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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.00/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 336 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 281 442 553
Feeder cattle 152 220 470
Slaughter cattle 113 198 64
Replacement cattle 16 24 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–395 373 2 190.00–200.00 $195.29 $728 -1.89
505–510 507 3 170.00–175.00 $173.32 $879 —
563–570 565 5 162.00–166.00 $164.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 514 4 182.00–185.00 $184.21 $947 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 170.00–177.00 $173.37 $820 +1.44
555–585 570 2 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 336 12 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $588 -1.29
355–395 368 8 160.00–169.00 $165.33 $608 +0.71
430–440 435 2 152.00–156.00 $153.98 $670 -0.93
551–568 558 3 146.00–149.00 $147.65 $824 —
678–690 682 3 134.00–138.00 $135.35 $923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 6 160.00–162.00 $160.70 $527 -8.65
355–379 375 6 150.00–155.00 $150.79 $565 -0.86
426–430 428 2 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $612 +0.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 150.00–155.00 $152.48 $477 +0.85
560–595 578 2 123.00–125.00 $123.97 $717 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 190.00–197.00 $193.37 $634 —
360–385 378 6 180.00–187.00 $182.77 $691 —
680–685 682 3 120.00–130.00 $126.65 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 224.00–230.00 $227.22 $625 —
305–320 313 2 212.00–222.00 $216.88 $679 —
460–495 475 4 178.00–187.00 $181.73 $863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 374 2 196.00–200.00 $198.12 $741 —
455–465 460 2 167.00–170.00 $168.52 $775 —
610–624 616 3 145.00–150.00 $147.98 $912 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1435 1336 75-80% 10 97.00–103.00 $99.58 $1,330 —
1300–1450 1338 75-80% 6 91.00–95.00 $93.20 $1,247 —
1335–1710 1479 75-80% 23 78.00–85.00 $81.07 $1,199 -16.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1275 1144 80-85% 5 83.00–88.00 $85.94 $983 -1.45
1055–1270 1155 80-85% 10 91.00–98.00 $94.99 $1,097 -0.29
1105–1295 1239 80-85% 12 99.00–106.00 $101.04 $1,252 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–855 813 85-90% 4 89.00–93.00 $90.90 $739 —
900–975 948 85-90% 3 77.00–80.00 $78.71 $746 +4.70
840–1110 993 85-90% 4 62.00–69.00 $66.56 $661 -13.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1555 1538 2 88.00–90.00 $89.01 $1,369 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1020 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 78.00–80.00 $79.01 $796
690–1425 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 80.00–101.00 $89.64 $971
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,098

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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.