Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Thomasville Stockyard report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $262.72/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 488 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $298.28/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 409 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	404	404	293
Feeder cattle	267	265	137
Slaughter cattle	100	105	119
Replacement cattle	37	34	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–441	441	6	312.00–322.00	$320.34	$1,413	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–340	320	4	305.00–310.00	$308.67	$988	-4.99
360–396	391	7	297.00–303.00	$297.79	$1,164	—
465–493	488	14	262.00–268.00	$262.72	$1,282	-1.05
505–527	523	8	245.00–255.00	$248.10	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–390	377	9	312.00–315.00	$313.72	$1,183	+5.95
408–420	409	10	292.00–299.00	$298.28	$1,220	+5.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	331	6	332.00–338.00	$336.99	$1,115	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–377	373	6	337.00–340.00	$337.47	$1,259	+7.48
493–495	494	3	297.00–298.00	$297.67	$1,470	—
515–517	516	5	265.00–273.00	$269.81	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	377	3	340.00–345.00	$342.59	$1,292	+2.97

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1530	1198	85-90%	6	99.00–105.00	$101.94	$1,221	+0.94
1120–1590	1356	85-90%	4	115.00–116.00	$115.54	$1,567	—
1020–1685	1388	85-90%	16	108.00–114.00	$110.39	$1,532	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1590	1378	80-85%	8	113.00–119.00	$116.26	$1,602	—
1115–1915	1516	80-85%	14	104.00–111.00	$107.70	$1,633	—
1740	1740	80-85%	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,105	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–2030	1646	75-80%	4	116.00–120.00	$119.16	$1,961	+12.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1775	1410	2	128.00–132.00	$129.48	$1,826	—
1480–1645	1551	4	136.00–143.00	$139.00	$2,156	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,168
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,200
1090–1380	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	116.00–125.00	$120.13	$1,469

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–970	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	149.00–167.00	$156.85	$1,349

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.