Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.57/cwt ≈ $622/hd at 395 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.83/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 642 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.25/cwt ≈ $784/hd at 522 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	553	330	699
Feeder cattle	470	155	490
Slaughter cattle	64	153	191
Replacement cattle	19	22	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	471	4	171.00–180.00	$175.00	$824	+7.52
641–645	642	48	150.00–155.00	$152.83	$981	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	3	180.00–188.00	$183.83	$592	+6.02
400–425	406	4	167.00–175.00	$172.91	$702	—
565–588	584	6	150.00–156.00	$154.35	$901	+4.15
665–674	673	8	138.00–143.00	$142.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	475	2	147.00–157.00	$152.05	$722	—
640–645	642	3	130.00–140.00	$136.68	$877	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	7	161.00–165.00	$161.99	$538	—
350–398	395	61	151.00–161.00	$157.57	$622	—
422–449	442	25	149.00–159.00	$152.90	$676	+7.11
475–495	488	4	145.00–150.00	$148.00	$722	+2.83
505–540	522	33	143.00–151.00	$150.25	$784	—
555–596	594	19	140.00–150.00	$148.61	$883	+9.58
630–645	638	7	135.00–143.00	$140.12	$894	+8.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	310	9	140.00–147.00	$143.14	$444	+5.47
420–435	425	3	130.00–140.00	$136.59	$581	—
530–545	536	5	120.00–130.00	$124.07	$665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	4	140.00–150.00	$146.65	$551	—
501–515	509	3	135.00–140.00	$137.68	$701	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	273	3	194.00–198.00	$195.96	$535	—
370–385	376	4	174.00–180.00	$177.21	$666	—
418–445	426	6	167.00–176.00	$169.94	$724	—
510–530	523	3	150.00–154.00	$151.30	$791	—
620	620	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–348	341	4	171.00–181.00	$175.05	$597	—
355–395	369	4	165.00–170.00	$166.84	$616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–375	356	5	180.00–190.00	$182.11	$648	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1240	1158	80-85%	8	82.00–87.00	$84.41	$977	—
1065–1345	1174	80-85%	9	74.00–81.00	$78.45	$921	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1655	1331	75-80%	8	74.00–81.00	$78.13	$1,040	-8.29
1300–1475	1411	75-80%	5	82.00–88.00	$84.16	$1,187	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1180	1013	85-90%	4	52.00–60.00	$55.61	$563	—
970–1200	1058	85-90%	4	71.00–78.00	$73.58	$778	—
1055–1335	1144	85-90%	4	61.00–68.00	$65.22	$746	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1670	1441	8	84.00–91.00	$85.88	$1,238	-5.30
1560–1900	1683	6	94.00–100.00	$96.14	$1,618	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$860
685–1285	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	74.00–79.00	$77.26	$761

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–995	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,000.00	$884.56	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–935	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–700.00	$687.91	—

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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.