Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-07-13

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 13
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
▲ 509 vs last sale 252▲ 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 104▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 55▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Steer calves and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.47/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$137.47
212 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.16
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555139.11773111
Medium and Large 2456136.9562577
Medium and Large 3395131.5451924
One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about $254 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 sale212 hd
137.47
—
GA average13 barns · 1,676 hd
129.30
+8.16
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—Average1,61892.171,49110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17866.9878934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44265.0893913
CowsLean 85-90%High96058.3156034

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205194.10/cwt190.00–198.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 1352182.42/cwt181.00–185.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 2416164.24/cwt160.00–167.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 3421155.39/cwt152.00–158.006547
Steers—Medium and Large 3469142.09/cwt140.00–150.0066610
Steers—Medium and Large 2474158.86/cwt155.00–162.0075322
Steers—Medium and Large 1479171.64/cwt166.00–175.0082216
Steers—Medium and Large 1513159.44/cwt157.00–166.0081822
Steers—Medium and Large 3523133.30/cwt130.00–140.0069718
Steers—Medium and Large 2535145.59/cwt143.00–150.0077911
Steers—Medium and Large 2558147.40/cwt140.00–149.0082212
Steers—Medium and Large 3580126.52/cwt120.00–128.0073411
Steers—Medium and Large 1585153.53/cwt150.00–157.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 3626123.74/cwt120.00–125.0077516
Steers—Medium and Large 1635146.32/cwt140.00–148.0092930
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3303142.28/cwt140.00–146.004317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305166.05/cwt160.00–169.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325152.29/cwt150.00–156.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371142.65/cwt140.00–144.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380133.74/cwt130.00–137.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415145.49/cwt140.00–150.0060417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416125.24/cwt120.00–127.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419134.90/cwt132.00–139.0056518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480137.48/cwt130.00–139.0066038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481123.72/cwt120.00–125.005957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486145.19/cwt144.00–150.0070620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526143.19/cwt140.00–148.0075315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527127.77/cwt125.00–135.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572136.90/cwt131.00–141.0078322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574127.23/cwt120.00–130.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615133.68/cwt130.00–135.0082218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776125.00/cwt120.00–126.0097016
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3203174.59/cwt170.00–177.003543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278164.36/cwt160.00–169.004577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333177.51/cwt176.00–180.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378150.89/cwt148.00–155.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384172.26/cwt170.00–175.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405163.46/cwt160.00–167.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422139.06/cwt136.00–143.005879
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467133.25/cwt130.00–135.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469151.97/cwt148.00–157.0071313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478143.41/cwt140.00–147.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523131.83/cwt130.00–137.0068911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570130.20/cwt125.00–134.007427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1706116.01/cwt110.00–118.008195
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41386.79/cwt85.00–89.001,2263
Bulls——1,70694.48/cwt91.00–98.001,6127
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86448.02/cwt46.00–50.004155
Cows—Lean 85-90%96556.52/cwt52.00–59.0054514
Cows—Lean 85-90%98863.40/cwt60.00–67.0062615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15066.01/cwt61.00–69.0075921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18756.69/cwt52.00–60.006733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23572.09/cwt70.00–76.0089010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36065.68/cwt61.00–69.008938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52572.27/cwt70.00–74.001,1022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60758.68/cwt58.00–60.009433
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,090975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,6286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13574.44/cwt70.00–82.008453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16371.95/cwt70.00–74.008372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,39066.00/cwt66.00–66.009171

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.