Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $170.60/cwt ≈ $672/hd at 394 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.43/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 488 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.26/cwt ≈ $797/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	438	435	354
Feeder cattle	285	305	215
Slaughter cattle	141	113	122
Replacement cattle	12	17	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trend available due to Holiday previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–399	394	15	165.00–173.00	$170.60	$672	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	406	6	165.00–175.00	$166.68	$677	-4.01
720–735	728	2	137.00–145.00	$141.04	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	482	6	170.00–178.00	$172.92	$833	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–370	363	8	158.00–168.00	$160.80	$584	—
402–405	403	3	160.00–163.00	$161.00	$649	+7.71
480–498	488	13	150.00–157.00	$152.43	$744	-0.19
505–534	527	13	145.00–153.00	$151.26	$797	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	365	3	135.00–140.00	$136.76	$499	+2.96
410–445	423	11	130.00–140.00	$136.65	$578	+6.61
500–505	503	2	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$629	—
585–590	586	4	117.00–127.00	$123.99	$727	—
605–625	615	2	107.00–110.00	$108.48	$667	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	370	4	145.00–155.00	$151.08	$559	—
565–568	567	3	130.00–140.00	$133.32	$756	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	427	5	145.00–150.00	$146.04	$624	—
455–475	465	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$639	—
504–545	522	9	129.00–135.00	$131.84	$688	-4.01
655–660	658	2	98.00–105.00	$101.51	$668	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	417	3	173.00–180.00	$177.28	$739	—
505–510	509	4	145.00–155.00	$147.48	$751	—
670–685	678	2	116.00–123.00	$119.54	$810	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	525	3	135.00–145.00	$139.92	$735	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–975	924	85-90%	8	43.00–50.00	$46.81	$433	—
970–1010	997	85-90%	16	59.00–65.00	$60.93	$607	+7.75
875–1165	999	85-90%	17	51.00–58.00	$54.66	$546	+1.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1590	1470	75-80%	10	70.00–75.00	$73.13	$1,075	+6.98
1235–1805	1539	75-80%	21	63.00–69.00	$65.81	$1,013	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1185	1098	80-85%	13	63.00–69.00	$65.09	$715	—
1285	1285	80-85%	1	74.00	$74.00	$951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695–1885	1751	4	80.00–86.00	$82.96	$1,453	—
1640–1885	1763	2	97.00–100.00	$98.40	$1,735	—
1390–2375	1974	7	88.00–94.00	$91.91	$1,814	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	52.00	$52.00	$481
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	57.00	$57.00	$547
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	52.00	$52.00	$590

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$747

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 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	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.