Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.63/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 434 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.49/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 474 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.04/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	886	653
Feeder cattle	770	340
Slaughter cattle	91	283
Replacement cattle	25	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	372	18	150.00–160.00	$154.99	$577	-10.19
405–420	411	7	150.00–155.00	$152.73	$628	—
450–455	452	12	140.00–146.00	$144.58	$654	+1.68
510–547	529	15	135.00–142.00	$139.86	$740	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	534	9	150.00–160.00	$157.54	$841	—
566–585	577	17	145.00–155.00	$149.99	$865	—
635–645	639	14	140.00–147.00	$143.02	$914	—
713–730	720	7	130.00–137.00	$133.04	$958	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	409	5	160.00–168.00	$164.87	$674	—
520–547	533	9	145.00–155.00	$150.34	$801	—
590–595	594	9	130.00–140.00	$137.79	$818	-5.26
613–640	628	8	130.00–137.00	$135.00	$848	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	315	7	141.00–148.00	$144.40	$455	-1.94
421–441	434	41	130.00–137.00	$131.63	$571	-2.80
450–496	478	23	130.00–135.00	$131.88	$630	-1.67
507–540	518	16	122.00–132.00	$128.14	$664	-1.00
565–590	570	16	120.00–129.00	$125.27	$714	-0.59
600–647	618	8	110.00–120.00	$116.06	$717	-7.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	4	131.00–139.00	$134.84	$512	-1.27
410–445	428	21	119.00–129.00	$124.61	$533	-5.72
455–495	474	40	117.00–127.00	$123.49	$585	-2.08
500–545	525	8	110.00–120.00	$115.79	$608	-10.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	4	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$599	-0.88
450–496	472	6	130.00–140.00	$134.84	$636	—
510–545	524	24	130.00–139.00	$134.04	$702	-2.52
550–592	574	22	130.00–137.00	$132.89	$763	-3.29
605–644	633	15	120.00–136.00	$128.75	$815	-4.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	8	150.00–156.00	$154.22	$555	—
400–445	423	4	140.00–145.00	$142.63	$603	-15.40
450–470	459	11	130.00–135.00	$132.37	$608	—
500–540	518	19	118.00–128.00	$124.11	$643	-2.23
610–644	625	7	108.00–117.00	$111.48	$697	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	4	175.00–183.00	$179.03	$560	+3.05
365–380	375	5	160.00–168.00	$164.17	$616	—
450–460	455	4	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$649	-0.54
600–635	612	12	121.00–129.00	$123.78	$758	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	4	160.00–170.00	$165.51	$670	-11.25
550–595	580	3	140.00–147.00	$144.79	$840	—
780–790	785	2	113.00–120.00	$116.48	$914	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–940	812	85-90%	13	42.00–49.00	$45.49	$369	—
790–1070	959	85-90%	10	62.00–68.00	$64.66	$620	-0.19
775–1180	984	85-90%	23	52.00–59.00	$55.54	$547	-9.31

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1410	1135	80-85%	10	70.00–77.00	$72.94	$828	—
980–1370	1178	80-85%	6	63.00–69.00	$66.57	$784	—
1165–1535	1265	80-85%	9	80.00–85.00	$82.83	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1565	1222	3	74.00–79.00	$75.92	$928	—
1105–1755	1484	4	81.00–86.00	$83.92	$1,245	—
1565–1670	1609	4	91.00–96.00	$93.46	$1,504	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1185	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	86.00–91.00	$88.86	$920
790–1565	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	80.00–107.00	$89.65	$1,014
1155–1495	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	85.00–100.00	$93.02	$1,230

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1000	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	68.00–77.00	$73.44	$685
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	73.00	$73.00	$986
1165–1600	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	69.00–77.00	$73.63	$1,018

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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.