Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.88/cwt ≈ $935/hd at 429 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.30/cwt +15.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 480 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.13/cwt +15.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 535 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	360	374	448
Feeder cattle	303	286	182
Slaughter cattle	39	81	250
Replacement cattle	18	7	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–441	434	9	232.00–238.00	$235.76	$1,023	+20.00
460–472	466	12	220.00–227.00	$222.01	$1,035	—
520–542	535	5	210.00–217.00	$214.65	$1,148	+10.38
610–635	626	6	190.00–199.00	$194.89	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376–385	379	6	240.00–243.00	$241.98	$917	+7.72
455–471	467	6	235.00–238.00	$237.35	$1,108	—
552–578	561	13	221.00–226.00	$223.43	$1,253	—
651–675	667	3	195.00–197.00	$196.35	$1,310	+14.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–478	472	4	240.00–245.00	$243.80	$1,151	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–396	391	2	223.00–225.00	$223.99	$876	—
401–447	429	33	212.00–220.00	$217.88	$935	—
451	451	6	205.00–210.00	$207.50	$936	—
501–527	519	12	190.00–197.00	$192.87	$1,001	—
554–590	581	8	180.00–186.00	$182.07	$1,058	+8.32
610–630	620	3	170.00–175.00	$171.99	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–420	409	4	200.00–205.00	$202.98	$830	—
470–490	478	5	190.00–195.00	$192.05	$918	+9.75
510–549	521	4	180.00–185.00	$182.94	$953	—
601–640	620	6	160.00–169.00	$164.28	$1,019	+5.54
670–690	680	10	150.00–157.00	$154.50	$1,051	—
715–745	730	4	137.00–140.00	$138.47	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456–494	480	16	215.00–219.00	$217.30	$1,043	+15.15
520–545	535	15	207.00–210.00	$209.13	$1,119	+15.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	3	217.00–225.00	$220.70	$971	—
455–460	458	2	210.00–212.00	$211.01	$966	+7.50
515–540	521	12	200.00–207.00	$201.37	$1,049	—
555–565	562	9	190.00–197.00	$192.54	$1,082	—
610–649	627	6	180.00–187.00	$183.14	$1,148	+10.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–385	376	6	230.00–238.00	$235.27	$885	+7.90
670–675	674	7	170.00–175.00	$171.42	$1,155	—
725–745	740	4	160.00–165.00	$161.22	$1,193	—
760–770	764	5	155.00–157.00	$155.81	$1,190	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–975	887	85-90%	5	73.00–79.00	$76.32	$677	-19.28
880–985	929	85-90%	4	86.00–89.00	$87.73	$815	+18.93
955	955	85-90%	2	60.00	$60.00	$573	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1070	1057	80-85%	3	83.00–88.00	$85.00	$898	+2.10
1060–1125	1093	80-85%	2	101.00–107.00	$104.09	$1,138	+21.19
1010–1260	1103	80-85%	3	94.00–99.00	$96.47	$1,064	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,233	—
1360–1555	1458	75-80%	2	106.00–107.00	$106.47	$1,552	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1525	1511	6	111.00–113.00	$111.65	$1,687	—
1670	1670	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,754	—
1505–1900	1721	6	119.00–126.00	$121.71	$2,095	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1020	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	76.00–89.00	$83.45	$743
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,025

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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.