Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $145.67/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 558 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.64/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 531 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.56/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 463 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	497	535	913
Feeder cattle	302	249	715
Slaughter cattle	162	274	176
Replacement cattle	33	12	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–520	512	6	145.00–150.00	$148.16	$759	+5.33
550–580	558	16	140.00–148.00	$145.67	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	2	170.00–178.00	$173.97	$632	—
600–620	612	3	145.00–150.00	$147.99	$906	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	9	150.00–155.00	$153.35	$583	—
500–544	531	10	135.00–145.00	$142.64	$757	—
610–630	621	4	130.00–140.00	$135.99	$844	+2.01
650–655	653	2	115.00–123.00	$119.02	$777	—
705–715	710	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$763	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	321	4	143.00–153.00	$148.44	$476	—
410–445	440	9	125.00–135.00	$126.93	$558	-6.88
475–495	488	3	115.00–120.00	$116.62	$569	—
500–540	525	6	110.00–120.00	$116.09	$609	-12.28
600–605	602	3	100.00–105.00	$101.68	$612	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	463	10	130.00–140.00	$132.56	$614	-0.55
575–595	585	2	115.00–125.00	$119.91	$701	-10.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	523	3	130.00–140.00	$133.25	$697	+1.45
550–595	573	2	121.00–128.00	$124.36	$713	—
670–695	683	2	95.00–112.00	$103.34	$706	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–865	840	85-90%	5	63.00–65.00	$64.02	$538	—
900–1015	974	85-90%	27	47.00–54.00	$50.95	$496	-6.28
895–1070	1021	85-90%	30	55.00–62.00	$57.42	$586	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$743	—
1060–1075	1068	80-85%	2	68.00–71.00	$69.51	$742	—
1035–1170	1101	80-85%	19	60.00–67.00	$62.35	$686	-4.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1345	1269	75-80%	10	59.00–65.00	$62.15	$789	—
1330–1415	1368	75-80%	6	68.00–71.00	$68.98	$944	-7.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1835	1835	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,743	—
1495–2140	1855	10	85.00–92.00	$89.08	$1,652	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	79.00	$79.00	$715
875–1100	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	79.00–81.00	$79.89	$789
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,114

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1130	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	59.00–61.00	$60.04	$654
1260–1315	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	62.00–68.00	$64.94	$836

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–975	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–675.00	$529.92	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.