Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $117.96/cwt ≈ $793/hd at 672 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.19/cwt ≈ $570/hd at 517 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.35/cwt ≈ $550/hd at 366 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	316	259	501
Feeder cattle	252	168	444
Slaughter cattle	56	81	31
Replacement cattle	8	10	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 1.00 lower, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–414	414	9	140.00–141.00	$140.11	$580	—
670–672	672	23	117.00–118.00	$117.96	$793	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–298	297	7	150.00–152.00	$151.72	$451	—
516–520	516	11	119.00–121.00	$120.82	$623	+0.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–332	328	5	129.00–130.00	$129.19	$424	—
455–457	457	13	116.00–118.00	$116.15	$531	—
510–535	517	14	107.00–115.00	$110.19	$570	—
720–742	740	13	101.00–102.00	$101.93	$754	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–430	424	7	110.00–119.00	$117.70	$499	+4.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	382	3	105.00–110.00	$107.70	$411	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–332	329	9	146.00–155.00	$150.04	$494	—
354–386	366	13	145.00–154.00	$150.35	$550	—
409–412	409	10	140.00–142.00	$140.20	$573	—
675–690	683	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$714	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	387	3	120.00–126.00	$121.91	$472	—
470–484	481	7	110.00–118.00	$115.02	$553	+4.73
552–553	552	6	111.00–113.00	$111.33	$615	+8.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	285	3	115.00–125.00	$118.22	$337	—
460–495	478	2	100.00–105.00	$102.41	$490	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1290	1059	80-85%	7	46.00–53.00	$50.40	$534	+2.38
1140–1215	1178	80-85%	2	63.00–66.00	$64.45	$759	+10.22
1050–1570	1204	80-85%	7	54.00–60.00	$56.85	$684	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1060	939	85-90%	9	36.00–43.00	$39.60	$372	—
895–990	945	85-90%	3	45.00–50.00	$46.58	$440	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1555	1233	3	60.00–67.00	$65.11	$803	—
1395–1865	1583	4	75.00–81.00	$78.73	$1,246	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1045	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	52.00–64.00	$57.35	$546

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.