Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.39/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 427 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.53/cwt ≈ $1,402/hd at 564 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.18/cwt ≈ $1,134/hd at 522 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	302	393	301
Feeder cattle	231	246	239
Slaughter cattle	49	141	51
Replacement cattle	22	6	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	317	3	280.00–285.00	$283.17	$898	—
455–495	473	3	260.00–267.50	$263.23	$1,245	—
505–549	524	14	252.00–260.00	$254.36	$1,333	—
555–590	564	23	244.00–251.00	$248.53	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	230.00–237.50	$233.83	$1,099	-4.49
555–595	581	4	210.00–220.00	$213.69	$1,242	-3.74
610–645	621	4	197.50–205.00	$200.67	$1,246	-1.87
670–680	673	5	185.00–190.00	$188.49	$1,269	-1.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–440	418	4	255.00–262.50	$259.88	$1,086	—
501–540	535	8	235.00–240.00	$235.59	$1,260	—
555–566	561	2	220.00–225.00	$222.52	$1,248	-4.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–305	303	2	225.00–230.00	$227.48	$689	-8.68
401–435	427	23	220.00–228.00	$224.39	$958	+1.85
505–545	522	21	213.00–219.00	$217.18	$1,134	—
601–635	618	4	200.00–202.50	$201.22	$1,244	—
665–695	674	4	167.50–175.00	$170.65	$1,150	-1.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–381	379	7	222.50–225.00	$224.65	$851	+4.54
410–430	416	5	205.00–215.00	$209.53	$872	-6.59
570–595	579	7	190.00–197.50	$192.92	$1,117	—
655–675	665	4	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	383	3	200.00–207.50	$202.41	$775	—
570–580	576	8	180.00–185.00	$183.75	$1,058	+0.81
635–649	642	7	170.00–177.00	$172.73	$1,109	-0.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	322	7	272.00–280.00	$275.24	$886	—
370–380	375	2	262.00–265.00	$263.48	$988	-0.34
470–475	472	3	232.50–235.00	$233.34	$1,101	+0.85
510–549	535	3	220.00–230.00	$225.46	$1,206	+2.43
601–645	623	4	190.00–200.00	$195.64	$1,219	—
660–690	670	4	182.50–187.50	$185.59	$1,243	+4.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	367	3	253.00–257.50	$255.95	$939	+4.67
405–449	425	3	232.50–240.00	$235.94	$1,003	+8.36
520–545	533	2	210.00–215.00	$212.44	$1,132	+2.95
625–640	628	5	180.00–185.00	$181.52	$1,140	-2.48
660–695	682	3	162.50–170.00	$166.18	$1,133	-0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–310	306	2	280.00–282.50	$281.23	$861	—
501–515	505	4	230.00–235.00	$231.28	$1,168	—
601–615	606	3	205.00–207.50	$205.85	$1,247	-6.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	80-85%	3	88.00	$88.00	$898	—
940–1180	1050	80-85%	9	72.00–79.00	$76.24	$801	—
1140–1240	1204	80-85%	4	80.00–87.00	$83.28	$1,003	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1010	875	85-90%	3	63.00–69.00	$66.43	$581	—
950	950	85-90%	1	78.00	$78.00	$741	-7.90
885–1110	963	85-90%	8	70.00–76.00	$73.75	$710	-12.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1360	1340	75-80%	2	76.00–77.00	$76.49	$1,025	—
1360	1360	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,251	—
1365–1440	1390	75-80%	3	83.00–85.00	$83.69	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–2035	1825	2	112.00–115.00	$113.33	$2,068	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$615
935–1365	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	85.00–95.00	$88.72	$1,009

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	93.00	$93.00	$814
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,029

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1400	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,198.65	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1350	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,411.76	—

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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.