Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.19/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 364 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $313.66/cwt ≈ $1,070/hd at 341 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.63/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	404	380	306
Feeder cattle	265	311	255
Slaughter cattle	105	34	45
Replacement cattle	34	35	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	463	5	317.00–327.00	$324.03	$1,500	+0.48
515	515	3	315.00–321.00	$317.00	$1,633	+40.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–342	326	8	340.00–345.00	$343.04	$1,118	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	379	10	303.00–312.00	$307.77	$1,166	—
400–445	434	7	287.00–297.00	$292.53	$1,270	-7.94
450–483	478	12	279.00–283.00	$279.63	$1,337	-1.02
510–517	515	4	270.00–278.00	$276.02	$1,422	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	360.00–365.00	$362.45	$870	—
260–265	263	2	337.00–340.00	$338.51	$890	—
351–373	364	14	317.00–323.00	$320.19	$1,165	+4.40
425–435	430	3	300.00–310.00	$305.79	$1,315	—
460–477	466	11	287.00–291.00	$289.79	$1,350	-8.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–344	341	14	305.00–315.00	$313.66	$1,070	—
401–415	404	6	270.00–280.00	$277.47	$1,121	—
470–482	479	4	260.00–265.00	$263.77	$1,263	—
555–562	560	3	240.00–245.00	$241.65	$1,353	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	5	355.00–365.00	$358.49	$1,194	—
360–370	367	3	337.00–345.00	$339.62	$1,246	—
470–475	473	3	313.00–320.00	$315.32	$1,491	—
500–520	510	10	280.00–288.00	$282.34	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	11	325.00–335.00	$329.99	$1,264	-0.57
580–585	583	2	257.00–267.00	$261.98	$1,527	+2.68
605–630	618	2	254.00–255.00	$254.51	$1,573	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–239	237	5	412.00–422.00	$413.94	$981	+3.69
285	285	2	390.00–393.00	$391.50	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1785	1560	75-80%	13	112.00–119.00	$114.39	$1,784	-3.13
1520–1780	1648	75-80%	15	103.00–110.00	$106.86	$1,761	-19.16

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1195	1090	80-85%	2	123.00–124.00	$123.45	$1,346	—
965–1545	1215	80-85%	6	114.00–121.00	$116.29	$1,413	—
935–1470	1296	80-85%	12	106.00–113.00	$109.81	$1,423	-16.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	85-90%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,182	—
1200	1200	85-90%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,416	—
1150–1400	1243	85-90%	4	105.00–110.00	$106.68	$1,326	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1845	1615	5	126.00–133.00	$129.67	$2,094	—
1295–2080	1766	4	135.00–139.00	$137.38	$2,426	—
1585–2035	1826	4	145.00–151.00	$148.21	$2,706	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–1035	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	107.00–112.00	$110.12	$914
1025–1040	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	119.00–125.00	$122.02	$1,260
1205–1290	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	118.00–130.00	$124.20	$1,550

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,534
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,635

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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
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.