Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.93/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 607 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.26/cwt ≈ $801/hd at 526 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.50/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 531 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	317	629	413
Feeder cattle	224	446	237
Slaughter cattle	88	130	140
Replacement cattle	5	53	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves mostly steady, 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
490–496	494	7	170.00–175.00	$173.58	$857	-4.37
516–540	531	13	160.00–170.00	$167.50	$889	-3.80
603–637	607	25	145.00–155.00	$152.93	$928	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–428	425	9	170.00–176.00	$175.11	$744	-1.84
505–520	513	3	150.00–160.00	$155.05	$795	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	6	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$784	-15.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	388	4	152.00–162.00	$154.35	$599	-3.84
405–445	430	4	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$634	-2.25
508–546	526	15	146.00–156.00	$152.26	$801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	343	8	140.00–150.00	$144.47	$496	—
355–360	358	6	135.00–145.00	$140.52	$503	+1.36
570–575	572	3	120.00–125.00	$121.68	$696	+1.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–367	362	4	145.00–150.00	$147.24	$533	+0.96
605–641	637	10	128.00–138.00	$129.10	$822	+1.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	324	4	155.00–165.00	$158.73	$514	—
355–385	368	7	150.00–160.00	$158.09	$582	+6.73
485–495	494	10	140.00–150.00	$141.78	$700	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–380	373	7	165.00–175.00	$173.55	$647	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	308	5	180.00–184.00	$183.17	$564	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1070	966	85-90%	7	58.00–65.00	$59.99	$580	-15.02
845–1115	1002	85-90%	3	80.00–83.00	$81.39	$816	—
980–1220	1069	85-90%	9	66.00–73.00	$70.42	$753	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1520	1183	75-80%	6	83.00–87.00	$84.72	$1,002	—
1030–1710	1371	75-80%	9	74.00–81.00	$76.79	$1,053	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1065	1022	80-85%	5	83.00–88.00	$84.55	$864	—
940–1275	1121	80-85%	8	73.00–81.00	$75.84	$850	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1525	1179	7	85.00–93.00	$88.59	$1,044	—
1285–1935	1699	5	97.00–102.00	$98.99	$1,682	—
1290–2215	1848	13	104.00–111.00	$107.00	$1,977	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$749

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.