Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.14/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.01/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 516 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.82/cwt ≈ $666/hd at 570 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	735	696	143
Feeder cattle	212	559	71
Slaughter cattle	506	101	67
Replacement cattle	17	36	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–392	390	8	148.00–149.00	$148.25	$578	—
457–475	467	9	140.00–146.00	$143.96	$672	+1.74
533–545	539	6	132.00–133.00	$132.49	$714	-10.80
555–572	569	12	132.00–135.00	$134.51	$765	-1.60
620–626	625	6	120.00–122.00	$121.67	$760	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374–398	385	9	128.00–129.00	$128.54	$495	—
402–432	411	10	130.00–133.00	$130.95	$538	-0.94
451–498	475	20	120.00–129.00	$125.14	$594	+0.91
502–545	529	12	119.00–122.00	$119.95	$635	+1.61
559–585	570	13	115.00–119.00	$116.82	$666	—
610–615	613	6	109.00–111.00	$110.34	$676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–410	409	5	133.00–136.00	$134.20	$549	-13.19
501–522	516	15	123.00–133.00	$130.01	$671	—
592–593	592	7	119.00–122.00	$120.29	$712	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1235	1148	80-85%	3	71.00–77.00	$74.85	$859	+7.08
960–1455	1149	80-85%	22	61.00–68.00	$63.58	$731	-4.19
965–1475	1164	80-85%	19	53.00–60.00	$56.87	$662	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1065	944	85-90%	7	56.00–62.00	$59.31	$560	+9.93
930–1315	1055	85-90%	14	45.00–52.00	$47.58	$502	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1580	1411	75-80%	4	58.00–61.00	$59.05	$833	—
1245–1560	1459	75-80%	5	62.00–69.00	$64.23	$937	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1875	1610	4	80.00–84.00	$82.28	$1,325	—
1650–2085	1889	7	86.00–91.00	$89.12	$1,683	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1350	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	66.00–88.00	$76.55	$861
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	59.00	$59.00	$796

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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	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–925.00	$867.31	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.