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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.84/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 509 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.95/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 476 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.83/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 548 445
Feeder cattle 210 505 284
Slaughter cattle 165 43 147
Replacement cattle 51 — 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 415 6 305.00–315.00 $309.15 $1,283 -6.79
465–490 478 2 300.00–302.50 $301.28 $1,440 —
507–522 518 10 295.00–297.50 $295.73 $1,532 —
626–642 636 7 250.00–260.00 $257.18 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–449 438 5 320.00–327.50 $324.46 $1,421 +4.34
470–495 480 4 312.50–318.00 $315.11 $1,513 -2.33
603–615 605 7 270.00–275.00 $274.27 $1,659 +7.62
652–665 656 3 248.00–250.00 $249.32 $1,636 -4.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–320 311 2 335.00–340.00 $337.58 $1,050 -0.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–346 322 9 320.00–330.00 $325.58 $1,048 +6.34
451–485 476 13 262.50–270.00 $267.95 $1,275 -0.51
505–525 509 14 252.50–257.50 $253.84 $1,292 -4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–315 308 6 310.00–317.50 $313.66 $966 +6.15
355–395 382 3 290.00–297.50 $292.33 $1,117 -4.12
406–445 430 10 270.00–277.50 $274.83 $1,182 +0.10
451–480 463 5 255.00–260.00 $257.08 $1,190 +0.94
555–571 568 6 235.00–239.00 $238.18 $1,353 -0.36
610–625 618 2 226.00–231.00 $228.47 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–302 301 3 300.00–305.00 $301.67 $908 —
351–360 356 9 282.50–287.50 $284.47 $1,013 -3.04
451–478 458 6 245.00–250.00 $248.74 $1,139 +6.16
605–620 613 4 220.00–225.00 $222.53 $1,364 +0.41
665–670 668 2 215.00–217.50 $216.25 $1,445 +4.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–320 317 6 340.00–345.00 $344.21 $1,091 +13.49
405–415 408 3 312.50–315.00 $313.35 $1,278 —
560–585 574 6 240.00–250.00 $245.91 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–335 320 7 355.00–360.00 $357.99 $1,146 —
401–425 411 5 324.00–327.00 $325.24 $1,337 +14.43
555–568 562 2 255.00–260.00 $257.53 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 3 320.00–330.00 $323.17 $1,089 —
430–445 441 6 290.00–300.00 $292.04 $1,288 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1205 1065 80-85% 24 135.00–142.00 $138.16 $1,471 +11.25
950–1255 1093 80-85% 18 127.00–134.00 $130.33 $1,425 +3.42
1065–1295 1203 80-85% 9 143.00–150.00 $146.34 $1,760 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1015 921 85-90% 13 104.00–111.00 $106.71 $983 +4.72
925–1065 989 85-90% 13 120.00–126.00 $122.68 $1,213 -3.60
950–1230 1153 85-90% 10 114.00–119.00 $115.77 $1,335 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1410 1363 75-80% 2 130.00–135.00 $132.41 $1,805 —
1310–1520 1403 75-80% 3 123.00–129.00 $126.10 $1,769 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1450 1347 9 138.00–144.00 $139.93 $1,885 —
1115–1585 1351 5 148.00–154.00 $150.92 $2,039 —
1040–1550 1379 7 130.00–137.00 $133.80 $1,845 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,319
995–1390 1217 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 126.00–133.00 $128.95 $1,569
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 98.00 $98.00 $666

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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.