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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $132.10/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 562 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.39/cwt ≈ $621/hd at 507 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.72/cwt ≈ $692/hd at 583 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 436 220
Feeder cattle 248 331 117
Slaughter cattle 43 83 91
Replacement cattle 124 22 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559–590 562 19 131.00–141.00 $132.10 $742 —
661–670 662 14 120.00–128.00 $126.84 $840 —
715–720 717 3 120.00–124.00 $122.66 $879 —
755–785 774 4 117.00–119.00 $118.26 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–570 560 3 120.00–130.00 $126.61 $709 —
610–630 625 4 120.00–125.00 $123.78 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–590 577 3 110.00–119.00 $113.07 $652 -9.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 341 7 120.00–126.00 $123.87 $422 -2.44
365–390 383 6 120.00–124.00 $122.34 $469 +3.94
400–445 417 12 113.00–121.00 $117.90 $492 -1.06
475–495 489 9 110.00–115.00 $111.54 $545 -2.34
500–545 519 5 100.00–110.00 $105.73 $549 -5.13
555–560 558 4 100.00–106.00 $103.01 $575 +0.21
685–690 687 3 90.00–95.00 $91.67 $630 -3.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–520 507 18 117.00–124.00 $122.39 $621 —
560–587 583 15 110.00–120.00 $118.72 $692 —
650–686 679 10 107.00–112.00 $111.04 $754 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $418 —
355–360 358 4 122.00–128.00 $125.02 $448 —
565–590 578 4 105.00–114.00 $109.40 $632 —
610–640 630 3 105.00–107.00 $105.65 $666 —
650–690 665 3 100.00–105.00 $102.68 $683 -0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 4 130.00–137.00 $133.60 $565 +10.88
450–490 471 8 115.00–125.00 $119.14 $561 -2.73
510–535 520 6 110.00–119.00 $114.74 $597 +0.73
560–595 583 3 100.00–110.00 $106.80 $623 -5.44
619–640 626 6 105.00–108.00 $106.02 $664 +0.98
655–660 658 2 90.00–95.00 $92.51 $609 -0.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–570 563 3 120.00–125.00 $123.31 $694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 583 3 110.00–118.00 $112.99 $659 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $814 —
1080–1645 1380 80-85% 16 62.00–69.00 $65.50 $904 —
1160–1670 1413 80-85% 15 57.00–61.00 $59.48 $840 -13.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1620 1551 75-80% 4 62.00–68.00 $64.94 $1,007 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $945 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $561 —
900–945 923 85-90% 2 55.00–59.00 $57.05 $527 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1630 1430 2 81.00–83.00 $82.14 $1,175 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1250 1061 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 60.00–65.00 $62.19 $660
915–1560 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 61.00–73.00 $67.04 $788
1380–1515 1467 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 60.00–63.00 $61.63 $904
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1075 991 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 56.00–59.00 $57.05 $565

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–1560 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 38 775.00–1,075.00 $941.54 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095–1340 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,169.66 —
1470 1470 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1670–1890 1730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,625.00–1,725.00 $1,688.51 —

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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.