Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.85/cwt ≈ $775/hd at 504 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.18/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 476 lb · 68 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.98/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 377 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	696	413	549
Feeder cattle	559	237	455
Slaughter cattle	101	140	94
Replacement cattle	36	36	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, bull calves lightly tested , heifer calves steady to 2.00 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
503–545	504	71	149.00–154.00	$153.85	$775	—
555–560	558	2	148.00–149.00	$148.50	$829	—
619–620	619	6	134.00–137.00	$136.00	$842	+2.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–328	328	8	164.00–165.00	$164.12	$538	—
414–418	417	13	151.00–158.00	$153.14	$639	—
472–493	483	11	140.00–146.00	$142.22	$687	—
545–546	546	7	143.00–144.00	$143.29	$782	—
587–595	588	9	136.00–137.00	$136.11	$800	—
720–740	729	4	124.00–128.00	$126.50	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–308	305	6	153.00–159.00	$157.03	$479	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	377	20	141.00–148.00	$142.98	$539	+4.25
451–494	476	68	134.00–138.00	$137.18	$653	+2.77
507–515	508	8	130.00–133.00	$130.38	$662	-0.60
551–595	577	10	121.00–129.00	$122.93	$709	-6.80
620–635	630	3	121.00–122.00	$121.33	$764	+1.01
702–715	704	7	114.00–118.00	$114.87	$809	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–298	286	10	133.00–139.00	$136.71	$391	—
303–320	310	5	131.00–139.00	$134.31	$416	-2.48
420–422	421	9	131.00–134.00	$131.89	$555	+8.01
464–495	469	11	122.00–132.00	$124.23	$583	—
519–535	522	6	118.00–120.00	$118.34	$618	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–385	379	6	121.00–128.00	$122.18	$463	—
455–480	463	3	113.00–115.00	$113.69	$526	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–449	413	9	145.00–151.00	$147.39	$609	-6.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1364	1082	80-85%	15	57.00–64.00	$62.27	$674	—
895–1265	1139	80-85%	4	73.00–80.00	$75.96	$865	+15.01
995–1405	1145	80-85%	22	65.00–72.00	$67.77	$776	+6.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–940	818	85-90%	3	53.00–57.00	$54.91	$449	—
795–1195	949	85-90%	6	47.00–52.00	$49.38	$469	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1650	1505	75-80%	4	64.00–71.00	$66.91	$1,007	—
1285–1700	1507	75-80%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.41	$925	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1295	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	64.00–69.00	$66.03	$828

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1320–1405	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	55.00–56.00	$55.52	$757

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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
1200–1400	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	900.00–1,325.00	$1,151.94	+44.38

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1175	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–925.00	$848.44	—

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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.