Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.73/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 514 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $259.50/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 419 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.31/cwt ≈ $1,460/hd at 623 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	537	707	474
Feeder cattle	384	451	369
Slaughter cattle	44	170	86
Replacement cattle	109	86	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, 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
525–535	533	13	312.00–317.50	$313.73	$1,672	+7.90
579–595	585	13	295.00–302.50	$296.80	$1,736	+4.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	355.00–360.00	$357.44	$1,172	-2.64
465–495	490	6	312.50–320.00	$313.69	$1,537	-4.03
551–586	569	2	282.50–290.00	$286.37	$1,629	+4.17
660–690	687	15	230.00–237.00	$230.78	$1,585	-10.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–362	357	4	335.00–340.00	$337.46	$1,205	—
468–475	470	5	300.00–305.00	$302.51	$1,422	—
627–640	636	3	250.00–255.00	$251.64	$1,600	-1.39
695–699	698	3	225.00–227.50	$225.83	$1,576	+0.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–310	304	3	315.00–317.50	$315.85	$960	+0.85
405–420	410	3	277.50–280.00	$279.15	$1,145	—
509–540	514	36	252.50–259.00	$255.73	$1,314	+4.05
608–628	623	26	230.00–240.00	$234.31	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	290.00–292.50	$291.63	$924	-3.74
401–435	419	29	258.00–261.00	$259.50	$1,087	-6.72
480–495	481	15	235.00–245.00	$244.31	$1,175	+0.04
501–548	513	7	222.50–230.00	$225.73	$1,158	—
621–648	632	5	210.00–215.00	$212.05	$1,340	-1.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	318	7	300.00–307.50	$303.06	$964	—
360–385	377	5	282.50–287.50	$286.00	$1,078	—
418–435	428	8	265.00–270.00	$266.88	$1,142	-4.56
460–485	471	10	250.00–255.00	$252.47	$1,189	-0.88
536–540	538	16	235.00–240.00	$238.43	$1,283	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	312	5	330.00–337.50	$335.57	$1,047	—
375–382	376	6	320.00–325.00	$324.15	$1,219	-2.36
415–425	420	2	305.00–310.00	$307.47	$1,291	—
506–530	508	16	277.50–281.00	$280.71	$1,426	-2.59
610–638	623	5	230.00–237.50	$231.73	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–383	371	4	312.00–317.50	$316.08	$1,173	—
451–465	458	2	277.50–282.50	$279.96	$1,282	-7.58
501–540	526	12	262.50–272.50	$268.97	$1,415	+3.91
551–593	584	6	252.50–260.00	$257.65	$1,505	+1.90
623–639	631	2	222.50–225.00	$223.77	$1,412	-2.07
669–683	673	4	215.00–217.50	$216.87	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	305	4	345.00–350.00	$346.29	$1,056	+0.06
520–532	521	14	282.00–287.50	$287.10	$1,496	—
601–615	612	4	242.50–245.00	$243.11	$1,488	-3.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1150	1047	80-85%	5	110.00–116.00	$113.12	$1,184	—
1095–1245	1155	80-85%	5	123.00–125.00	$123.81	$1,430	—
1255	1255	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,632	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$895	—
945–1125	1001	85-90%	5	103.00–109.00	$106.09	$1,062	—
1080–1185	1133	85-90%	2	96.00–100.00	$98.09	$1,111	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,601	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,890	—
1430–1840	1581	6	142.00–149.00	$145.01	$2,293	—
1850	1850	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,775	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1075	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	147.00–160.00	$153.13	$1,548
955–1245	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	141.00–160.00	$150.66	$1,605
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,368

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1255	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	122.00–138.00	$129.38	$1,303
1245–1320	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	125.00–139.00	$131.80	$1,691

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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
1215–1265	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,000.00–2,275.00	$2,109.12	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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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.