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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $290.00/cwt ≈ $2,042/hd at 704 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.66/cwt ≈ $1,820/hd at 525 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $365.24/cwt ≈ $1,918/hd at 525 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 702 488 548
Feeder cattle 627 390 505
Slaughter cattle 54 83 43
Replacement cattle 21 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 9.00 to 10.00 lower, steer calves weak, heifer calves unevenly steady, bulls calves and feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–426 423 2 410.00–420.00 $415.04 $1,756 -17.44
485–487 486 13 378.00–383.00 $381.07 $1,852 -39.96
507–540 525 32 360.00–370.00 $365.24 $1,918 —
580–594 584 22 340.00–350.00 $344.11 $2,010 -1.39
613–625 614 13 335.00–345.00 $335.78 $2,062 —
650–690 665 3 317.00–325.00 $320.60 $2,132 -4.40
704 704 62 290.00 $290.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–426 423 9 420.00–430.00 $421.05 $1,781 —
503 503 14 392.50 $392.50 $1,974 —
624–625 624 17 345.00–353.00 $352.53 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–424 423 8 397.00–407.00 $404.52 $1,711 -9.53
480–487 484 2 370.00–378.00 $374.03 $1,810 -23.48
505–545 534 4 350.00–360.00 $353.71 $1,889 +8.17
580–583 581 4 330.00–340.00 $332.51 $1,932 +1.96
605–626 623 12 320.00–330.00 $328.38 $2,046 +1.73
653–665 660 7 300.00–310.00 $305.76 $2,018 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–389 388 7 372.00–375.00 $372.42 $1,445 -6.12
525–545 541 5 320.00–325.00 $320.97 $1,736 —
571–578 571 20 315.00–320.00 $315.25 $1,800 +24.11
603–639 628 19 312.00–317.00 $315.13 $1,979 —
675–679 677 12 292.00–300.00 $295.34 $1,999 +20.38
734 734 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,982 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–548 525 38 340.00–350.00 $346.66 $1,820 —
607–640 615 26 325.00–335.00 $327.40 $2,014 —
688–698 691 9 317.00–320.00 $318.99 $2,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–396 389 16 375.00–385.00 $378.13 $1,471 —
415–443 437 9 367.00–370.00 $367.63 $1,607 -19.79
463–498 488 18 347.00–355.00 $349.22 $1,704 -4.93
510–545 527 10 330.00–340.00 $333.50 $1,758 —
570–595 580 5 320.00–325.00 $321.52 $1,865 +13.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–433 430 12 400.00–410.00 $403.29 $1,734 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–332 319 6 470.00–478.00 $473.83 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 321 2 467.00–470.00 $468.55 $1,504 +3.63
630–645 635 3 270.00–273.00 $271.02 $1,721 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1510 1356 85-90% 10 149.00–156.00 $152.63 $2,070 +10.88
905–1750 1373 85-90% 9 133.00–139.00 $136.15 $1,869 -5.60
1170–1835 1394 85-90% 8 141.00–148.00 $145.23 $2,025 +11.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1500 1498 75-80% 2 156.00–162.00 $159.01 $2,382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,966 —
2125 2125 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,931 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,677

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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.