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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.11/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 642 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.83/cwt +21.30 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 531 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.76/cwt +9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 462 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 449 699
Feeder cattle 214 326 660
Slaughter cattle 41 98 39
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 486 7 169.00–177.00 $170.80 $830 -2.25
616–620 617 9 151.00–155.00 $153.89 $950 —
655–695 688 6 147.00–154.00 $148.11 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 518 4 141.00–151.00 $143.54 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–645 616 3 142.00–146.00 $144.60 $891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–407 404 7 162.00–164.00 $163.14 $659 —
501–546 531 24 150.00–158.00 $154.83 $822 +21.30
635–645 642 37 136.00–138.00 $137.11 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–415 410 11 153.00–157.00 $154.42 $633 +3.64
451–475 462 14 140.00–149.00 $144.76 $669 +9.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 367 3 135.00–140.00 $138.27 $507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–449 440 4 158.00–161.00 $158.70 $698 —
451–466 462 7 150.00–154.00 $153.01 $707 —
518–540 533 6 130.00–139.00 $134.66 $718 -3.75
551–556 554 4 142.00–144.00 $143.00 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,037 —
1375–1805 1550 75-80% 3 65.00–70.00 $67.43 $1,045 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–915 893 85-90% 2 71.00–74.00 $72.54 $648 +8.62
955 955 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $544 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1275 1143 80-85% 2 68.00–72.00 $69.77 $797 -10.72
1275 1275 80-85% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,033 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1655 1560 2 73.00–80.00 $76.71 $1,197 —
1690–2160 1925 2 86.00–92.00 $89.37 $1,720 —

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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.