Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $374.68/cwt +17.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 416 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	229	536	565
Feeder cattle	192	413	504
Slaughter cattle	23	75	40
Replacement cattle	14	48	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Breaker and boner slaughter cows sharply higher, lean slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 12.00 higher, steer calves and heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves firm, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	439	9	437.00–445.00	$442.05	$1,941	+16.57
471–483	476	5	417.00–423.00	$420.56	$2,002	+33.06
567–578	573	6	365.00–368.00	$366.51	$2,100	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–332	330	4	397.00–400.00	$397.74	$1,313	+14.65
375–390	383	2	385.00–395.00	$390.10	$1,494	—
408–425	416	14	373.00–383.00	$374.68	$1,559	+17.86
508–540	516	5	332.00–342.00	$335.69	$1,732	+11.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–426	424	7	388.00–395.00	$388.98	$1,649	+21.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	475	2	335.00–345.00	$340.16	$1,616	+10.16
600–601	601	5	290.00–300.00	$298.00	$1,791	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	465.00–475.00	$470.31	$1,505	+24.22
370–385	377	3	460.00–465.00	$462.51	$1,744	—
515–518	517	4	340.00–350.00	$342.49	$1,771	-5.98
650–690	670	2	292.00–300.00	$295.88	$1,982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	420.00–428.00	$423.98	$1,772	+9.98
525–545	535	2	335.00–338.00	$336.47	$1,800	-0.06
560–565	563	2	320.00–330.00	$324.98	$1,830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	577	3	300.00–310.00	$304.07	$1,754	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1220	1035	85-90%	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,397	—
1125	1125	85-90%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,440	—
1000–1470	1173	85-90%	3	140.00–147.00	$144.59	$1,696	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,695	—
1250	1250	80-85%	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,975	—
1355–1580	1433	80-85%	3	160.00–167.00	$164.06	$2,351	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	75-80%	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1825	1633	3	169.00–175.00	$170.81	$2,789	—
1875–1940	1908	2	185.00–188.00	$186.53	$3,559	—
1785–2280	1958	5	190.00–200.00	$193.70	$3,793	+17.70

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,011
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,822

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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
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1600	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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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.