Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 5, 2023

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.42/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 413 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.98/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 475 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $233.99/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 627 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	552	598	469
Feeder cattle	327	214	362
Slaughter cattle	200	347	103
Replacement cattle	25	37	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	290.00–300.00	$295.11	$968	-3.92
401–447	436	12	260.00–270.00	$262.98	$1,147	—
510–549	542	20	242.50–250.00	$244.88	$1,327	—
605–646	627	26	227.00–236.00	$233.99	$1,467	-0.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–442	437	4	253.00–255.00	$254.52	$1,112	+2.84
510–539	531	11	230.00–237.00	$233.81	$1,242	-0.55
605–612	607	4	215.00–217.50	$216.87	$1,316	—
720–730	721	7	207.00–212.00	$207.72	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	321	9	272.50–280.00	$275.90	$886	+2.37
401–445	423	2	237.50–240.00	$238.68	$1,010	-3.79
458–495	477	2	223.00–225.00	$224.04	$1,069	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	5	235.00–245.00	$239.00	$753	—
405–432	413	28	229.00–232.50	$229.42	$948	—
451–489	475	26	225.00–228.00	$226.98	$1,078	-5.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–362	361	6	230.00–236.00	$232.84	$841	+1.53
410–445	422	25	220.00–227.50	$223.53	$943	+1.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	220.00–225.00	$223.28	$703	—
380	380	7	205.00–215.00	$213.57	$812	-10.20
460–490	475	2	200.00–210.00	$204.84	$973	—
605–620	617	5	192.50–195.00	$194.51	$1,200	+3.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	4	270.00–280.00	$275.68	$907	—
360–375	365	3	252.50–257.50	$254.21	$928	—
451–495	473	16	220.00–230.00	$223.71	$1,058	—
505–545	534	7	212.50–215.00	$213.18	$1,138	—
627–648	641	3	187.50–195.00	$192.55	$1,234	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	334	2	287.50–290.00	$288.79	$965	-8.66
365–389	377	2	280.00–282.50	$281.21	$1,060	-5.03
551–589	560	7	215.00–220.00	$217.83	$1,220	—
601–649	630	8	202.50–212.50	$205.56	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	383	3	270.00–277.50	$272.35	$1,043	+14.90
460–480	472	7	230.00–240.00	$233.90	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1295	1096	80-85%	50	93.00–99.00	$96.41	$1,057	-0.18
900–1295	1143	80-85%	37	100.00–106.00	$102.08	$1,167	-6.91
1175–1285	1230	80-85%	2	109.00–113.00	$110.91	$1,364	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1070	900	85-90%	9	75.00–80.00	$77.29	$696	+2.06
855–1270	1063	85-90%	25	81.00–88.00	$85.32	$907	—
935–1255	1105	85-90%	12	90.00–97.00	$93.50	$1,033	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1445	1392	75-80%	5	106.00–108.00	$107.19	$1,492	+5.90
1305–1520	1411	75-80%	10	98.00–105.00	$100.90	$1,424	—
1305–1595	1421	75-80%	8	90.00–96.00	$93.30	$1,326	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1235	1223	2	111.00–116.00	$113.47	$1,388	—
1750	1750	1	118.00	$118.00	$2,065	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1405	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	99.00–111.00	$103.42	$1,223
1130–1305	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–101.00	$100.46	$1,224

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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
950–1170	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,230.29	—

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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.