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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.99/cwt ≈ $527/hd at 422 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.61/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $402/hd at 328 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.71/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $483/hd at 417 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 488 496 500
Feeder cattle 344 373 377
Slaughter cattle 111 71 92
Replacement cattle 33 52 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–496 481 6 140.00–146.00 $144.13 $693 —
500–533 525 8 132.00–142.00 $139.62 $733 —
610–645 633 3 120.00–125.00 $123.39 $781 -6.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 461 9 129.00–139.00 $132.69 $612 -1.03
550–585 568 4 120.00–128.00 $124.12 $705 +4.68
610–639 625 4 110.00–119.00 $114.60 $716 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–690 670 4 125.00–132.00 $128.40 $860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 269 5 130.00–137.00 $133.98 $360 —
350–390 372 9 125.00–130.00 $127.05 $473 —
400–428 422 16 120.00–130.00 $124.99 $527 —
471–495 488 10 120.00–127.00 $123.76 $604 —
500–542 524 9 115.00–122.00 $119.47 $626 -5.21
550–590 572 6 110.00–117.00 $113.92 $652 -7.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–290 274 11 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $349 —
300–343 328 12 117.00–127.00 $122.61 $402 -5.18
413–425 417 12 112.00–122.00 $115.71 $483 -4.98
490–495 492 6 115.00–118.00 $116.01 $571 +0.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–740 732 3 110.00–114.00 $112.34 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 4 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $534 —
450–490 477 6 115.00–125.00 $120.40 $574 -0.62
530–540 535 4 110.00–118.00 $113.96 $610 -4.02
570–596 586 5 110.00–115.00 $113.05 $662 -3.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1340 1164 80-85% 13 60.00–66.00 $62.99 $733 -1.27
1050–1490 1245 80-85% 29 52.00–59.00 $55.09 $686 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 3 60.00 $60.00 $561 —
940–1090 982 85-90% 15 43.00–49.00 $46.89 $460 —
800–1190 1007 85-90% 11 52.00–59.00 $55.32 $557 +2.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1490 1448 75-80% 2 62.00–69.00 $65.40 $947 +12.21
1390–1525 1467 75-80% 6 54.00–57.00 $55.64 $816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1790 1708 2 82.00–85.00 $83.43 $1,425 +5.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–900 847 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 70.00–83.00 $75.81 $642
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1085 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 55.00–61.00 $58.31 $573
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $553

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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
1090–1140 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–775.00 $689.46 —

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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.