Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-08-31

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 31
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 450 vs last sale 770▼ 217 vs year ago 537 · −40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 91▼ 194 vs year ago 253 · −76.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 34 vs year ago 10 · +340.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, 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 $127.88/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$127.88
100 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.94
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549129.9071318thin
Medium and Large 2462129.7459954
Medium and Large 3404123.0249728
One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $217 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 sale100 hd
127.88
—
GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd
126.94
+0.94
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—High1,35987.091,18311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04371.2674317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32870.6193711
CowsLean 85-90%Average96360.1457916

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3384155.53/cwt150.00–159.005975
Steers—Medium and Large 2413164.48/cwt159.00–167.0067916
Steers—Medium and Large 2463155.83/cwt150.00–159.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 3465143.36/cwt140.00–145.0066715
Steers—Medium and Large 3620125.80/cwt120.00–129.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 2693134.66/cwt130.00–135.0093314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3311135.34/cwt130.00–139.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319143.44/cwt140.00–147.004585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368136.48/cwt132.00–139.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377142.32/cwt140.00–150.005379
Heifers—Medium and Large 3386123.03/cwt120.00–129.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423133.60/cwt130.00–135.0056518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.98/cwt115.00–125.0051410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467117.20/cwt112.00–122.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476125.04/cwt120.00–128.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530123.38/cwt120.00–124.0065414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569122.90/cwt120.00–124.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721117.48/cwt110.00–119.008479
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316152.96/cwt150.00–159.004835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368144.97/cwt140.00–150.005334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383162.42/cwt160.00–165.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416134.52/cwt130.00–137.005604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429145.24/cwt140.00–147.0062311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478124.59/cwt120.00–126.0059611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479135.49/cwt131.00–140.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 3507115.18/cwt112.00–122.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520126.66/cwt122.00–130.0065912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563125.21/cwt120.00–128.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569115.65/cwt115.00–117.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611117.98/cwt115.00–122.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677116.29/cwt112.00–119.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715118.03/cwt114.00–122.008442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07272.63/cwt72.00–74.007793
Bulls——1,17088.75/cwt86.00–91.001,0383
Bulls——1,64494.78/cwt92.00–99.001,5585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90549.94/cwt49.00–51.004522
Cows—Lean 85-90%94656.33/cwt52.00–59.005336
Cows—Boner 80-85%98675.23/cwt72.00–78.007428
Cows—Lean 85-90%99165.54/cwt62.00–69.006508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09062.00/cwt62.00–62.006761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09468.44/cwt65.00–71.007498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25176.74/cwt74.00–80.009604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31669.98/cwt65.00–72.009215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51059.91/cwt58.00–62.009052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,147.22/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0012,3906
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,233926.72/cwt875.00–975.0011,4264
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,01873.43/cwt72.00–74.007483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04888.87/cwt80.00–101.009314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,12070.00/cwt70.00–70.007841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,26567.39/cwt64.00–71.008522

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.