Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-01-26

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 26

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 361 vs last sale 521▼ 200 vs year ago 360 · −55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 151▲ 83 vs year ago 55 · +150.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 98▲ 45 vs year ago 30 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $126.33/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$126.33

39 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	128.18	590	27
Medium and Large 2	421	122.15	514	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about $76 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 sale39 hd

126.33

—

GA average17 barns · 1,608 hd

115.39

+10.94

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	1,787	81.35	1,454	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	63.73	948	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	61.01	681	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	44.12	420	8thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	152.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	584	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	141.19/cwt	139.00–142.00	689	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	138.85/cwt	138.00–139.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	126.82/cwt	125.00–127.00	857	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	132.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	558	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	122.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	115.38/cwt	115.00–116.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	120.14/cwt	120.00–121.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	110.96/cwt	108.00–114.00	760	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	166.61/cwt	164.00–169.00	383	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	150.26/cwt	148.00–151.00	472	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	162.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	539	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	146.78/cwt	146.00–148.00	625	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	73.88/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,112	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	83.82/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,587	8
Bulls	—	—	2,068	89.68/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,855	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	39.79/cwt	36.00–43.00	375	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	57.11/cwt	56.00–58.00	559	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	53.73/cwt	50.00–57.00	542	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	62.05/cwt	58.00–65.00	697	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	66.58/cwt	66.00–68.00	823	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	66.56/cwt	66.00–67.00	915	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	62.31/cwt	61.00–64.00	961	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	86.99/cwt	71.00–108.00	813	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	87.54/cwt	70.00–118.00	886	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	100.89/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,123	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	805.41/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,302	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,232.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	15,567	24

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 521Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 151Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 98Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	71.00–75.00	73.88
8	—	1,893	80.00–87.00	83.82
3	—	2,068	88.00–91.00	89.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,123	58.00–65.00	62.05
12	—	1,236	66.00–68.00	66.58
17	—	1,008	50.00–57.00	53.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	61.00–64.00	62.31
2	—	1,375	66.00–67.00	66.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	36.00–43.00	39.79
2	—	978	56.00–58.00	57.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	130.00–132.00	130.50
5	—	482	115.00–116.00	115.38
3	—	442	121.00–125.00	122.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	120.00–121.00	120.14
16	—	421	130.00–136.00	132.63
2	—	685	108.00–114.00	110.96
2	—	368	136.00–140.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	139.00–142.00	141.19
13	—	383	151.00–155.00	152.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	138.00–139.00	138.85
11	—	676	125.00–127.00	126.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	160.00–165.00	162.72
10	—	426	146.00–148.00	146.78
2	—	375	150.00–160.00	154.87
2	—	230	164.00–169.00	166.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	148.00–151.00	150.26

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	94.00–110.00	100.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,012	70.00–118.00	87.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	935	71.00–108.00	86.99

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	24	—	1,263	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,232.51

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	10	—	1,155	725.00–950.00	805.41

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.