Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.15/cwt +22.17 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 440 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.10/cwt ≈ $818/hd at 538 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $193.16/cwt ≈ $910/hd at 471 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	586	281	421
Feeder cattle	416	152	262
Slaughter cattle	112	113	132
Replacement cattle	58	16	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–342	322	5	230.00–237.00	$232.45	$748	—
355–385	373	7	225.00–229.00	$226.74	$846	—
401–405	403	2	212.00–218.00	$215.01	$866	—
458–489	471	26	190.00–197.00	$193.16	$910	—
520–540	531	19	180.00–187.00	$183.96	$977	-0.25
553–590	557	14	170.00–175.00	$173.78	$968	—
605–618	614	5	163.00–167.00	$164.59	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–374	368	26	211.00–215.00	$213.52	$786	+18.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–375	367	2	200.00–205.00	$202.56	$743	—
651–671	658	3	150.00–152.00	$151.32	$996	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251–299	272	10	200.00–205.00	$201.51	$548	—
340–345	342	10	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$658	+17.42
351–390	363	22	180.00–189.00	$185.76	$674	+20.43
425–445	440	46	170.00–178.00	$176.15	$775	+22.17
451–485	461	8	161.00–165.00	$163.97	$756	—
526–549	538	29	150.00–157.00	$152.10	$818	—
551–578	562	4	145.00–149.00	$147.27	$828	-0.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	364	9	170.00–179.00	$174.46	$635	+23.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–360	357	5	160.00–167.00	$162.37	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–328	318	9	220.00–230.00	$224.70	$715	+7.82
420–443	432	2	195.00–200.00	$197.57	$854	—
517–530	527	5	170.00–175.00	$171.39	$903	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	2	177.00–180.00	$178.54	$764	—
451–465	456	4	160.00–167.00	$163.04	$743	—
555–584	572	9	140.00–150.00	$147.23	$842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–325	307	7	200.00–210.00	$206.56	$634	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1165	1054	80-85%	18	78.00–85.00	$81.95	$864	—
1000–1210	1114	80-85%	19	86.00–93.00	$89.76	$1,000	+3.82
1060–1245	1162	80-85%	13	94.00–101.00	$97.37	$1,131	+2.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1675	1516	75-80%	6	99.00–104.00	$101.43	$1,538	—
1435–1795	1629	75-80%	7	90.00–97.00	$93.27	$1,519	—
1400–1765	1644	75-80%	4	86.00–89.00	$87.84	$1,444	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–985	923	85-90%	8	79.00–86.00	$82.87	$765	+4.16
890–985	934	85-90%	4	76.00–78.00	$76.97	$719	-1.74
960–995	982	85-90%	3	89.00–94.00	$91.34	$897	+24.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1980	1681	9	99.00–105.00	$102.27	$1,719	—
1695–1940	1818	4	107.00–108.00	$107.53	$1,955	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1165	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	89.00–108.00	$93.56	$927
945–1135	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	87.00–107.00	$95.36	$971
1015–1215	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	80.00–89.00	$84.73	$907

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1175	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	71.00–86.00	$80.24	$722
780–1050	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	78.00–87.00	$84.00	$785

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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
1150–1400	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,371.73	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1295	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,050.00	$924.20	—

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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.