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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $363.23/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 332 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $280.39/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 589 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $283.72/cwt -25.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 632 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 579 473
Feeder cattle 411 485 300
Slaughter cattle 57 66 102
Replacement cattle 28 28 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, steer calves and feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder steers and bull calves sharply lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls steady, replacement cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–499 477 2 337.00–345.00 $340.82 $1,626 —
500–530 506 5 325.00–335.00 $332.91 $1,685 —
575–590 585 3 295.00–305.00 $301.72 $1,765 —
620–633 632 14 280.00–284.00 $283.72 $1,793 -25.03
665–688 674 5 270.00–273.00 $271.78 $1,832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 425 3 355.00–358.00 $355.98 $1,513 —
680–694 689 6 260.00–268.00 $265.37 $1,828 -12.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–364 361 5 400.00–403.00 $402.42 $1,453 —
400–430 415 2 375.00–380.00 $377.41 $1,566 +11.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 332 19 360.00–370.00 $363.23 $1,206 -4.31
350–395 378 5 350.00–358.00 $355.33 $1,343 +3.47
400–441 423 7 337.00–343.00 $339.43 $1,436 -0.48
450–472 463 8 300.00–310.00 $304.60 $1,410 —
503–504 504 12 290.00–295.00 $292.50 $1,474 -10.41
589–590 589 18 270.00–281.00 $280.39 $1,651 +1.41
650–685 670 7 240.00–250.00 $247.16 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 5 345.00–355.00 $349.68 $1,129 -7.24
359–395 371 6 340.00–348.00 $345.16 $1,281 +0.83
464–488 475 13 288.00–298.00 $293.36 $1,393 -27.38
530 530 4 282.00–283.00 $282.50 $1,497 +5.01
550–575 556 4 260.00–265.00 $261.29 $1,453 -12.16
610–645 634 9 248.00–255.00 $249.63 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 430.00–440.00 $435.29 $949 —
292–295 293 4 390.00–395.00 $391.26 $1,146 —
320–338 334 4 375.00–380.00 $378.80 $1,265 -2.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 275 3 405.00–415.00 $408.09 $1,122 —
320–348 331 11 400.00–410.00 $402.89 $1,334 -44.52
605–610 608 2 270.00–278.00 $274.02 $1,666 +0.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 395.00–398.00 $396.94 $1,290 —
350–380 365 2 387.00–395.00 $390.84 $1,427 -8.64
460 460 3 340.00–348.00 $342.67 $1,576 -4.76
550–560 555 2 302.00–308.00 $305.03 $1,693 -7.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 425.00–435.00 $430.18 $1,226 -67.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1620 1210 85-90% 8 115.00–121.00 $118.99 $1,440 -15.30
660–1805 1324 85-90% 25 123.00–131.00 $127.02 $1,682 +5.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1590 1351 80-85% 4 130.00–137.00 $131.75 $1,780 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2160 2160 2 165.00 $165.00 $3,564 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 182.50 $182.50 $2,053
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,031
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,104
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,287

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.