	146.00–155.00	150.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–126.00	121.91
6	—	552	111.00–113.00	111.33
7	—	481	110.00–118.00	115.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	115.00–125.00	118.22
2	—	478	100.00–105.00	102.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	672	117.00–118.00	117.96
9	—	414	140.00–141.00	140.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	119.00–121.00	120.82
7	—	297	150.00–152.00	151.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	129.00–130.00	129.19
14	—	517	107.00–115.00	110.19
13	—	457	116.00–118.00	116.15
13	—	740	101.00–102.00	101.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	105.00–110.00	107.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	110.00–119.00	117.70

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	2	—	950	600.00	600.00

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	—	952	52.00–64.00	57.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	75.00–81.00	78.73
3	—	1,233	60.00–67.00	65.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	45.00–50.00	46.58
9	—	939	36.00–43.00	39.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	54.00–60.00	56.85
2	—	1,178	63.00–66.00	64.45
7	—	1,059	46.00–53.00	50.40

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.