Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $176.39/cwt ≈ $771/hd at 437 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.79/cwt +8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 633 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.21/cwt +16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 461 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	689	354	1,373
Feeder cattle	620	215	1,287
Slaughter cattle	69	122	86
Replacement cattle	—	17	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeders Steers, Heifers, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Steers calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–390	370	18	172.00–179.00	$177.01	$655	+9.48
410–420	415	4	160.00–168.00	$163.95	$680	—
461–490	470	10	155.00–165.00	$161.34	$758	—
510–538	524	4	140.00–150.00	$144.87	$759	—
609–632	626	17	130.00–140.00	$138.50	$867	—
650–690	684	13	130.00–135.00	$134.27	$918	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	437	26	170.00–180.00	$176.39	$771	—
450–465	459	14	167.00–175.00	$168.99	$776	—
500–541	526	9	150.00–160.00	$154.07	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–438	431	8	150.00–157.00	$155.34	$670	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–448	438	21	143.00–150.00	$145.65	$638	—
456–490	461	22	140.00–148.00	$145.21	$669	+16.79
500–530	522	11	130.00–135.00	$131.31	$685	—
570–598	588	7	127.00–132.00	$128.43	$755	—
600–645	633	24	120.00–130.00	$128.79	$815	+8.90
700–727	716	9	120.00–126.00	$124.36	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	342	20	142.00–152.00	$148.04	$506	+6.75
355–385	379	21	140.00–148.00	$145.27	$551	+8.43
470–490	484	16	130.00–139.00	$136.79	$662	—
510–540	520	11	125.00–130.00	$126.64	$659	—
650–660	655	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	335	9	135.00–145.00	$139.00	$466	+13.11
350–390	367	11	130.00–139.00	$133.97	$492	+10.25
450–490	473	6	120.00–127.00	$123.91	$586	+8.41
650–680	670	3	100.00–110.00	$103.23	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	7	165.00–173.00	$168.29	$552	—
350–390	378	8	157.00–167.00	$160.97	$608	+14.89
405–420	408	10	150.00–156.00	$154.76	$631	—
470–480	473	7	140.00–145.00	$141.45	$669	—
530–540	533	12	126.00–135.00	$130.18	$694	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	6	170.00–180.00	$174.71	$559	—
380–390	385	4	170.00–176.00	$172.96	$666	—
405–440	416	10	160.00–167.00	$163.61	$681	+7.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	380	6	170.00–180.00	$174.34	$662	+7.35
410–420	416	5	170.00–175.00	$171.79	$715	+7.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–875	843	85-90%	2	59.00–62.00	$60.44	$510	—
800–1090	969	85-90%	7	50.00–57.00	$53.41	$518	—
870–1180	1039	85-90%	9	42.00–49.00	$46.95	$488	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1510	1232	80-85%	9	55.00–61.00	$56.85	$700	+2.28
1185–1290	1238	80-85%	4	63.00–67.00	$65.08	$806	+10.51
1190–1645	1418	80-85%	4	71.00–76.00	$73.90	$1,048	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1680	1585	75-80%	2	57.00–62.00	$59.65	$945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1710	1457	3	70.00–78.00	$74.58	$1,087	—
1585–1780	1690	3	80.00–85.00	$82.91	$1,401	—
1695–1715	1705	2	89.00–91.00	$89.99	$1,534	—

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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.