Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.80/cwt ≈ $737/hd at 479 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.54/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 477 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $145.95/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 483 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	741	469	973
Feeder cattle	562	362	578
Slaughter cattle	160	103	369
Replacement cattle	19	4	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trend available this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–395	365	9	182.00–189.00	$182.84	$667	-12.09
458–487	477	50	170.00–180.00	$175.54	$837	—
501–540	513	25	160.00–168.00	$163.49	$839	—
611–645	615	9	155.00–160.00	$158.64	$976	—
655–690	673	9	142.00–150.00	$146.56	$986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	411	4	166.00–175.00	$168.27	$692	-9.03
455–485	463	5	160.00–169.00	$165.26	$765	-8.91
560–594	591	20	150.00–158.00	$156.42	$924	+4.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	8	155.00–165.00	$158.48	$694	-6.53
560–575	570	4	145.00–150.00	$148.00	$844	+2.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–488	479	71	148.00–158.00	$153.80	$737	—
505–540	527	22	140.00–150.00	$147.56	$778	-6.86
610–648	633	12	139.00–148.00	$141.34	$895	—
675–692	689	11	130.00–138.00	$137.20	$945	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	371	24	140.00–148.00	$145.43	$540	+0.42
405–420	414	4	132.00–140.00	$136.74	$566	-7.68
520–530	525	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$669	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–436	433	20	142.00–150.00	$147.75	$640	—
565–575	570	2	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$769	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	362	3	165.00–170.00	$166.68	$603	—
470–487	483	25	141.00–150.00	$145.95	$705	—
515–520	517	3	135.00–145.00	$141.65	$732	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–343	342	8	189.00–196.00	$189.86	$649	—
600–623	619	6	140.00–147.00	$145.87	$903	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	170.00–178.00	$173.89	$626	—
405–435	411	5	160.00–170.00	$167.61	$689	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1005	855	85-90%	10	52.00–59.00	$55.94	$478	—
980–1080	1033	85-90%	24	60.00–67.00	$63.81	$659	—
990–1080	1058	85-90%	13	68.00–74.00	$69.50	$735	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1735	1378	75-80%	21	70.00–74.00	$71.42	$984	-5.31
1220–1625	1387	75-80%	10	75.00–77.00	$76.34	$1,059	-8.25
1465	1465	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,245	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–925	894	80-85%	4	81.00–85.00	$82.54	$738	—
715–1125	1035	80-85%	10	73.00–80.00	$76.51	$792	—
1005–1155	1077	80-85%	11	70.00–72.00	$71.23	$767	-10.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1245	1205	2	99.00–101.00	$99.97	$1,205	—
1015–1450	1233	2	111.00–117.00	$114.53	$1,412	—
1125–1850	1524	6	90.00–97.00	$93.10	$1,419	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1060	879	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	60.00–69.00	$62.95	$553
875–1085	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	63.00–73.00	$68.54	$672
1035–1150	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	62.00–70.00	$66.21	$724

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	91.00	$91.00	$733
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	91.00	$91.00	$974
1225–1320	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	72.00–79.00	$75.63	$963

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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
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.