Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.40/cwt ≈ $435/hd at 367 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $122.72/cwt ≈ $534/hd at 435 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $121.87/cwt ≈ $559/hd at 459 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	735	528
Feeder cattle	331	212	402
Slaughter cattle	83	506	84
Replacement cattle	22	17	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–565	558	4	120.00–126.00	$123.04	$687	—
610–630	623	3	110.00–119.00	$116.06	$723	—
650–660	655	4	100.00–108.00	$104.03	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	307	6	122.00–132.00	$126.31	$388	—
350–395	367	21	115.00–125.00	$118.40	$435	—
410–430	419	8	115.00–122.00	$118.96	$498	—
450–495	470	6	110.00–117.00	$113.88	$535	—
510–538	527	8	105.00–115.00	$110.86	$584	—
550–590	561	7	100.00–110.00	$102.80	$577	—
600–640	626	6	100.00–108.00	$104.87	$656	—
675–680	678	3	90.00–97.00	$94.68	$642	—
755–760	758	3	80.00–88.00	$82.65	$626	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	431	10	120.00–127.00	$125.02	$539	-5.93
490–492	491	5	120.00–124.00	$121.60	$597	-3.54
500–540	512	9	110.00–122.00	$118.23	$605	-1.72
650–695	680	3	100.00–105.00	$103.41	$703	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	265	5	135.00–145.00	$139.78	$370	—
360–370	365	4	125.00–132.00	$128.55	$469	—
410–447	435	18	117.00–125.00	$122.72	$534	—
450–490	459	10	115.00–125.00	$121.87	$559	—
505–545	528	6	110.00–120.00	$114.01	$602	—
555–580	567	7	110.00–118.00	$112.24	$636	—
630–640	635	4	100.00–110.00	$105.04	$667	—
650–675	667	3	90.00–95.00	$93.38	$623	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	523	4	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$641	-7.45
615–620	618	3	110.00–117.00	$114.68	$709	—
700–728	721	8	101.00–107.00	$102.46	$739	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1370	1226	80-85%	13	55.00–61.00	$59.35	$728	—
1115–1540	1336	80-85%	26	62.00–69.00	$66.06	$883	—
1200–1606	1418	80-85%	8	70.00–78.00	$73.16	$1,037	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–940	888	85-90%	5	44.00–48.00	$46.77	$415	—
985–1025	1007	85-90%	15	52.00–59.00	$55.94	$563	—
1045–1095	1080	85-90%	4	61.00–64.00	$63.00	$680	+15.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1800	1632	75-80%	5	54.00–61.00	$58.87	$961	—
1570–1705	1632	75-80%	9	62.00–69.00	$64.99	$1,061	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1430	1275	2	73.00–76.00	$74.32	$948	—
1005–1820	1359	4	82.00–87.00	$84.74	$1,152	—
1655	1655	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,539	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–995	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	53.00–57.00	$55.05	$532
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$594

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	64.00	$64.00	$707
1065–1350	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	61.00–64.00	$62.68	$757

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	+25.00

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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.