Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-03-23

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 633 vs last sale 926▲ 183 vs year ago 110 · +166.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 198▼ 152 vs year ago 190 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%

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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 1.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested. steer calves steady , bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $129.40/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$129.40

85 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	131.70	605	68
Medium and Large 2	427	120.18	514	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $91 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 sale85 hd

129.40

—

GA average17 barns · 1,619 hd

125.08

+4.32

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	1,830	86.06	1,575	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	59.23	674	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	57.17	839	6thin

Every lot

30 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	465	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	790	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	139.36/cwt	137.00–140.00	786	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	129.19/cwt	128.00–132.00	885	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	139.43/cwt	138.00–140.00	455	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	122.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	451	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	137.82/cwt	134.00–141.00	514	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	133.56/cwt	132.00–136.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	510	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	131.93/cwt	128.00–134.00	625	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	124.82/cwt	124.00–126.00	659	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	706	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	115.02/cwt	113.00–119.00	676	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	534	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	156.60/cwt	156.00–159.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	154.25/cwt	154.00–155.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	147.67/cwt	145.00–153.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	139.43/cwt	136.00–143.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	123.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	754	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	706	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	87.32/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,609	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	53.52/cwt	49.00–56.00	529	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	62.30/cwt	59.00–66.00	760	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	57.17/cwt	54.00–60.00	839	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	72.47/cwt	63.00–81.00	649	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	72.30/cwt	61.00–82.00	823	4

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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 926Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 198Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,843	84.00–90.00	87.32
1	—	1,780	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,220	59.00–66.00	62.30
7	—	988	49.00–56.00	53.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	54.00–60.00	57.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	121.00–122.00	121.51
3	—	323	165.00–166.00	165.32
3	—	480	145.00–153.00	147.67
4	—	441	154.00–155.00	154.25
4	—	511	136.00–143.00	139.43
5	—	368	156.00–159.00	156.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	122.00–126.00	123.30
6	—	613	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	515	128.00–133.00	130.52
2	—	706	111.00–114.00	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	128.00–134.00	131.93
7	—	422	132.00–136.00	133.56
7	—	326	138.00–140.00	139.43
16	—	567	124.00–125.00	124.49
6	—	528	124.00–126.00	124.82
14	—	373	134.00–141.00	137.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	113.00–119.00	115.02
6	—	426	119.00–120.00	119.65
8	—	368	120.00–128.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	137.00–140.00	139.36
8	—	542	145.00–146.00	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	135.00–136.00	135.33
10	—	685	128.00–132.00	129.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	895	63.00–81.00	72.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	61.00–82.00	72.30

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.