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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 356 259 316
Feeder cattle 269 131 252
Slaughter cattle 74 108 56
Replacement cattle 13 20 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 150.00–158.00 $154.12 $509 +6.31
355–380 368 4 145.00–155.00 $150.17 $553 +6.31
400–440 420 4 133.00–143.00 $138.24 $581 -5.11
500–540 513 3 130.00–135.00 $131.75 $676 —
550–575 563 4 120.00–126.00 $123.07 $693 —
600–610 603 3 105.00–108.00 $106.01 $639 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 160.00–168.00 $164.13 $509 —
355–365 360 4 150.00–159.00 $154.56 $556 —
400–440 424 5 140.00–148.00 $144.98 $615 —
455–476 466 4 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $664 —
600–610 605 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $756 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 467 5 150.00–157.00 $154.27 $720 +2.62
500–540 520 4 140.00–149.00 $144.67 $752 —
550–565 558 4 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $790 +7.44
600–635 618 4 130.00–134.00 $132.06 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $477 —
355–365 360 4 130.00–140.00 $135.07 $486 —
400–440 420 4 123.00–133.00 $128.24 $539 —
450–475 461 5 120.00–130.00 $125.48 $578 —
500–540 520 4 120.00–125.00 $122.60 $638 —
550–575 563 4 115.00–123.00 $119.09 $670 —
600–640 620 4 110.00–120.00 $115.16 $714 —
655–675 662 3 110.00–120.00 $113.40 $751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $392 +5.65
355–390 373 4 117.00–125.00 $121.19 $452 +1.88
400–410 405 4 110.00–119.00 $114.56 $464 +1.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 130.00–138.00 $134.18 $436 +5.75
500–540 520 4 113.00–120.00 $116.63 $606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 324 5 150.00–158.00 $155.04 $502 —
355–375 365 4 148.00–156.00 $152.11 $555 —
400–440 420 4 143.00–148.00 $145.62 $612 —
450–460 453 3 131.00–138.00 $133.37 $604 —
550–555 553 4 115.00–125.00 $120.02 $664 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 160.00–170.00 $165.08 $503 +7.54
355–390 373 4 160.00–168.00 $164.19 $612 +12.28
455–490 473 4 140.00–145.00 $142.59 $674 —
600–615 610 3 125.00–133.00 $130.38 $795 —
650–690 670 4 115.00–125.00 $120.15 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 140.00–149.00 $144.71 $456 —
355–365 357 5 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $482 +2.78
500–540 520 4 116.00–126.00 $121.19 $630 +5.19

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1120 1017 85-90% 20 40.00–47.00 $44.53 $453 —
925–1190 1047 85-90% 7 49.00–55.00 $51.03 $534 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $535 —
1060–1310 1182 80-85% 7 58.00–65.00 $60.42 $714 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $883 —
1300–1525 1428 75-80% 6 58.00–65.00 $62.00 $885 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1790 1588 2 80.00–87.00 $83.05 $1,319 —
1405–1990 1770 8 73.00–79.00 $75.17 $1,331 —
1855 1855 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,725 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710 710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $390
750–1170 846 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 50.00–57.00 $52.32 $443
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $707

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.