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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.57/cwt ≈ $953/hd at 703 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.77/cwt ≈ $882/hd at 605 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.99/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 511 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 670 567 551
Feeder cattle 543 430 378
Slaughter cattle 108 76 128
Replacement cattle 19 61 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Heifers 2.00 lower, Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves, heifers calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–425 413 9 160.00–169.00 $165.82 $685 —
605–610 605 26 140.00–146.00 $145.77 $882 —
700–749 703 30 130.00–136.00 $135.57 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 6 160.00–169.00 $165.65 $621 —
480–491 488 7 150.00–155.00 $153.59 $750 ±0.00
505–535 522 6 138.00–145.00 $141.06 $736 —
566–570 567 16 140.00–145.00 $144.37 $819 +5.94
615–640 628 4 131.00–139.00 $135.08 $848 +2.06
655–675 662 12 127.00–133.00 $130.65 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 435 7 154.00–159.00 $154.67 $673 —
450–499 482 9 142.00–148.00 $146.32 $705 +2.97
555–580 569 7 122.00–130.00 $127.72 $727 —
600–615 610 3 119.00–123.00 $120.31 $734 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 360 5 135.00–144.00 $141.36 $509 +8.68
405–430 419 19 131.00–135.00 $132.68 $556 +1.47
454–490 467 11 125.00–132.00 $129.47 $605 —
503–525 511 24 120.00–129.00 $126.99 $649 +3.75
555–590 566 13 118.00–128.00 $124.25 $703 +1.74
605–645 625 2 117.00–122.00 $119.58 $747 -3.80
690–695 693 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $807 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–390 380 18 125.00–135.00 $128.86 $490 —
400–440 426 8 117.00–126.00 $120.84 $515 —
465–490 480 8 113.00–123.00 $118.15 $567 —
500–520 504 7 110.00–117.00 $114.83 $579 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 4 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $565 +1.82
410–415 413 7 136.00–146.00 $140.26 $579 —
454–475 465 7 130.00–135.00 $133.14 $619 -1.04
506–533 525 16 120.00–129.00 $124.81 $655 +1.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 314 10 160.00–169.00 $163.94 $515 —
355–375 362 3 166.00–168.00 $166.69 $603 +3.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1280 1086 80-85% 8 64.00–71.00 $65.95 $716 —
1160–1390 1245 80-85% 12 72.00–79.00 $76.08 $947 —
1200–1510 1364 80-85% 14 80.00–87.00 $82.97 $1,132 -1.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1350 1026 85-90% 9 60.00–68.00 $62.99 $646 +7.38
990–1080 1046 85-90% 7 42.00–49.00 $46.35 $485 -9.26
765–1335 1101 85-90% 11 52.00–59.00 $55.65 $613 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1670 1450 75-80% 12 72.00–79.00 $76.22 $1,105 —
1390–1720 1554 75-80% 11 81.00–87.00 $83.05 $1,291 —
1660 1660 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 73.00 $73.00 $840 —
1000–1470 1163 3 80.00–88.00 $83.37 $970 —
1210–1565 1357 3 90.00–92.00 $91.23 $1,238 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1130 909 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 52.00–62.00 $59.33 $539
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1240 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 72.00–88.00 $79.08 $826

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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.