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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.65/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 527 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.58/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 639 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.67/cwt ≈ $883/hd at 533 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 255 750
Feeder cattle 193 214 623
Slaughter cattle 47 41 104
Replacement cattle 5 — 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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
455–495 465 6 169.00–175.00 $171.64 $798 +0.84
524–545 533 11 161.00–170.00 $165.67 $883 —
635–642 639 17 150.00–155.00 $152.58 $975 -1.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 432 3 150.00–155.00 $152.99 $661 —
470–485 475 3 140.00–145.00 $143.30 $681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 172.00–178.00 $174.94 $644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–531 527 20 138.00–148.00 $144.65 $762 -10.18
630–635 634 6 130.00–139.00 $137.51 $872 +0.40
702–708 706 7 131.00–140.00 $137.44 $970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 418 8 140.00–150.00 $145.38 $608 -9.04
455–464 460 7 135.00–145.00 $139.24 $641 -5.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 369 7 132.00–142.00 $137.31 $507 -0.96
405–440 418 8 130.00–140.00 $136.62 $571 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 420 3 145.00–153.00 $148.89 $625 —
470–498 485 5 140.00–145.00 $143.20 $695 —
500–535 518 2 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $686 —
555–575 565 2 120.00–128.00 $124.07 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1135 1000 85-90% 4 70.00–72.00 $70.65 $706 —
975–1095 1020 85-90% 8 65.00–69.00 $67.85 $692 —
1040–1160 1109 85-90% 4 50.00–57.00 $51.93 $576 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1065 1049 80-85% 6 72.00–79.00 $73.46 $771 —
1080 1080 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $907 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1430 1320 75-80% 6 72.00–74.00 $72.92 $963 -5.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1645 1635 2 83.00–85.00 $83.99 $1,373 —
1635 1635 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,570 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,059
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1870 1870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,141

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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.