Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.63/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 421 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $152.35/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 383 lb · 13 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $126.82/cwt ≈ $857/hd at 676 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	373	770	445
Feeder cattle	160	521	360
Slaughter cattle	138	151	55
Replacement cattle	75	98	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves steady, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–389	383	13	151.00–155.00	$152.35	$584	+3.10
475–498	488	6	139.00–142.00	$141.19	$689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–535	512	7	138.00–139.00	$138.85	$711	+1.18
655–678	676	11	125.00–127.00	$126.82	$857	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	2	136.00–140.00	$137.99	$508	+4.91
415–428	421	16	130.00–136.00	$132.63	$558	+1.12
512–515	512	7	120.00–121.00	$120.14	$615	+1.47
675–695	685	2	108.00–114.00	$110.96	$760	+6.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–330	329	4	130.00–132.00	$130.50	$429	—
435–445	442	3	121.00–125.00	$122.31	$541	—
451–498	482	5	115.00–116.00	$115.38	$556	+1.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	164.00–169.00	$166.61	$383	—
310–349	331	5	160.00–165.00	$162.72	$539	+4.55
365–385	375	2	150.00–160.00	$154.87	$581	—
418–432	426	10	146.00–148.00	$146.78	$625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	314	4	148.00–151.00	$150.26	$472	+1.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1200	1008	80-85%	17	50.00–57.00	$53.73	$542	—
865–1475	1123	80-85%	55	58.00–65.00	$62.05	$697	-2.24
1065–1430	1236	80-85%	12	66.00–68.00	$66.58	$823	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1180	943	85-90%	6	36.00–43.00	$39.79	$375	—
870–1085	978	85-90%	2	56.00–58.00	$57.11	$559	+19.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1535	1375	75-80%	2	66.00–67.00	$66.56	$915	—
1375–1635	1543	75-80%	4	61.00–64.00	$62.31	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1815	1505	6	71.00–75.00	$73.88	$1,112	—
1450–2160	1893	8	80.00–87.00	$83.82	$1,587	—
1920–2185	2068	3	88.00–91.00	$89.68	$1,855	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1050	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	71.00–108.00	$86.99	$813
700–1500	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	70.00–118.00	$87.54	$886
1045–1245	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	94.00–110.00	$100.89	$1,123

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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
1050–1450	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,232.51	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	725.00–950.00	$805.41	—

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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.