Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $127.73/cwt ≈ $815/hd at 638 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $143.09/cwt ≈ $674/hd at 471 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.87/cwt +12.88 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 560 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	595	415	536
Feeder cattle	484	248	366
Slaughter cattle	71	43	134
Replacement cattle	40	124	36

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
410–437	433	9	140.00–149.00	$145.02	$628	—
500–543	539	10	130.00–137.00	$136.35	$735	—
550–565	558	2	120.00–130.00	$124.93	$697	+11.86
600–648	638	30	120.00–129.00	$127.73	$815	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	390	6	151.00–161.00	$152.74	$596	—
469–490	471	21	140.00–145.00	$143.09	$674	—
600–639	633	7	130.00–135.00	$134.32	$850	+10.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–576	572	7	132.00–142.00	$140.63	$804	+8.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	427	3	135.00–142.00	$139.76	$597	—
550–565	555	6	120.00–128.00	$122.50	$680	+3.78
606–645	611	8	122.00–125.00	$122.40	$748	—
700–724	722	12	110.00–118.00	$117.35	$847	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	377	5	130.00–138.00	$133.40	$503	+8.38
400–402	401	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	$535	—
450–490	473	8	120.00–130.00	$124.64	$590	—
507–511	510	9	120.00–128.00	$126.23	$644	—
550–580	565	2	115.00–118.00	$116.46	$658	+7.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	131.00–136.00	$133.44	$418	+9.57
350–385	369	8	122.00–129.00	$125.44	$463	+3.10
400–445	427	8	123.00–129.00	$127.39	$544	+9.49
450–490	475	3	110.00–119.00	$114.78	$545	+3.24
500–519	508	3	105.00–110.00	$108.36	$550	+2.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	381	6	150.00–159.00	$156.06	$595	—
405–437	428	12	140.00–149.00	$147.50	$631	—
450–495	473	2	130.00–140.00	$135.24	$640	—
510–525	518	2	130.00–136.00	$133.04	$689	—
552–590	560	14	120.00–129.00	$125.87	$705	+12.88
605–640	620	4	110.00–114.00	$112.48	$697	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	159.00–166.00	$162.69	$447	—
350–390	375	3	140.00–147.00	$143.89	$540	—
410–440	427	5	130.00–138.00	$134.06	$572	+0.46
475–490	483	4	122.00–129.00	$124.98	$604	+5.84
500–545	521	9	125.00–127.00	$126.56	$659	+11.82
555–580	561	4	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$654	+9.72
620–640	630	2	105.00–109.00	$106.97	$674	+0.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–630	623	2	123.00–127.00	$124.98	$779	—
705–725	715	2	111.00–115.00	$113.03	$808	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1440	1151	80-85%	7	61.00–69.00	$66.06	$760	—
960–1550	1246	80-85%	10	70.00–78.00	$73.80	$920	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–965	908	85-90%	4	41.00–49.00	$45.74	$415	-16.26
865–1025	950	85-90%	4	51.00–57.00	$52.85	$502	—
810–1255	1008	85-90%	5	62.00–68.00	$65.08	$656	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1405	1348	2	90.00–91.00	$90.48	$1,220	—
1075–1760	1350	6	72.00–78.00	$75.55	$1,020	—
1150–1690	1533	15	81.00–89.00	$85.23	$1,307	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1090	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	63.00–70.00	$66.15	$655
1000–1225	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–76.00	$71.06	$791

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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
680–1100	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	600.00–880.00	$766.21	—

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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.