Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-06-01

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 1
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 484▲ 181 vs year ago 417 · +43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 71▼ 48 vs year ago 132 · −36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 40▲ 3 vs year ago 33 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Bulls 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Heifer calves 1.00 higher, Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.12/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$143.12
232 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$190
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$29.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.12
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3391154.0960348
Medium and Large 1571142.68815159
Medium and Large 2636124.8079325
One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale232 hd
143.12
—
GA average14 barns · 733 hd
138.99
+4.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,53087.211,33515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57578.001,2292thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24070.4687427
CowsLean 85-90%Low93551.0147737

Every lot

37 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3370158.29/cwt150.00–159.0058639
Steers—Medium and Large 3484135.88/cwt135.00–139.006589
Steers—Medium and Large 1513150.24/cwt142.00–152.0077167
Steers—Medium and Large 2527139.77/cwt133.00–143.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1560144.04/cwt140.00–147.0080731
Steers—Medium and Large 1629135.39/cwt130.00–136.0085252
Steers—Medium and Large 2670120.07/cwt115.00–121.0080419
Steers—Medium and Large 1713123.91/cwt120.00–125.008839
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432124.60/cwt120.00–129.0053810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435141.77/cwt135.00–142.0061761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464120.36/cwt115.00–125.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516124.51/cwt121.00–129.0064212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533130.16/cwt130.00–135.0069461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3534112.70/cwt110.00–116.006028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613118.56/cwt116.00–124.007275
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375142.50/cwt138.00–148.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410132.56/cwt130.00–135.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463124.38/cwt120.00–129.0057612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480134.98/cwt132.00–138.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522123.72/cwt120.00–126.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584122.55/cwt120.00–125.007169
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585114.95/cwt112.00–118.006724
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18377.08/cwt75.00–79.009122
Bulls——1,41284.11/cwt81.00–88.001,1886
Bulls——1,73192.77/cwt90.00–99.001,6067
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91644.38/cwt40.00–48.0040720
Cows—Lean 85-90%95154.30/cwt51.00–58.005168
Cows—Lean 85-90%96262.82/cwt60.00–65.006049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16781.53/cwt80.00–84.009513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19274.29/cwt70.00–79.0088612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30763.86/cwt61.00–69.0083512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-267078.00/cwt78.00–78.005231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-387558.07/cwt57.00–59.005082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297062.78/cwt60.00–65.006092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00561.90/cwt60.00–64.006224
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,046703.78/cwt650.00–750.007,36212

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.