Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.27/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 615 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $133.63/cwt ≈ $702/hd at 525 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.93/cwt ≈ $679/hd at 430 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	468	534
Feeder cattle	336	460
Slaughter cattle	108	67
Replacement cattle	24	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 5.00 higher , Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves mostly steady , Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	3	190.00–200.00	$196.87	$744	+16.26
420–445	432	3	180.00–190.00	$185.10	$800	—
455–460	457	3	175.00–180.00	$176.68	$807	+0.63
540–545	543	7	170.00–178.00	$171.86	$933	+3.60
550–591	583	17	161.00–168.00	$163.37	$952	-0.55
664–680	666	11	155.00–163.00	$161.98	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–535	516	15	150.00–160.00	$155.10	$800	+8.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–545	543	2	155.00–165.00	$159.98	$869	+2.46
645–648	647	6	146.00–150.00	$148.00	$958	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	7	157.00–167.00	$162.33	$601	—
410–445	430	18	152.00–162.00	$157.93	$679	—
453–460	454	9	148.00–158.00	$156.87	$712	—
612–623	615	28	146.00–156.00	$151.27	$930	+5.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–439	434	9	148.00–152.00	$148.64	$645	-7.09
455–495	470	4	145.00–148.00	$145.99	$686	-8.92
500–530	515	4	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$734	-4.87
578–595	584	5	137.00–146.00	$141.38	$826	+4.26
610–620	615	2	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$812	+3.80
665–695	682	3	125.00–132.00	$128.28	$875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	8	148.00–158.00	$154.08	$485	—
405–440	423	2	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$602	—
455–480	471	9	130.00–140.00	$136.19	$641	-7.20
550–586	579	6	125.00–135.00	$132.58	$768	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	272	3	176.00–180.00	$178.37	$485	—
405–440	416	5	148.00–157.00	$152.70	$635	—
503–544	525	19	130.00–138.00	$133.63	$702	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	185.00–190.00	$187.58	$718	—
401–408	403	9	170.00–175.00	$173.87	$701	—
577–595	584	5	139.00–147.00	$143.74	$839	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	170.00–178.00	$174.45	$663	—
410–435	423	2	163.00–167.00	$165.06	$698	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1540	1431	75-80%	18	85.00–92.00	$86.93	$1,244	—
1250–1660	1435	75-80%	7	71.00–76.00	$73.15	$1,050	—
1360–1630	1521	75-80%	24	77.00–84.00	$80.77	$1,229	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1285	1173	80-85%	6	70.00–74.00	$72.79	$854	—
1105–1265	1175	80-85%	4	77.00–81.00	$79.25	$931	—
1075–1390	1240	80-85%	10	82.00–90.00	$86.03	$1,067	-5.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1030	938	85-90%	5	62.00–70.00	$65.66	$616	—
835–1265	978	85-90%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.29	$551	-11.47
1065–1195	1113	85-90%	3	71.00–78.00	$74.69	$831	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1715	1560	3	95.00–99.00	$96.07	$1,499	—
1900	1900	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,147	—
1830–2120	1990	4	105.00–112.00	$108.97	$2,169	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–990	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–70.00	$67.74	$612
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$894
1495	1495	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$897

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,135

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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
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	890.00	$890.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	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.