Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.42/cwt ≈ $698/hd at 477 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.11/cwt ≈ $628/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.92/cwt ≈ $860/hd at 619 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	535	462	488
Feeder cattle	249	165	344
Slaughter cattle	274	260	111
Replacement cattle	12	37	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers and steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–548	540	10	140.00–145.00	$142.83	$771	—
675–680	678	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$759	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614–645	619	10	138.00–145.00	$138.92	$860	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	190.00–198.00	$194.15	$647	—
560	560	2	138.00–148.00	$143.00	$801	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	477	12	145.00–150.00	$146.42	$698	—
555–580	574	6	138.00–146.00	$139.46	$801	+10.64
620–630	623	3	130.00–136.00	$133.98	$835	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	472	10	130.00–140.00	$133.11	$628	—
555–580	568	2	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$739	—
625–648	638	5	120.00–125.00	$123.18	$786	—
655–695	675	2	117.00–125.00	$121.12	$818	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	363	3	135.00–140.00	$136.70	$496	+8.19
400–430	410	4	130.00–140.00	$133.81	$549	+3.83
525–545	538	3	125.00–130.00	$128.37	$691	—
560–595	578	2	115.00–120.00	$117.58	$680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	4	170.00–178.00	$172.50	$568	-0.06
430–445	433	5	150.00–160.00	$157.35	$681	+0.87
510–540	524	4	130.00–135.00	$131.80	$691	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	473	3	150.00–160.00	$154.91	$733	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1060	970	85-90%	34	53.00–60.00	$57.23	$555	-6.49
890–1030	986	85-90%	28	61.00–68.00	$62.83	$620	-8.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1195	1112	80-85%	37	64.00–72.00	$67.14	$747	+0.50
950–1295	1147	80-85%	8	73.00–80.00	$76.62	$879	+4.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1455	1301	75-80%	27	65.00–72.00	$68.02	$885	+1.60
1210–1610	1355	75-80%	14	73.00–80.00	$76.01	$1,030	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1685	1439	4	84.00–90.00	$85.98	$1,237	—
1410–2030	1778	4	96.00–100.00	$98.32	$1,748	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,072
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,155

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	57.00	$57.00	$504

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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
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.