Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $430.82/cwt ≈ $1,637/hd at 380 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $317.15/cwt ≈ $1,912/hd at 603 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $364.23/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 545 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	536	465	413
Feeder cattle	413	415	276
Slaughter cattle	75	50	86
Replacement cattle	48	—	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Breaker and boner slaughter cows 1.00 higher, lean slaughter cows 6.00 to 11.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves sharply lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–341	340	8	430.00–440.00	$436.87	$1,485	—
478	478	3	372.50	$372.50	$1,781	-2.53
545	545	13	355.00–365.00	$364.23	$1,985	+4.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	4	435.00	$435.00	$1,570	—
420–440	424	8	420.00–428.00	$425.48	$1,804	—
470	470	6	387.50	$387.50	$1,821	+4.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	480	2	350.00–355.00	$352.58	$1,692	—
505–535	525	3	342.00–345.00	$342.96	$1,801	—
550–573	562	4	330.00–340.00	$335.10	$1,883	—
639–645	640	5	305.00–310.00	$308.99	$1,978	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329–345	332	7	377.00–385.00	$383.09	$1,272	—
420–432	425	11	355.00–365.00	$356.82	$1,516	-15.73
450–485	468	2	340.00–345.00	$342.41	$1,602	+1.41
534–545	536	5	320.00–325.00	$323.98	$1,737	+0.02
610–620	615	2	278.00–288.00	$282.96	$1,740	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	390.00–400.00	$394.80	$1,236	—
351–370	353	8	370.00–380.00	$378.69	$1,337	-29.83
403–432	418	10	365.00–370.00	$367.41	$1,536	-15.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–435	433	5	345.00–355.00	$346.97	$1,502	—
491	491	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	3	430.00–438.00	$434.33	$1,420	+1.78
355–390	380	24	425.00–435.00	$430.82	$1,637	—
440	440	2	410.00–418.00	$414.00	$1,822	-7.61
450–460	454	5	407.00–412.00	$408.62	$1,855	—
520–536	532	8	335.00–345.00	$336.53	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	442.00–450.00	$446.09	$1,441	—
333 value added	333	4	462.50	$462.50	$1,540	—
400–415	410	3	425.00–433.00	$430.40	$1,765	—
457–458	457	9	412.00–420.00	$418.22	$1,911	-2.76
508–535	516	5	345.00–350.00	$348.47	$1,798	—
602–604	603	14	310.00–320.00	$317.15	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–292	292	11	430.00–440.00	$439.10	$1,282	—
425–440	429	5	402.00–408.00	$405.01	$1,737	+0.52
500–532	508	4	330.00–335.00	$331.31	$1,683	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1240	1063	85-90%	5	143.00–147.00	$144.27	$1,534	+8.88
770–1700	1233	85-90%	4	124.00–130.00	$127.41	$1,571	—
900–1765	1333	85-90%	15	132.00–139.00	$135.74	$1,809	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1680	1242	80-85%	9	139.00–146.00	$142.02	$1,764	—
1530–1575	1549	80-85%	4	125.00–130.00	$128.00	$1,983	—
1410–1755	1594	80-85%	8	131.00–138.00	$133.96	$2,135	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1325	1250	75-80%	3	132.00–139.00	$135.18	$1,690	—
1215–1325	1270	75-80%	2	145.00–147.00	$146.04	$1,855	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1220	1140	4	159.00–163.00	$160.48	$1,829	—
1775–1835	1795	3	184.00–192.00	$187.63	$3,368	+5.63
1975	1975	1	176.00	$176.00	$3,476	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,832
1050–1935	1493	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	147.00–172.00	$155.79	$2,326

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,687

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.