Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.68/cwt ≈ $818/hd at 590 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.92/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 532 lb · 37 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.74/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 664 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	691	275	1,133
Feeder cattle	547	196	926
Slaughter cattle	107	55	198
Replacement cattle	37	24	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	3	190.00–199.00	$194.80	$627	—
505–536	531	21	173.00–183.00	$179.70	$954	—
612–630	623	20	153.00–160.00	$157.14	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	528	3	150.00–160.00	$155.56	$821	—
580–590	582	29	140.00–150.00	$149.48	$870	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–388	378	6	163.00–172.00	$170.57	$645	—
402–445	410	10	150.00–155.00	$154.46	$633	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–448	427	28	148.00–155.00	$150.94	$645	—
515–543	532	37	143.00–152.00	$148.92	$792	-0.68
605–620	613	6	135.00–144.00	$139.98	$858	+4.58
650–670	664	35	125.00–135.00	$128.74	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–385	375	9	145.00–155.00	$147.87	$555	—
482–490	485	5	143.00–150.00	$147.58	$716	—
585–595	590	47	130.00–139.00	$138.68	$818	—
615–645	636	4	120.00–127.00	$122.45	$779	-9.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	331	15	140.00–150.00	$148.28	$491	-7.05
412–445	420	14	125.00–135.00	$130.55	$548	-15.47
535–545	540	3	119.00–128.00	$123.99	$670	—
575–598	583	9	115.00–125.00	$119.52	$697	—
605–635	613	5	110.00–120.00	$113.04	$693	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	415	17	165.00–170.00	$167.38	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	334	10	165.00–171.00	$170.06	$568	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1435	1269	75-80%	13	78.00–85.00	$80.66	$1,024	-2.40
1000–1530	1277	75-80%	9	72.00–77.00	$74.45	$951	-8.61
1145–1575	1402	75-80%	7	86.00–91.00	$87.86	$1,232	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1075	994	80-85%	7	70.00–75.00	$72.74	$723	—
960–1160	1068	80-85%	9	77.00–84.00	$79.89	$853	-3.02
1015–1150	1123	80-85%	8	85.00–89.00	$87.04	$977	+11.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1040	928	85-90%	11	54.00–61.00	$56.34	$523	-11.06
935–1030	988	85-90%	12	63.00–70.00	$66.25	$655	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1575	1356	4	95.00–101.00	$98.13	$1,331	—
1455–1715	1582	6	102.00–109.00	$105.85	$1,675	—
1670–1780	1730	8	110.00–117.00	$113.64	$1,966	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–925	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	81.00–84.00	$82.08	$704
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	90.00	$90.00	$783
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,029

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	54.00	$54.00	$394
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	53.00	$53.00	$392
705–895	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	50.00–55.00	$52.49	$436

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–950	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–875.00	$793.96	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–955	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,000.00	$960.32	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.