Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Thomasville Stockyard report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.90/cwt -7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 467 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.74/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 462 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.12/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 585 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	460	419	373
Feeder cattle	380	311	160
Slaughter cattle	62	92	138
Replacement cattle	18	16	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Steer calves and Feeder Steers mostly steady, Bull calves and Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Heifer calves and Feeder Heifers unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–345	326	5	175.00–180.00	$178.94	$583	—
351–390	376	12	170.00–179.00	$176.81	$665	+1.83
444–448	445	11	168.00–174.00	$171.19	$762	+1.14
490–495	493	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$776	—
525–545	538	3	150.00–158.00	$153.67	$827	—
655–679	673	11	131.00–140.00	$138.65	$933	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–349	345	13	185.00–193.00	$189.92	$655	—
452–485	462	24	165.00–175.00	$171.74	$793	-1.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	155.00–165.00	$159.92	$504	—
410–440	423	8	150.00–158.00	$153.39	$649	—
552–575	558	4	142.00–150.00	$147.94	$826	—
605–645	629	4	130.00–140.00	$135.81	$854	+15.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374–396	386	15	151.00–161.00	$156.35	$604	—
462–468	467	33	143.00–153.00	$146.90	$686	-7.11
570–595	585	22	135.00–143.00	$141.12	$826	+0.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	254	4	140.00–150.00	$147.03	$373	—
304–330	309	10	133.00–140.00	$135.32	$418	—
401–420	415	21	125.00–135.00	$131.16	$544	+0.13
505–540	526	6	120.00–130.00	$126.77	$667	—
553–570	560	4	110.00–120.00	$116.30	$651	—
670–699	685	2	105.00–108.00	$106.53	$730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	267	3	160.00–167.00	$164.10	$438	—
315–325	323	4	150.00–157.00	$155.29	$502	—
360–395	383	3	145.00–150.00	$148.43	$568	—
405–425	419	9	138.00–143.00	$141.47	$593	-2.91
455–486	479	9	130.00–140.00	$137.21	$657	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–440	430	6	167.00–174.00	$172.15	$740	-4.85
560–595	573	3	140.00–146.00	$143.01	$819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	318	3	150.00–155.00	$151.75	$483	—
515–545	535	3	125.00–130.00	$126.60	$677	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1500	1258	75-80%	6	72.00–79.00	$75.05	$944	—
1000–1625	1336	75-80%	7	81.00–88.00	$85.76	$1,146	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1025	1003	80-85%	3	60.00–65.00	$63.41	$636	—
995–1090	1055	80-85%	3	70.00–74.00	$71.95	$759	—
965–1345	1099	80-85%	6	78.00–81.00	$79.90	$878	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1100	1057	85-90%	5	47.00–55.00	$52.32	$553	—
915–1285	1071	85-90%	4	59.00–65.00	$61.82	$662	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1995	1518	3	90.00–92.00	$91.21	$1,385	—
1255–1695	1635	9	95.00–101.00	$96.35	$1,575	—
1705–2190	1947	10	103.00–110.00	$108.01	$2,103	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1090	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	87.00–95.00	$91.48	$832
805–1090	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	75.00–80.00	$77.12	$731

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1100	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	63.00–70.00	$65.99	$716
1055–1180	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	76.00–78.00	$77.06	$862

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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.