Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-07-27

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 27
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 660▼ 74 vs year ago 697 · −10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 39▼ 34 vs year ago 138 · −24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 6▼ 12 vs year ago 35 · −34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows Steady to 2.00 Higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and steer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Bulls and bull calves mostly 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 $153.56/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$153.56
219 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$140
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$6.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3412155.4064019thin
Medium and Large 1556154.47859159
Medium and Large 2523149.1777941
One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale219 hd
153.56
—
GA average13 barns · 790 hd
150.74
+2.81
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—Average1,50885.181,2852thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31374.499784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30562.9282128
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07156.7460857

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3273175.17/cwt170.00–178.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 2331179.30/cwt175.00–185.005935
Steers—Medium and Large 3335169.54/cwt167.00–172.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 1407174.44/cwt170.00–178.0071016
Steers—Medium and Large 3421154.84/cwt150.00–157.006525
Steers—Medium and Large 2423167.49/cwt165.00–170.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1467161.18/cwt158.00–168.0075311
Steers—Medium and Large 2468154.22/cwt150.00–158.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 3480145.50/cwt140.00–148.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 1501159.57/cwt150.00–160.0079952
Steers—Medium and Large 3530134.54/cwt131.00–139.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 2540144.28/cwt140.00–149.0077914
Steers—Medium and Large 1572149.20/cwt145.00–152.0085313
Steers—Medium and Large 2629135.28/cwt130.00–138.0085113
Steers—Medium and Large 1637147.76/cwt144.00–149.0094140
Steers—Medium and Large 1658142.53/cwt137.00–146.0093827
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283143.89/cwt140.00–148.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323163.31/cwt160.00–167.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333138.09/cwt133.00–143.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362131.09/cwt126.00–136.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367143.79/cwt140.00–148.0052824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426133.98/cwt132.00–136.0057125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428138.53/cwt136.00–145.0059315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471138.39/cwt137.00–142.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480132.07/cwt130.00–136.0063463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535126.52/cwt126.00–130.0067718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565125.93/cwt120.00–129.0071214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611125.12/cwt118.00–128.0076414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210176.90/cwt174.00–180.003713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268170.11/cwt165.00–175.004565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288182.48/cwt180.00–185.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327162.78/cwt160.00–168.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329172.20/cwt170.00–175.0056710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367185.16/cwt180.00–188.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383164.13/cwt160.00–168.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417143.80/cwt140.00–148.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420154.29/cwt150.00–159.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517125.72/cwt120.00–130.006505
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,50885.18/cwt82.00–88.001,2852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03765.04/cwt61.00–68.0067414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05449.87/cwt45.00–52.0052613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09455.84/cwt53.00–60.0061130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19871.21/cwt70.00–72.008534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26766.12/cwt61.00–69.0083814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31374.49/cwt72.00–80.009784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40255.11/cwt52.00–59.0077310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,00854.56/cwt52.00–57.005505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,02055.00/cwt55.00–55.005611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19067.87/cwt60.00–73.008082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22971.83/cwt61.00–78.008837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25571.00/cwt71.00–71.008911

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.