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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.44/cwt ≈ $854/hd at 420 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.39/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 628 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $203.65/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 434 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 381 317
Feeder cattle 245 226 224
Slaughter cattle 52 135 88
Replacement cattle 10 20 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 240.00–245.00 $242.54 $800 -8.07
452–480 459 13 224.00–230.00 $227.97 $1,046 —
659–699 682 13 183.00–190.00 $186.53 $1,272 +3.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 230.00–232.00 $230.98 $746 -12.53
370–395 376 4 220.00–227.00 $222.33 $836 —
403–418 412 5 212.00–217.00 $215.00 $886 -7.76
551–560 553 4 200.00–208.00 $205.98 $1,139 —
605–615 607 5 190.00–195.00 $193.99 $1,178 —
670–689 676 3 172.00–175.00 $173.98 $1,176 +2.98
705–745 725 2 166.00–170.00 $167.94 $1,218 +7.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–435 420 26 200.00–205.00 $203.44 $854 —
451–485 462 11 195.00–201.00 $198.82 $919 -8.91
520–547 536 5 180.00–185.00 $183.06 $981 -10.68
605–645 628 18 167.00–177.00 $171.39 $1,076 -3.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–330 319 4 210.00–215.00 $213.22 $680 +4.60
410–415 413 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $795 —
615–640 624 11 160.00–166.00 $164.71 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–368 364 8 180.00–187.00 $184.54 $672 -3.80
515–545 523 6 160.00–170.00 $166.59 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–327 324 4 230.00–235.00 $233.78 $757 -8.68
370–394 391 9 223.00–227.00 $226.58 $886 —
435–445 440 5 217.00–220.00 $218.00 $959 —
605–630 614 6 180.00–187.00 $183.83 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 434 13 200.00–210.00 $203.65 $884 -5.68
460–480 470 2 190.00–195.00 $192.55 $905 -10.97
605–625 615 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 462 8 207.00–215.00 $210.48 $972 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,352 +3.83
1330–1650 1463 75-80% 9 82.00–89.00 $86.45 $1,265 —
1385–1635 1493 75-80% 10 90.00–96.00 $93.08 $1,390 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1170 1120 80-85% 6 79.00–85.00 $82.15 $920 -11.66
1050–1245 1148 80-85% 8 92.00–96.00 $94.07 $1,080 +0.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $801 +2.62
860–1080 1027 85-90% 5 69.00–72.00 $69.91 $718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1330 3 104.00–108.00 $107.00 $1,423 —
2040 2040 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,387 —
2160 2160 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,657 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1035 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 79.00–84.00 $81.36 $797

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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.