Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.99/cwt +19.65 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 552 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.63/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 545 lb · 77 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.76/cwt ≈ $831/hd at 677 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	712	353	590
Feeder cattle	620	205	381
Slaughter cattle	81	132	187
Replacement cattle	11	16	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, and 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
363–398	382	18	171.00–175.00	$172.69	$660	—
435–438	438	30	170.00–173.00	$172.80	$757	+18.99
455–495	487	5	149.00–151.00	$149.37	$727	—
536–545	545	77	144.00–149.00	$148.63	$810	—
585–590	588	2	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$823	-6.20
640	640	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$822	—
675–681	681	56	130.00–132.00	$131.96	$899	—
755–771	771	41	126.00–127.00	$126.98	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	380	5	150.00–154.00	$152.14	$578	+5.46
660–680	673	4	116.00–126.00	$120.94	$814	+6.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–335	332	18	140.00–147.00	$146.22	$485	+10.24
442–449	448	51	138.00–144.00	$142.83	$640	—
552–555	552	85	135.00–136.00	$135.99	$751	+19.65
670–677	677	58	116.00–123.00	$122.76	$831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–548	545	5	125.00–129.00	$127.41	$694	+16.40
601–645	615	4	103.00–113.00	$108.00	$664	—
655–680	668	3	90.00–100.00	$96.39	$644	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–449	445	2	113.00–117.00	$114.98	$512	+5.94
575–595	585	4	93.00–99.00	$96.22	$563	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1390	1088	80-85%	8	60.00–67.00	$64.86	$706	—
1005–1470	1198	80-85%	18	69.00–75.00	$72.75	$872	—
1055–1480	1228	80-85%	6	76.00–80.00	$77.54	$952	+2.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1155	1025	85-90%	5	48.00–55.00	$50.82	$521	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1730	1623	75-80%	2	74.00–75.00	$74.47	$1,209	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775–1875	1817	5	89.00–95.00	$92.22	$1,676	—
1545–2170	1838	7	100.00–106.00	$102.95	$1,892	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1010	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	59.00–86.00	$75.38	$744

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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
1450–1475	1458	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	975.00–1,175.00	$1,074.43	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.