Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Thomasville Stockyard report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.62/cwt ≈ $629/hd at 382 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.06/cwt -13.06 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 429 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	442	223	330
Feeder cattle	220	149	155
Slaughter cattle	198	68	153
Replacement cattle	24	6	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement Cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	215.00–217.00	$215.97	$723	+4.48
430–435	433	2	198.00–208.00	$203.03	$879	+4.52
460–475	463	5	190.00–199.00	$197.15	$913	+8.99
550–590	557	6	179.00–188.00	$186.41	$1,038	—
660–671	668	8	162.00–171.00	$169.77	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	423	8	180.00–185.00	$180.66	$764	—
451–490	459	5	168.00–173.00	$171.93	$789	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–344	337	5	210.00–215.00	$214.08	$721	—
350–373	366	5	195.00–200.00	$197.18	$722	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–341	338	9	170.00–177.00	$176.29	$596	—
355–395	382	12	160.00–170.00	$164.62	$629	—
410–425	418	2	150.00–160.00	$154.91	$648	-8.54
605–635	620	2	128.00–135.00	$131.42	$815	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	317	5	167.00–170.00	$169.35	$537	—
350–380	357	5	150.00–155.00	$151.65	$541	-14.79
409–441	429	12	141.00–150.00	$142.06	$609	-13.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	312	3	150.00–155.00	$151.63	$473	-17.13
350–395	373	2	140.00–147.00	$143.29	$534	-10.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–380	364	6	210.00–220.00	$217.60	$792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1700	1440	75-80%	3	78.00–82.00	$79.90	$1,151	-9.63
1205–1925	1480	75-80%	32	93.00–100.00	$97.60	$1,444	—
1290–1865	1543	75-80%	21	85.00–92.00	$87.74	$1,354	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1195	1096	80-85%	12	76.00–83.00	$79.68	$873	—
1065–1285	1147	80-85%	13	84.00–91.00	$87.39	$1,002	-0.84
1010–1290	1180	80-85%	21	92.00–99.00	$95.28	$1,124	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–930	861	85-90%	9	59.00–65.00	$62.29	$536	—
870–1020	921	85-90%	15	70.00–77.00	$74.01	$682	—
880–1030	973	85-90%	11	78.00–85.00	$80.17	$780	+20.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1740	1588	3	97.00–105.00	$102.27	$1,624	—
1710–1940	1800	3	107.00–114.00	$110.65	$1,992	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1090	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	83.00–86.00	$84.31	$833
985–1370	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	81.00–84.00	$82.25	$969
1025–1470	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	85.00–90.00	$87.05	$1,086

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1115	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	77.00–79.00	$78.17	$739
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	74.00	$74.00	$714
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	71.00	$71.00	$692

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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
950–1010	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,002.30	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–900	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–875.00	$812.85	—

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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.