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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 411 455
Feeder cattle 198 321 373
Slaughter cattle 47 54 71
Replacement cattle 18 36 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, steer calves 5.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 lower, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–433 429 9 255.00–260.00 $256.63 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 516 7 257.00–260.00 $259.56 $1,339 +10.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 469 4 250.00–255.00 $252.73 $1,185 —
575–580 578 3 225.00–235.00 $228.65 $1,322 -6.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 385 4 235.00–243.00 $241.08 $928 —
410–425 421 4 230.00–233.00 $232.27 $978 -2.49
535–543 541 5 220.00–223.00 $220.59 $1,193 +1.41
618–640 625 3 197.00–205.00 $199.73 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–370 369 9 255.00–265.00 $263.89 $974 -3.05
450–480 460 5 230.00–240.00 $235.09 $1,081 -2.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 375 4 230.00–233.00 $230.78 $865 —
475–485 478 3 210.00–220.00 $216.62 $1,035 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 218.00–228.00 $223.21 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–585 580 2 195.00–200.00 $197.48 $1,145 -0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1025 911 80-85% 4 105.00–111.00 $108.03 $984 —
945–1260 1150 80-85% 3 116.00–121.00 $118.45 $1,362 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1135 1026 85-90% 4 109.00–115.00 $112.01 $1,149 -1.47
1030–1055 1040 85-90% 3 98.00–105.00 $101.36 $1,054 -12.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,270 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1695 1620 2 130.00–135.00 $132.62 $2,148 -20.38
1100–2415 1787 3 144.00–149.00 $145.93 $2,608 —
2160 2160 1 152.00 $152.00 $3,283 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,438
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 98.00 $98.00 $862

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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.