Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-01-12

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 12

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 156▼ 65 vs year ago 333 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 215▼ 87 vs year ago 124 · −70.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 36▼ 32 vs year ago 61 · −52.5%

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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 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady, 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 $122.80/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$122.80

63 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	123.73	585	40
Medium and Large 2	399	121.19	484	23

One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about $101 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 sale63 hd

122.80

—

GA average17 barns · 1,259 hd

114.44

+8.37

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	1,718	78.54	1,349	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	58.60	735	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	51.77	514	3thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	164.40/cwt	163.00–165.00	661	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	145.25/cwt	144.00–146.00	687	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	121.11/cwt	120.00–124.00	742	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	129.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	367	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	121.28/cwt	119.00–123.00	559	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	111.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	522	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	118.40/cwt	118.00–120.00	594	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	111.67/cwt	109.00–113.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	117.11/cwt	115.00–118.00	662	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	257	166.20/cwt	165.00–170.00	427	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	163.32/cwt	163.00–164.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	152.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	561	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	150.06/cwt	144.00–154.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	134.19/cwt	131.00–141.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	112.32/cwt	112.00–113.00	713	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	72.02/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	85.07/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,484	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	51.77/cwt	50.00–53.00	514	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	49.24/cwt	46.00–52.00	545	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	66.23/cwt	65.00–67.00	852	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	60.04/cwt	57.00–64.00	812	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	930.95/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	12,521	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	73.03/cwt	70.00–75.00	645	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	68.37/cwt	59.00–85.00	762	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	68.95/cwt	60.00–82.00	779	8

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 156Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 215Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	46.00–52.00	49.24
6	—	1,352	57.00–64.00	60.04
5	—	1,287	65.00–67.00	66.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	50.00–53.00	51.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	69.00–74.00	72.02
2	—	1,745	84.00–86.00	85.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	150.00–154.00	152.87
3	—	330	163.00–164.00	163.32
5	—	257	165.00–170.00	166.20
5	—	462	144.00–154.00	150.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	112.00–113.00	112.32
6	—	488	131.00–141.00	134.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	135.00–136.00	135.34
10	—	502	118.00–120.00	118.40
7	—	565	115.00–118.00	117.11
12	—	461	119.00–123.00	121.28
5	—	412	135.00–136.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	124.00–125.00	124.33
8	—	283	128.00–133.00	129.53
6	—	467	110.00–118.00	111.69
3	—	535	109.00–113.00	111.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	402	163.00–165.00	164.40
18	—	613	120.00–124.00	121.11
4	—	559	132.00–133.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	144.00–146.00	145.25

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	10	—	1,345	850.00–1,125.00	930.95

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)	2	—	883	70.00–75.00	73.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,130	60.00–82.00	68.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	59.00–85.00	68.37

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.