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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 26

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 131▲ 17 vs year ago 252 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 108▲ 18 vs year ago 56 · +32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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 $142.07/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$142.07

58 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	148.42	615	19thin
Medium and Large 1	536	143.79	771	17thin
Medium and Large 3	458	135.26	619	22

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale58 hd

142.07

—

GA average15 barns · 576 hd

145.05

−2.98

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	—	Low	1,745	78.22	1,365	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	63.00	886	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	59.62	690	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	46.22	474	27

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	164.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	154.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	553	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	138.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	144.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	720	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	603	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	816	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	134.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	121.19/cwt	117.00–125.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	114.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	128.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	125.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.63/cwt	113.00–120.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	119.09/cwt	115.00–123.00	670	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	714	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	113.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	751	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	503	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	456	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	155.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	502	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	357	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	152.11/cwt	148.00–156.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	164.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	145.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	133.37/cwt	131.00–138.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	121.19/cwt	116.00–126.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	553	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	130.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	795	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	805	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	83.05/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	75.17/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,331	8
Bulls	—	—	1,855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	535	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	44.53/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	51.03/cwt	49.00–55.00	534	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	60.42/cwt	58.00–65.00	714	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	883	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	62.00/cwt	58.00–65.00	885	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	391	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	846	52.32/cwt	50.00–57.00	443	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	707	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,940	2

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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 131Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 108Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	130.00–138.00	134.18
4	—	520	113.00–120.00	116.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	110.00–119.00	114.56
4	—	373	117.00–125.00	121.19
3	—	310	125.00–129.00	126.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	115.00–123.00	119.09
3	—	662	110.00–120.00	113.40
4	—	420	123.00–133.00	128.24
4	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.60
4	—	360	130.00–140.00	135.07
4	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.46
5	—	461	120.00–130.00	125.48
4	—	620	110.00–120.00	115.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	133.00–143.00	138.24
4	—	563	120.00–126.00	123.07
3	—	513	130.00–135.00	131.75
4	—	330	150.00–158.00	154.12
3	—	603	105.00–108.00	106.01
4	—	368	145.00–155.00	150.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	140.00–145.00	142.56
4	—	310	160.00–168.00	164.13
5	—	424	140.00–148.00	144.98
2	—	605	120.00–130.00	125.04
4	—	360	150.00–159.00	154.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	140.00–143.00	141.52
4	—	520	140.00–149.00	144.67
5	—	467	150.00–157.00	154.27
4	—	618	130.00–134.00	132.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	125.00–133.00	130.38
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.59
4	—	670	115.00–125.00	120.15
4	—	305	160.00–170.00	165.08
4	—	373	160.00–168.00	164.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	148.00–156.00	152.11
4	—	420	143.00–148.00	145.62
3	—	453	131.00–138.00	133.37
5	—	324	150.00–158.00	155.04
4	—	553	115.00–125.00	120.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	130.00–140.00	135.00
4	—	315	140.00–149.00	144.71
4	—	520	116.00–126.00	121.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,017	40.00–47.00	44.53
7	—	1,047	49.00–55.00	51.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,428	58.00–65.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,182	58.00–65.00	60.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,770	73.00–79.00	75.17
1	—	1,855	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,588	80.00–87.00	83.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	846	50.00–57.00	52.32

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.