Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-06-15

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 15
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
896 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 778▲ 337 vs year ago 559 · +60.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 146▲ 61 vs year ago 169 · +36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 54▲ 32 vs year ago 28 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 5.00 higher, Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Bull calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.59/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$134.59
363 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.09
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512135.77695238
Medium and Large 2460132.9861178
Medium and Large 3362131.2847547
One grade step is worth $4.49/cwt here — about $220 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 sale363 hd
134.59
—
GA average14 barns · 1,709 hd
124.49
+10.09
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—Average1,69494.211,5968thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54073.181,12718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28572.3292967
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12862.0370061

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1354169.63/cwt168.00–172.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 1428166.65/cwt161.00–168.0071347
Steers—Medium and Large 3432144.78/cwt140.00–148.0062510
Steers—Medium and Large 1457165.99/cwt164.00–167.007596
Steers—Medium and Large 2460153.34/cwt150.00–157.0070519
Steers—Medium and Large 3460142.93/cwt140.00–146.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 3512132.38/cwt130.00–135.006785
Steers—Medium and Large 2521143.41/cwt140.00–149.0074727
Steers—Medium and Large 1525151.50/cwt150.00–159.0079554
Steers—Medium and Large 1569148.61/cwt142.00–152.0084627
Steers—Medium and Large 2576136.47/cwt130.00–140.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 3583125.04/cwt122.00–128.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 1620147.08/cwt144.00–150.0091234
Steers—Medium and Large 2620133.72/cwt128.00–137.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 1658143.96/cwt140.00–146.009476
Steers—Medium and Large 2686130.78/cwt125.00–135.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1712130.81/cwt130.00–134.0093111
Steers—Medium and Large 1776125.77/cwt120.00–128.0097616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310138.05/cwt130.00–139.0042825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358127.25/cwt125.00–132.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389134.71/cwt130.00–140.0052413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407141.28/cwt138.00–145.0057545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415134.57/cwt130.00–139.0055816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432124.00/cwt120.00–128.0053611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470134.16/cwt126.00–136.0063130
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471118.26/cwt115.00–123.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474138.24/cwt135.00–142.0065553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513134.52/cwt132.00–137.0069068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513131.30/cwt127.00–132.0067414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570133.06/cwt130.00–135.0075827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576120.99/cwt118.00–125.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624130.84/cwt124.00–134.0081645
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313154.80/cwt150.00–160.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320173.13/cwt170.00–180.005546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333163.40/cwt160.00–165.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362144.92/cwt140.00–150.005257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363145.00/cwt140.00–147.0052613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415154.72/cwt150.00–157.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427133.91/cwt130.00–139.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431134.07/cwt130.00–138.005787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505134.90/cwt132.00–138.0068111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523124.22/cwt120.00–128.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526122.96/cwt120.00–128.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566135.38/cwt130.00–137.0076610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581116.48/cwt110.00–119.006777
Bulls—Medium and Large 3586116.43/cwt110.00–119.006827
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5901
Bulls——1,61386.81/cwt84.00–89.001,4002
Bulls——1,77694.01/cwt91.00–99.001,6705
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01672.10/cwt70.00–76.007338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11454.90/cwt50.00–59.0061222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16764.50/cwt60.00–69.0075331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18065.47/cwt62.00–69.0077321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31981.94/cwt80.00–88.001,0817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33574.29/cwt70.00–79.0099239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52175.36/cwt70.00–79.001,1469
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54583.27/cwt80.00–89.001,2873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56764.87/cwt60.00–69.001,0176
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-383055.00/cwt55.00–55.004571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04868.89/cwt63.00–75.007224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22771.22/cwt62.00–82.008745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22972.32/cwt67.00–77.008897
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,86510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,060789.67/cwt600.00–875.008,37110

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.