Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-02-23

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 23

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

620 head

▲ 415 vs last sale 205▲ 239 vs year ago 381 · +62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 132▼ 106 vs year ago 187 · −56.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 11 vs year ago 22 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.25/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$145.25

240 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	145.53	861	231
Medium and Large 2	510	138.27	706	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $155 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 sale240 hd

145.25

—

GA average11 barns · 468 hd

141.15

+4.10

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	1,829	98.48	1,801	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	74.47	1,209	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	71.68	843	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	50.82	521	5thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	152.14/cwt	150.00–154.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	172.69/cwt	171.00–175.00	660	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	172.80/cwt	170.00–173.00	757	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	149.37/cwt	149.00–151.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	148.63/cwt	144.00–149.00	810	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	120.94/cwt	116.00–126.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	131.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	899	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	126.98/cwt	126.00–127.00	979	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	146.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	485	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	142.83/cwt	138.00–144.00	640	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	127.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	135.99/cwt	135.00–136.00	751	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	96.22/cwt	93.00–99.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	108.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	96.39/cwt	90.00–100.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	122.76/cwt	116.00–123.00	831	58
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,817	92.22/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,676	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,892	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	50.82/cwt	48.00–55.00	521	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	64.86/cwt	60.00–67.00	706	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	72.75/cwt	69.00–75.00	872	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	77.54/cwt	76.00–80.00	952	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	74.47/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,209	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	1,074.43/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	15,665	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	75.38/cwt	59.00–86.00	744	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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 205Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 132Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	76.00–80.00	77.54
8	—	1,088	60.00–67.00	64.86
18	—	1,198	69.00–75.00	72.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	74.00–75.00	74.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	48.00–55.00	50.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,817	89.00–95.00	92.22
7	—	1,838	100.00–106.00	102.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	448	138.00–144.00	142.83
58	—	677	116.00–123.00	122.76
18	—	332	140.00–147.00	146.22
85	—	552	135.00–136.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	113.00–117.00	114.98
4	—	585	93.00–99.00	96.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	90.00–100.00	96.39
5	—	545	125.00–129.00	127.41
4	—	615	103.00–113.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	116.00–126.00	120.94
5	—	380	150.00–154.00	152.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	149.00–151.00	149.37
30	—	438	170.00–173.00	172.80
56	—	681	130.00–132.00	131.96
41	—	771	126.00–127.00	126.98
18	—	382	171.00–175.00	172.69
77	—	545	144.00–149.00	148.63
2	—	640	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	588	139.00–141.00	140.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,458	975.00–1,175.00	1,074.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	650.00	650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	59.00–86.00	75.38

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.