Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.11/cwt ≈ $904/hd at 525 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.32/cwt ≈ $979/hd at 578 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.62/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 479 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	435	211	363
Feeder cattle	305	186	278
Slaughter cattle	113	25	48
Replacement cattle	17	—	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to 3.00 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
318–330	322	3	195.00–198.00	$196.98	$634	—
410–445	427	9	178.00–188.00	$185.78	$793	—
504–548	525	25	168.00–175.00	$172.11	$904	—
558–587	578	24	166.00–173.00	$169.32	$979	—
685–695	692	3	146.00–150.00	$147.32	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–291	288	5	173.00–180.00	$174.34	$502	—
410–420	415	3	167.00–175.00	$170.69	$708	+2.58
620–630	625	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	535	4	140.00–148.00	$142.04	$760	—
585–590	588	3	135.00–145.00	$141.66	$833	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	409	13	150.00–155.00	$153.29	$627	—
450–499	479	22	145.00–155.00	$152.62	$731	+2.94
555–575	564	11	140.00–146.00	$145.09	$818	—
618–640	626	11	138.00–148.00	$143.40	$898	+6.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	135.00–143.00	$138.72	$448	—
360–380	375	4	130.00–135.00	$133.80	$502	-2.19
400–415	408	3	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$531	+2.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	310	5	150.00–160.00	$154.19	$478	+1.69
450–455	453	3	130.00–137.00	$134.68	$610	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	533	6	130.00–137.00	$135.85	$724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–475	464	5	172.00–177.00	$173.02	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–325	307	5	167.00–177.00	$174.59	$536	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–980	880	85-90%	11	42.00–49.00	$46.10	$406	—
940–1035	984	85-90%	13	50.00–57.00	$53.18	$523	—
935–1090	1001	85-90%	10	60.00–67.00	$63.54	$636	+8.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1190	1132	80-85%	14	63.00–69.00	$66.83	$757	—
1075–1205	1149	80-85%	9	70.00–75.00	$71.71	$824	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1660	1414	75-80%	5	71.00–75.00	$72.78	$1,029	—
1270–1705	1469	75-80%	16	62.00–69.00	$66.15	$972	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1680	1526	6	77.00–83.00	$79.98	$1,220	—
1610–2145	1878	2	91.00–92.00	$91.43	$1,717	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1175	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	67.00–75.00	$71.23	$712
835–1200	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	67.00–75.00	$71.07	$738
1015–1110	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	75.00	$75.00	$797

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$552
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$685
1040–1200	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–64.00	$62.14	$696

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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
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.