Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-02-09

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 9

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 162▲ 245 vs year ago 245 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 55▲ 23 vs year ago 168 · +13.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeders steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $126.93/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$126.93

200 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.61

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	127.40	710	179
Medium and Large 2	447	122.94	549	21

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about $161 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 sale200 hd

126.93

—

GA average16 barns · 1,412 hd

120.32

+6.61

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	—	High	1,336	92.62	1,237	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	67.12	730	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	54.95	511	37

Every lot

35 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	154.90/cwt	151.00–159.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	670	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	131.19/cwt	126.00–136.00	683	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	144.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	766	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	138.30/cwt	137.00–139.00	808	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	873	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	127.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	897	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	124.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	978	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	126.80/cwt	126.00–128.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	128.61/cwt	128.00–129.00	611	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	123.87/cwt	121.00–127.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	133.81/cwt	126.00–135.00	703	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	114.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	718	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	744	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	106.98/cwt	102.00–111.00	761	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	684	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	80.06/cwt	79.00–81.00	925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,258	88.99/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,119	11
Bulls	—	—	1,538	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,591	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	44.03/cwt	41.00–48.00	375	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	54.28/cwt	49.00–57.00	503	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	60.96/cwt	58.00–65.00	593	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	62.28/cwt	58.00–65.00	621	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	68.51/cwt	66.00–73.00	764	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	75.25/cwt	74.00–78.00	922	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	66.93/cwt	60.00–74.00	653	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	657	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,340	725.59/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,723	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	14,787	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 162Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 55Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	101.00–106.00	103.47
11	—	1,258	86.00–93.00	88.99
2	—	1,155	79.00–81.00	80.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	851	41.00–48.00	44.03
13	—	927	49.00–57.00	54.28
16	—	973	58.00–65.00	60.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	74.00–78.00	75.25
26	—	997	58.00–65.00	62.28
61	—	1,115	66.00–73.00	68.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	121.00–123.00	121.66
5	—	387	126.00–128.00	126.80
6	—	481	121.00–127.00	123.87
7	—	426	115.00–125.00	119.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	692	105.00–110.00	107.48
16	—	627	112.00–115.00	114.46
8	—	475	128.00–129.00	128.61
18	—	711	102.00–111.00	106.98
116	—	525	126.00–135.00	133.81
5	—	564	118.00–119.00	118.40
6	—	419	135.00–141.00	138.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	404	160.00–165.00	161.69
11	—	705	125.00–128.00	127.27
13	—	584	137.00–139.00	138.30
10	—	784	122.00–125.00	124.70
46	—	530	141.00–145.00	144.54
12	—	680	127.00–129.00	128.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	151.00–159.00	154.90
7	—	479	135.00–145.00	139.85
4	—	521	126.00–136.00	131.19
2	—	578	122.00–130.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	135.00–136.00	135.75

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)	1	—	1,010	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	60.00–74.00	66.93

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	—	1,590	930.00	930.00

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	—	1,340	600.00–875.00	725.59

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.