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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.62/cwt +12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 408 lb · 55 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $421.61/cwt ≈ $1,729/hd at 410 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $419.80/cwt ≈ $1,793/hd at 427 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 542 443
Feeder cattle 415 417 375
Slaughter cattle 50 84 68
Replacement cattle — 41 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, 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
362 362 10 427.50 $427.50 $1,548 —
426–440 427 26 415.00–420.00 $419.80 $1,793 —
455–460 458 2 370.00–380.00 $375.03 $1,718 +8.96
505–521 520 20 355.00–360.00 $359.76 $1,871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 480 6 380.00–385.00 $383.40 $1,840 —
559 559 15 357.50 $357.50 $1,998 +9.38
640 640 9 337.50 $337.50 $2,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–384 377 5 402.00–410.00 $408.52 $1,540 +19.87
406–430 408 55 382.00–388.00 $382.62 $1,561 +12.59
455–470 469 21 350.00–358.00 $350.37 $1,643 +3.72
506–526 517 24 330.00–340.00 $336.46 $1,739 +1.51
563–565 564 2 315.00–325.00 $319.99 $1,805 —
615–640 627 3 298.00–308.00 $302.01 $1,894 —
655–665 663 4 270.00–275.00 $273.76 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–334 331 7 390.00–395.00 $390.68 $1,293 —
610–649 640 10 260.00–270.00 $267.34 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 366 5 385.00–395.00 $386.91 $1,416 —
405–433 424 3 370.00–378.00 $372.55 $1,580 —
464–465 464 5 340.00–345.00 $341.00 $1,582 +5.01
505–515 510 2 320.00–328.00 $323.96 $1,652 +2.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–326 323 6 425.00–435.00 $432.55 $1,397 —
409–445 410 28 412.00–422.00 $421.61 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 369 4 410.00–418.00 $414.51 $1,530 —
405–435 420 6 400.00–410.00 $404.49 $1,699 -4.47
630–635 633 2 300.00–310.00 $304.98 $1,931 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 value added 270 2 530.00–540.00 $535.19 $1,445 —
450–455 453 2 417.00–425.00 $420.98 $1,907 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,734 —
1145–1615 1370 80-85% 4 140.00–147.00 $143.11 $1,961 —
1185–1840 1468 80-85% 5 132.00–137.00 $134.00 $1,967 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1365 1098 85-90% 4 132.00–137.00 $135.39 $1,487 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,420 —
1140–1405 1279 85-90% 4 121.00–128.00 $125.38 $1,604 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1820 1695 2 159.00–160.00 $159.54 $2,704 —
1775 1775 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,230 —
1855 1855 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,228 —

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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.