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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

543 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 430▲ 165 vs year ago 378 · +43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 76▼ 20 vs year ago 128 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 61▼ 26 vs year ago 45 · −57.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Heifers 2.00 lower, Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves, heifers calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.22/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$143.22

142 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$3.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	143.84	897	65
Medium and Large 2	555	143.79	799	51
Medium and Large 3	508	140.56	713	26

One grade step is worth $3.28/cwt here — about $184 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 sale142 hd

143.22

—

GA average14 barns · 1,809 hd

145.64

−2.42

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,244	85.26	1,061	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	78.73	1,191	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	76.53	962	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	55.69	591	27

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	621	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	165.82/cwt	160.00–169.00	685	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	154.67/cwt	154.00–159.00	673	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	146.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	705	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	153.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	750	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	141.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	736	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	144.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	127.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	145.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	882	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	120.31/cwt	119.00–123.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	130.65/cwt	127.00–133.00	865	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	135.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	953	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	141.36/cwt	135.00–144.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	128.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	132.68/cwt	131.00–135.00	556	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	120.84/cwt	117.00–126.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	129.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	605	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	118.15/cwt	113.00–123.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	504	114.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	126.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	649	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	124.25/cwt	118.00–128.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	119.58/cwt	117.00–122.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	807	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	163.94/cwt	160.00–169.00	515	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	166.69/cwt	166.00–168.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	565	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	140.26/cwt	136.00–146.00	579	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,163	83.37/cwt	80.00–88.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,357	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,238	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	62.99/cwt	60.00–68.00	646	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	46.35/cwt	42.00–49.00	485	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	65.95/cwt	64.00–71.00	716	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	55.65/cwt	52.00–59.00	613	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	76.08/cwt	72.00–79.00	947	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	82.97/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,132	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	76.22/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,105	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	83.05/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,291	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,162	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	909	59.33/cwt	52.00–62.00	539	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	79.08/cwt	72.00–88.00	826	4

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Sep 14, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 430Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 76Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 61Year ago 45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,045	72.00–88.00	79.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	909	52.00–62.00	59.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	90.00–92.00	91.23
1	—	1,150	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,163	80.00–88.00	83.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	72.00–79.00	76.22
11	—	1,554	81.00–87.00	83.05
2	—	1,660	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	60.00–68.00	62.99
11	—	1,101	52.00–59.00	55.65
7	—	1,046	42.00–49.00	46.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	72.00–79.00	76.08
14	—	1,364	80.00–87.00	82.97
8	—	1,086	64.00–71.00	65.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	119.00–123.00	120.31
9	—	482	142.00–148.00	146.32
7	—	569	122.00–130.00	127.72
7	—	435	154.00–159.00	154.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	138.00–145.00	141.06
16	—	567	140.00–145.00	144.37
12	—	662	127.00–133.00	130.65
7	—	488	150.00–155.00	153.59
6	—	375	160.00–169.00	165.65
4	—	628	131.00–139.00	135.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	703	130.00–136.00	135.57
26	—	605	140.00–146.00	145.77
9	—	413	160.00–169.00	165.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	110.00–117.00	114.83
18	—	380	125.00–135.00	128.86
8	—	426	117.00–126.00	120.84
8	—	480	113.00–123.00	118.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	135.00–144.00	141.36
2	—	693	115.00–118.00	116.51
19	—	419	131.00–135.00	132.68
2	—	625	117.00–122.00	119.58
24	—	511	120.00–129.00	126.99
13	—	566	118.00–128.00	124.25
11	—	467	125.00–132.00	129.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	136.00–146.00	140.26
16	—	525	120.00–129.00	124.81
7	—	465	130.00–135.00	133.14
4	—	368	150.00–157.00	153.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	314	160.00–169.00	163.94
3	—	362	166.00–168.00	166.69

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.