Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.43/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 535 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.79/cwt ≈ $736/hd at 482 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	600	415
Feeder cattle	182	357	248
Slaughter cattle	250	183	43
Replacement cattle	16	60	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–380	372	7	155.00–165.00	$162.08	$603	-12.91
420–445	434	4	145.00–152.00	$148.01	$642	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–548	543	5	151.00–160.00	$155.83	$846	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–460	454	4	150.00–156.00	$154.48	$701	-9.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	3	160.00–168.00	$165.11	$517	—
365–390	377	9	150.00–155.00	$151.46	$571	-6.81
528–549	535	18	142.00–150.00	$146.43	$783	+0.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–231	231	6	151.00–158.00	$152.16	$351	—
555–585	567	3	110.00–113.00	$110.99	$629	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–327	324	4	149.00–153.00	$149.97	$486	-4.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	3	155.00–165.00	$158.30	$567	—
464–495	482	12	148.00–156.00	$152.79	$736	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–398	393	7	150.00–155.00	$150.66	$592	—
405–425	419	4	142.00–152.00	$148.77	$623	—
530–545	537	3	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$671	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–640	620	4	125.00–134.00	$129.56	$803	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–965	946	85-90%	11	59.00–64.00	$60.42	$572	—
910–1115	988	85-90%	27	73.00–80.00	$76.12	$752	+11.09
910–1170	1017	85-90%	53	65.00–72.00	$68.62	$698	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1260	1115	80-85%	34	73.00–80.00	$76.68	$855	-7.49
885–1195	1169	80-85%	21	81.00–88.00	$83.58	$977	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1645	1301	75-80%	19	74.00–81.00	$77.92	$1,014	—
1285–1505	1369	75-80%	17	82.00–89.00	$84.55	$1,157	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1790	1520	4	85.00–91.00	$89.26	$1,357	—
1410–2350	1765	4	95.00–100.00	$97.03	$1,713	—
1820–1835	1828	2	106.00–109.00	$107.51	$1,965	—

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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
970–1015	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,123.87	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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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.