Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.95/cwt ≈ $658/hd at 409 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.45/cwt ≈ $789/hd at 495 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.65/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	626	322	423
Feeder cattle	498	205	320
Slaughter cattle	77	104	59
Replacement cattle	51	13	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 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
409–410	409	5	190.00–197.00	$194.60	$796	—
505–541	526	10	169.00–179.00	$175.25	$922	—
565–586	573	21	163.00–168.00	$165.93	$951	—
630–645	639	20	155.00–160.00	$157.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–395	389	6	172.00–177.00	$176.15	$685	—
527–541	536	9	149.00–159.00	$152.28	$816	+3.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	473	3	165.00–175.00	$170.02	$804	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–355	353	10	160.00–165.00	$163.49	$577	—
407–435	409	48	157.00–162.00	$160.95	$658	—
490–499	495	40	155.00–160.00	$159.45	$789	—
506–535	524	21	150.00–158.00	$155.65	$816	+4.19
555–595	579	9	144.00–153.00	$150.25	$870	+9.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	317	3	152.00–158.00	$156.11	$495	—
355–390	372	3	150.00–155.00	$151.92	$565	—
405–425	413	4	145.00–150.00	$147.02	$607	—
475–495	483	7	140.00–148.00	$143.96	$695	-2.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	425	6	135.00–140.00	$139.22	$592	-0.22
510–545	533	6	130.00–134.00	$132.82	$708	—
552–580	558	5	128.00–132.00	$130.37	$727	+12.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	15	170.00–179.00	$177.14	$659	+0.63
505–545	527	7	142.00–150.00	$147.17	$776	—
580–595	585	3	133.00–140.00	$136.03	$796	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–695	693	2	127.00–130.00	$128.49	$890	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	150.00–160.00	$155.21	$649	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1180	1086	80-85%	17	79.00–86.00	$81.19	$882	—
980–1175	1124	80-85%	11	70.00–77.00	$73.86	$830	+0.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1435	1364	75-80%	7	80.00–86.00	$82.74	$1,129	-0.15
1215–1570	1420	75-80%	11	72.00–79.00	$76.04	$1,080	—
1460–1510	1485	75-80%	2	89.00–91.00	$89.98	$1,336	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–995	885	85-90%	5	72.00–75.00	$73.59	$651	—
720–1130	925	85-90%	2	53.00	$53.00	$490	-11.42
1065–1135	1099	85-90%	4	63.00–69.00	$67.19	$738	-1.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1745	1690	3	92.00–96.00	$94.66	$1,600	—
1635–1765	1693	4	100.00–107.00	$104.06	$1,762	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1255	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	79.00–83.00	$80.39	$963
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	80.00	$80.00	$984

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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
1025–1210	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,295.23	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–935	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–800.00	$709.23	—

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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.