Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $317.72/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 465 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $230.18/cwt ≈ $1,326/hd at 576 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $284.92/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 378 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	707	491	371
Feeder cattle	451	235	280
Slaughter cattle	170	115	81
Replacement cattle	86	141	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	308	4	355.00–365.00	$360.08	$1,109	-8.45
410–425	420	6	330.00–335.00	$331.63	$1,393	—
451–490	465	18	315.00–322.50	$317.72	$1,477	+8.05
555–586	582	8	280.00–282.50	$282.20	$1,642	+4.70
625–646	630	4	262.00–265.00	$264.23	$1,665	-0.09
651–699	661	15	234.00–243.00	$241.59	$1,597	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	9	340.00–350.00	$345.97	$1,124	-8.95
401–415	408	4	317.50–320.00	$318.77	$1,301	—
555–580	563	3	270.00–275.00	$271.72	$1,530	—
615–635	625	2	251.00–255.00	$253.03	$1,581	—
699	699	5	222.50–227.50	$225.50	$1,576	—
725–749	739	4	210.00–217.50	$213.13	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	302.50–312.50	$305.83	$1,621	+3.94
565–575	570	12	290.00–295.00	$291.86	$1,664	—
660	660	6	244.00–247.50	$245.17	$1,618	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–338	308	14	290.00–300.00	$295.37	$910	—
368–392	378	15	282.50–286.00	$284.92	$1,077	+0.57
415–434	425	4	265.00–267.50	$266.22	$1,131	+5.23
465–485	479	10	242.50–245.00	$244.27	$1,170	-10.40
569–588	579	2	220.00–222.50	$221.23	$1,281	—
601–627	611	11	210.00–217.50	$213.17	$1,302	-10.74
676–693	687	3	200.00–205.00	$201.64	$1,385	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	406	7	270.00–275.00	$271.44	$1,102	+0.20
454–491	476	13	250.00–256.00	$253.35	$1,206	—
501–508	502	11	240.00–242.50	$240.46	$1,207	-6.17
560–595	576	15	225.00–235.00	$230.18	$1,326	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	4	312.50–317.50	$315.00	$948	-1.83
375–385	380	2	297.50–302.50	$299.97	$1,140	—
461–475	468	4	260.00–267.50	$263.81	$1,235	—
515–520	517	3	250.00–255.00	$251.68	$1,301	-1.98
560–599	580	4	237.50–240.00	$238.71	$1,385	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–395	375	9	320.00–330.00	$326.51	$1,224	—
465–480	474	6	292.50–297.50	$294.58	$1,396	—
510–525	515	12	280.00–285.00	$283.30	$1,459	+7.26
555–557	556	2	274.00–277.50	$275.75	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–445	419	5	300.00–302.50	$301.44	$1,263	—
476–486	484	4	280.00–290.00	$287.54	$1,392	—
508–534	521	11	260.00–269.00	$265.06	$1,381	-1.40
574–575	575	2	254.00–257.50	$255.75	$1,471	-2.21
610–648	626	3	220.00–230.00	$225.84	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	329	4	340.00–350.00	$346.23	$1,139	+3.06
405–410	407	3	320.00–327.50	$322.52	$1,313	+12.59
601–634	612	6	245.00–250.00	$246.73	$1,510	-1.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1290	1115	80-85%	13	109.00–116.00	$111.39	$1,242	—
980–1215	1130	80-85%	15	118.00–124.00	$121.64	$1,375	—
935–1275	1201	80-85%	9	126.00–133.00	$128.66	$1,545	-0.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1050	945	85-90%	2	118.00–122.00	$119.78	$1,132	—
900–1060	970	85-90%	10	102.00–109.00	$105.46	$1,023	-22.54
895–1095	972	85-90%	15	110.00–117.00	$113.05	$1,099	-14.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1635	1396	75-80%	7	108.00–112.00	$111.01	$1,550	—
1335–1520	1427	75-80%	7	124.00–129.00	$125.65	$1,793	-0.22
1340–1735	1452	75-80%	9	115.00–122.00	$118.77	$1,725	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–2135	1688	6	150.00–157.00	$153.46	$2,590	—
1560–1955	1739	4	134.00–139.00	$136.11	$2,367	—
1615–1940	1765	3	142.00–146.00	$144.08	$2,543	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655	655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	125.00	$125.00	$819

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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
1365–1545	1476	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,825.00–1,950.00	$1,875.00	—

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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.