Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2021-11-09

Thomasville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 9
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 308▲ 79 vs year ago 187 · +42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 110▼ 32 vs year ago 133 · −24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 52 vs year ago 69 · −75.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, Steer calves and bull calves 5.00 higher, Heifer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, 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 $147.82/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$147.82
49 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$121
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$9.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3400151.516069thin
Medium and Large 1590147.5087036
Medium and Large 2510142.457264thin
One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale49 hd
147.82
—
GA average14 barns · 761 hd
142.44
+5.38
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—Average1,57981.481,28616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40962.0287419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10760.9867517
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01048.8049331

Every lot

45 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3308162.31/cwt160.00–167.005003
Steers—Medium and Large 1380175.59/cwt172.00–180.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 3413146.77/cwt145.00–150.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1426169.99/cwt167.00–176.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 3478145.46/cwt140.00–148.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 2510142.45/cwt140.00–145.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1643140.27/cwt140.00–148.0090228
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313127.89/cwt125.00–133.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361131.21/cwt130.00–135.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367123.45/cwt120.00–130.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417124.10/cwt120.00–127.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460119.60/cwt115.00–124.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516120.71/cwt115.00–124.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530131.79/cwt125.00–135.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605122.51/cwt121.00–124.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668117.55/cwt115.00–120.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705111.53/cwt107.00–116.007862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225169.89/cwt165.00–175.003822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273160.19/cwt157.00–163.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315166.21/cwt163.00–173.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320153.19/cwt150.00–159.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365170.14/cwt165.00–175.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368156.33/cwt153.00–160.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379143.35/cwt140.00–145.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413161.77/cwt160.00–165.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 3457126.70/cwt122.00–129.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510129.62/cwt127.00–135.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527121.84/cwt115.00–125.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605111.02/cwt109.00–113.006722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27375.46/cwt72.00–79.009616
Bulls——1,58089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4061
Bulls——1,78284.65/cwt80.00–88.001,5089
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99251.17/cwt48.00–55.005086
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00642.80/cwt40.00–47.0043116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02857.90/cwt56.00–59.005959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03054.20/cwt50.00–56.005584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11062.35/cwt58.00–64.0069211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24366.99/cwt66.00–68.008332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27061.37/cwt58.00–64.007797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46166.75/cwt66.00–69.009758
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55053.71/cwt50.00–57.008334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-384554.00/cwt54.00–54.004561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288066.00/cwt66.00–66.005811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05363.27/cwt60.00–66.006664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,305.45/cwt1,125.00–1,525.0017,0756

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.