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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.91/cwt +15.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 505 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $247.53/cwt ≈ $1,153/hd at 466 lb · 39 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.61/cwt ≈ $816/hd at 365 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 323 230
Feeder cattle 416 198 130
Slaughter cattle 38 105 77
Replacement cattle 8 20 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–349 337 6 270.00–274.00 $271.38 $915 +11.79
355–375 370 15 260.00–269.00 $262.40 $971 +10.79
401–445 426 20 250.00–257.00 $251.85 $1,073 +6.45
456–495 466 39 245.00–249.00 $247.53 $1,153 —
515–542 533 3 232.00–236.00 $234.71 $1,251 +6.46
620–649 640 19 215.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,382 +4.39
680–691 690 10 207.00–209.00 $208.80 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 333 3 252.00–257.00 $254.71 $848 +5.40
455–485 462 11 230.00–240.00 $233.65 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 3 240.00–247.00 $242.46 $771 —
465–490 478 3 220.00–225.00 $222.30 $1,063 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251–270 261 2 247.00–252.00 $249.59 $651 —
345–349 348 5 230.00–238.00 $235.62 $820 +9.95
351–394 365 34 222.00–229.00 $223.61 $816 —
401–449 421 16 216.00–220.00 $218.61 $920 —
475–496 491 33 212.00–215.00 $213.64 $1,049 +13.11
503–542 505 48 208.00–210.00 $209.91 $1,060 +15.12
566–575 571 12 200.00–207.00 $204.75 $1,169 +21.28
615–639 633 23 191.00–199.00 $197.13 $1,248 +34.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 331 6 212.00–217.00 $214.37 $710 —
415–445 435 3 200.00–205.00 $201.59 $877 —
505–540 521 7 180.00–190.00 $184.70 $962 —
560–575 572 9 170.00–175.00 $173.91 $995 —
621–645 633 2 160.00–165.00 $162.45 $1,028 +16.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 10 219.00–221.00 $220.52 $728 —
465–468 467 3 200.00–205.00 $203.34 $950 +11.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–315 303 7 257.00–267.00 $265.51 $804 +6.04
455–470 463 2 220.00–230.00 $224.92 $1,041 —
555–589 572 2 207.00–215.00 $211.12 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–480 476 3 198.00–200.00 $199.34 $949 —
560 560 3 180.00–185.00 $181.67 $1,017 —
615–630 623 5 172.00–177.00 $174.22 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–330 317 2 250.00–252.00 $251.04 $796 +6.08
405–417 413 6 225.00–235.00 $229.66 $948 +6.23
560–580 570 2 195.00–197.00 $195.98 $1,117 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1265 1133 80-85% 3 85.00–92.00 $88.56 $1,003 +0.81
1040–1270 1143 80-85% 4 112.00–117.00 $113.66 $1,299 +25.91
1080–1280 1186 80-85% 4 94.00–101.00 $98.63 $1,170 +3.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1330 1311 75-80% 4 112.00–114.00 $113.24 $1,485 —
1465–1965 1632 75-80% 3 100.00–105.00 $101.90 $1,663 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $680 —
880 880 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $625 —
880–990 935 85-90% 2 90.00–94.00 $92.12 $861 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1515 1339 4 111.00–118.00 $114.86 $1,538 —
1700–1985 1847 3 119.00–126.00 $122.49 $2,262 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
580 580 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $493
655 655 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 100.00 $100.00 $655

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.