Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.59/cwt ≈ $741/hd at 333 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.55/cwt ≈ $815/hd at 378 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $234.26/cwt ≈ $857/hd at 366 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	374	474	600
Feeder cattle	286	369	357
Slaughter cattle	81	86	183
Replacement cattle	7	19	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower, steers calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	4	250.00–257.00	$253.13	$810	—
351–380	373	17	240.00–247.00	$242.75	$905	—
430–443	438	9	230.00–239.00	$234.79	$1,028	—
501–549	508	13	225.00–228.00	$227.50	$1,156	—
640–645	641	4	200.00–205.00	$201.26	$1,290	-1.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–390	366	18	230.00–239.00	$234.26	$857	—
601–645	614	5	195.00–198.00	$196.81	$1,208	-1.21
665–670	668	2	180.00–183.00	$181.51	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–380	363	9	220.00–227.00	$225.12	$817	—
435–440	439	4	212.00–217.00	$215.76	$947	-20.93
525–530	528	4	200.00–210.00	$204.27	$1,079	—
651–695	675	4	170.00–177.00	$172.46	$1,164	-11.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	228.00–230.00	$229.30	$612	—
301–348	333	25	220.00–226.00	$222.59	$741	—
360–385	378	22	212.00–219.00	$215.55	$815	—
414–446	428	16	208.00–210.00	$208.82	$894	-8.73
460–470	465	8	200.00–205.00	$202.15	$940	-11.89
510–540	525	2	190.00–197.00	$193.60	$1,016	—
580–590	583	3	181.00–186.00	$183.98	$1,073	-14.81
605–649	628	12	170.00–179.00	$177.59	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	465	3	180.00–185.00	$182.30	$848	-1.17
630–640	633	4	155.00–160.00	$158.74	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–588	587	4	170.00–175.00	$173.75	$1,020	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	334	4	210.00–215.00	$213.71	$714	—
475–480	478	4	202.00–205.00	$203.51	$973	—
625–635	631	5	170.00–175.00	$173.02	$1,092	-3.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	250.00–252.00	$251.06	$685	—
320–340	328	5	240.00–245.00	$242.43	$795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–370	364	3	225.00–230.00	$227.37	$828	-13.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	80-85%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,035	—
1005–1190	1085	80-85%	18	80.00–87.00	$82.90	$899	—
1130–1275	1203	80-85%	2	88.00–91.00	$89.59	$1,078	-8.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–910	855	85-90%	2	94.00–97.00	$95.60	$817	—
820–960	914	85-90%	4	81.00–88.00	$85.15	$778	—
865–1090	935	85-90%	8	67.00–70.00	$68.80	$643	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1468	1371	75-80%	4	78.00–83.00	$81.05	$1,111	-18.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1685	1448	6	100.00–106.00	$103.60	$1,500	—
1385–1690	1547	6	108.00–110.00	$108.93	$1,685	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1075	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	84.00–96.00	$90.40	$911

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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.