Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

1,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.01/cwt ≈ $741/hd at 481 lb · 87 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.59/cwt ≈ $574/hd at 408 lb · 73 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $169.40/cwt ≈ $649/hd at 383 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,390	232
Feeder cattle	1,287	161
Slaughter cattle	86	56
Replacement cattle	17	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 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
354–399	383	71	165.00–173.00	$169.40	$649	—
401–420	405	14	159.00–165.00	$162.78	$659	—
460–491	481	87	149.00–159.00	$154.01	$741	—
517–545	526	49	139.00–147.00	$141.59	$745	—
565–578	572	54	131.00–135.00	$132.84	$760	—
618–640	623	39	125.00–128.00	$125.92	$784	—
652–699	655	22	118.00–128.00	$126.42	$828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–242	239	14	160.00–170.00	$168.21	$402	—
330–340	335	4	160.00–168.00	$164.06	$550	-2.97
355–385	374	7	157.00–162.00	$159.70	$597	—
401–440	422	12	148.00–158.00	$153.28	$647	-2.71
455–497	487	17	141.00–148.00	$143.49	$699	—
501–545	531	14	129.00–137.00	$135.16	$718	—
551–599	583	22	120.00–127.00	$125.79	$733	—
625–636	631	11	117.00–124.00	$121.55	$767	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–329	319	14	150.00–157.00	$155.18	$495	—
565–595	583	3	112.00–119.00	$115.67	$674	—
601–635	617	6	105.00–113.00	$108.33	$668	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	163.00–168.00	$165.53	$402	—
313–349	327	43	149.00–152.00	$150.26	$491	—
365–388	382	56	137.00–147.00	$145.69	$557	+9.60
401–411	408	73	131.00–141.00	$140.59	$574	—
451–468	464	45	131.00–136.00	$134.69	$625	—
508–538	522	32	125.00–129.00	$127.78	$667	—
555–583	568	67	115.00–125.00	$120.40	$684	—
608–630	614	33	110.00–117.00	$115.50	$709	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–295	264	19	135.00–145.00	$142.44	$376	—
320–345	332	17	130.00–138.00	$136.48	$453	+0.90
370–380	376	12	125.00–135.00	$129.12	$485	—
401–430	413	21	120.00–130.00	$122.03	$504	-7.07
501–544	516	34	110.00–119.00	$114.92	$593	-0.76
565–599	581	7	106.00–115.00	$111.68	$649	—
702–742	717	10	92.00–97.00	$93.44	$670	+4.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	3	128.00–138.00	$131.95	$288	—
270–295	282	9	125.00–133.00	$129.53	$365	+17.80
355–390	374	8	111.00–121.00	$117.28	$439	—
405–449	431	8	110.00–120.00	$114.09	$492	-4.73
475–490	483	15	110.00–118.00	$115.08	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–470	466	5	143.00–146.00	$144.80	$675	+16.30
551–595	563	8	117.00–125.00	$122.69	$691	+6.15
667–699	684	10	102.00–107.00	$104.46	$715	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667–695	675	5	110.00–114.00	$112.60	$760	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–249	227	2	158.00–168.00	$162.52	$369	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1215	1084	80-85%	5	48.00–52.00	$50.17	$544	—
1050–1275	1168	80-85%	16	53.00–60.00	$55.89	$653	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1445	1370	75-80%	7	52.00–55.00	$53.70	$736	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1145	1045	85-90%	5	42.00–47.00	$43.59	$456	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,112	—
1040–1745	1422	13	81.00–88.00	$84.23	$1,198	—
1000–1790	1486	8	71.00–76.00	$73.85	$1,097	—

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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
1300–1450	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–950.00	$891.02	—

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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.