Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.49/cwt ≈ $906/hd at 689 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.41/cwt ≈ $613/hd at 489 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.86/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 422 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	450	389	648
Feeder cattle	248	187	413
Slaughter cattle	161	133	175
Replacement cattle	41	69	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago. slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	362	3	169.00–170.00	$169.34	$613	—
504–505	504	6	135.00–139.00	$137.66	$694	-3.24
653–697	689	32	124.00–134.00	$131.49	$906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	163.00–165.00	$163.50	$556	—
485–495	492	3	146.00–147.00	$146.33	$720	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286–292	289	7	132.00–133.00	$132.43	$383	—
330–335	332	6	133.00–135.00	$134.33	$446	-7.48
412–436	422	12	126.00–128.00	$126.86	$535	-1.95
467–496	489	24	121.00–128.00	$125.41	$613	—
660–668	665	5	101.00–105.00	$102.59	$682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	5	125.00–127.00	$125.80	$352	—
475–487	482	8	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$569	-4.70
520	520	3	105.00–115.00	$108.33	$563	+0.01
551–588	568	5	102.00–105.00	$103.84	$590	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	95.00–103.00	$97.67	$425	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–295	287	6	167.00–168.00	$167.34	$480	—
325–345	335	6	165.00–167.00	$165.97	$556	-1.08
409–430	417	8	160.00–164.00	$162.53	$678	-1.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–438	433	7	150.00–153.00	$150.84	$653	-4.64
765–799	782	2	91.00–92.00	$91.49	$715	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1375	1152	80-85%	27	49.00–56.00	$53.90	$621	—
1100–1290	1193	80-85%	11	65.00–69.00	$66.27	$791	—
885–1435	1215	80-85%	62	57.00–64.00	$60.39	$734	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1120	946	85-90%	10	39.00–46.00	$43.32	$410	-13.50
990–1040	1015	85-90%	2	48.00–54.00	$51.07	$518	+0.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1700	1416	75-80%	12	56.00–63.00	$59.12	$837	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2080	1431	5	72.00–79.00	$76.11	$1,089	-7.93
1185–2110	1560	3	85.00–89.00	$87.69	$1,368	—
1750–2025	1888	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,831	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	50.00	$50.00	$425
1000–1470	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	61.00–92.00	$72.88	$916
1135–1450	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	58.00–76.00	$66.70	$844

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275–1385	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,100.00	$1,018.56	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	525.00–550.00	$542.19	-337.24

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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.