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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.99/cwt ≈ $559/hd at 417 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.34/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 382 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.15/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $461/hd at 368 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 384 450
Feeder cattle 278 266 248
Slaughter cattle 48 101 161
Replacement cattle 37 17 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves and heifer calves steady, bull calves unevenly steady, 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
400–441 427 6 150.00–157.00 $152.18 $650 +5.41
480–495 491 4 140.00–149.00 $146.80 $721 +1.34
610–635 623 4 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $760 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–510 504 6 150.00–157.00 $154.64 $779 —
562–585 570 6 138.00–148.00 $144.58 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 334 8 130.00–136.00 $134.06 $448 —
362–390 365 11 130.00–136.00 $134.70 $492 +3.49
400–435 422 6 120.00–130.00 $126.11 $532 —
450–495 472 5 120.00–127.00 $123.89 $585 —
500–535 508 5 118.00–125.00 $122.34 $621 +1.63
575–585 579 7 112.00–119.00 $116.41 $674 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 417 14 130.00–137.00 $133.99 $559 —
480–490 482 5 130.00–136.00 $134.78 $650 —
500–535 523 3 130.00–134.00 $132.73 $694 +0.94
600–640 626 4 118.00–124.00 $120.75 $756 -1.76
665–685 673 3 110.00–120.00 $114.65 $772 -2.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 3 122.00–130.00 $124.78 $383 -3.11
360–390 368 13 120.00–127.00 $125.15 $461 +1.70
400–410 403 3 117.00–125.00 $119.71 $482 -4.39
475–495 486 5 110.00–118.00 $114.27 $555 -5.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 316 5 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $513 -3.74
365–395 382 13 150.00–157.00 $154.34 $590 -1.99
405–422 414 4 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $605 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 281 4 150.00–158.00 $156.04 $438 -4.15
350–395 373 4 140.00–147.00 $143.71 $536 +0.36
415–438 430 6 130.00–135.00 $133.39 $574 —
480–490 487 5 120.00–130.00 $127.39 $620 +0.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1125 1011 85-90% 11 41.00–48.00 $43.23 $437 +0.43
960–1155 1053 85-90% 4 49.00–54.00 $51.53 $543 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1355 1204 80-85% 5 50.00–57.00 $54.01 $650 —
1314–1420 1345 80-85% 4 58.00–65.00 $61.81 $831 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1610 1469 75-80% 4 58.00–64.00 $61.49 $903 -5.26
1530 1530 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2010 2010 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,628 —

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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
1050–1210 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,038.38 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1140 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–900.00 $876.57 —

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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.