Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $121.11/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 613 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.28/cwt ≈ $559/hd at 461 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.87/cwt ≈ $561/hd at 367 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	334	407	518
Feeder cattle	268	156	333
Slaughter cattle	37	215	124
Replacement cattle	29	36	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 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
401–405	402	10	163.00–165.00	$164.40	$661	+5.76
558–560	559	4	132.00–133.00	$132.50	$741	—
601–618	613	18	120.00–124.00	$121.11	$742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	473	8	144.00–146.00	$145.25	$687	-1.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392–395	393	6	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$532	-2.93
410–415	412	5	135.00–136.00	$135.60	$559	—
452–475	461	12	119.00–123.00	$121.28	$559	—
501–505	502	10	118.00–120.00	$118.40	$594	—
557–585	565	7	115.00–118.00	$117.11	$662	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–293	283	8	128.00–133.00	$129.53	$367	—
415–421	419	6	124.00–125.00	$124.33	$521	+1.54
451–490	467	6	110.00–118.00	$111.69	$522	-5.61
535	535	3	109.00–113.00	$111.67	$597	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–258	257	5	165.00–170.00	$166.20	$427	—
320–335	330	3	163.00–164.00	$163.32	$539	—
351–388	367	10	150.00–154.00	$152.87	$561	—
455–467	462	5	144.00–154.00	$150.06	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–498	488	6	131.00–141.00	$134.19	$655	—
615–645	635	3	112.00–113.00	$112.32	$713	+1.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1265	1106	80-85%	5	46.00–52.00	$49.24	$545	—
1245–1455	1287	80-85%	5	65.00–67.00	$66.23	$852	—
1285–1410	1352	80-85%	6	57.00–64.00	$60.04	$812	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1100	992	85-90%	3	50.00–53.00	$51.77	$514	+8.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2040	1690	2	69.00–74.00	$72.02	$1,217	—
1615–1875	1745	2	84.00–86.00	$85.07	$1,484	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–1070	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	70.00–75.00	$73.03	$645
930–1490	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	59.00–85.00	$68.37	$762
815–1455	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	60.00–82.00	$68.95	$779

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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
1250–1400	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,125.00	$930.95	—

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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.