Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.76/cwt ≈ $912/hd at 327 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.24/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 460 lb · 20 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $344.97/cwt +30.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 333 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	503	223
Feeder cattle	367	372	149
Slaughter cattle	126	70	68
Replacement cattle	58	61	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, 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
235–245	240	2	350.00–352.50	$351.28	$843	—
301–348	333	19	340.00–350.00	$344.97	$1,149	+30.10
355–380	363	6	300.00–305.00	$302.86	$1,099	-3.48
415–425	422	6	277.00–280.00	$277.98	$1,173	-5.76
460–478	472	3	266.00–268.00	$267.35	$1,262	+5.06
507–535	519	15	259.00–265.00	$260.81	$1,354	—
555–595	568	3	253.00–255.00	$253.70	$1,441	+6.39
635–645	640	4	230.00–232.50	$231.26	$1,480	-7.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–345	326	9	315.00–322.50	$318.16	$1,037	—
515–545	530	2	230.00–232.50	$231.21	$1,225	—
655–695	691	11	214.00–217.50	$217.20	$1,501	—
705–740	723	10	201.00–206.00	$203.56	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	333	8	330.00–337.50	$334.22	$1,113	+31.06
360–375	368	2	288.00–290.00	$288.98	$1,063	-5.73
425–446	433	7	260.00–270.00	$268.03	$1,161	-6.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–225	213	2	300.00–305.00	$302.36	$644	—
301–335	327	21	270.00–280.00	$278.76	$912	—
360–399	384	13	262.50–267.50	$266.54	$1,024	-1.30
404–445	416	11	255.00–260.00	$256.58	$1,067	-1.51
451–476	460	20	245.00–250.00	$247.24	$1,137	+1.96
525–549	537	2	222.00–225.00	$223.53	$1,200	-12.34
615–632	628	4	215.00–219.00	$218.02	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–274	271	7	280.00–290.00	$281.34	$762	—
322–325	323	5	260.00–262.50	$262.00	$846	-7.63
415–420	418	4	240.00–246.00	$244.01	$1,020	-0.34
620–645	629	8	195.00–205.00	$201.16	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	305	4	252.50–255.00	$253.15	$772	-4.08
355–390	378	9	240.00–250.00	$242.48	$917	—
415–445	435	3	232.00–236.50	$235.07	$1,023	+0.62
455–480	468	2	220.00–230.00	$225.13	$1,054	+3.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–335	310	15	330.00–340.00	$333.80	$1,035	+22.49
355–375	365	2	310.00–315.00	$312.43	$1,140	+23.89
401–422	417	4	290.00–295.00	$293.80	$1,225	—
465–495	486	7	240.00–250.00	$247.52	$1,203	-3.72
566–580	569	5	220.00–222.50	$221.99	$1,263	-2.83
605–616	614	6	212.00–215.00	$214.51	$1,317	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–285	279	6	320.00–325.00	$322.13	$899	—
315–345	331	4	310.00–320.00	$313.58	$1,038	+12.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–445	422	3	260.00–265.00	$262.59	$1,108	+6.79
610–615	613	2	177.00–180.00	$178.49	$1,094	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1265	1049	80-85%	21	96.00–103.00	$99.78	$1,047	+3.28
1010–1275	1109	80-85%	11	104.00–110.00	$106.86	$1,185	—
1025–1240	1168	80-85%	6	111.00–118.00	$113.71	$1,328	+0.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1690	1445	75-80%	8	90.00–96.00	$93.68	$1,354	—
1365–1750	1471	75-80%	8	98.00–105.00	$99.89	$1,469	—
1375–1580	1472	75-80%	3	110.00–115.00	$112.28	$1,653	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1165	919	85-90%	6	92.00–98.00	$94.25	$866	+3.43
955–1040	985	85-90%	3	101.00–107.00	$103.99	$1,024	—
900–1195	1022	85-90%	7	82.00–89.00	$85.09	$870	+11.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2080	1729	7	121.00–128.00	$125.06	$2,162	—
1510–1980	1790	6	130.00–136.00	$132.87	$2,378	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1180	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	117.00–125.00	$119.61	$1,202
830–1390	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	100.00–106.00	$103.19	$1,075
1040–1280	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	106.00–114.00	$109.37	$1,215

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1230	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	99.00–100.00	$99.37	$1,113
1070–1225	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	98.00–110.00	$103.38	$1,182

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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.