Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $372.56/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 572 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.82/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 541 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $352.32/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 524 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	535	490	126
Feeder cattle	470	350	97
Slaughter cattle	44	106	17
Replacement cattle	21	34	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Breaker and boner slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, lean slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves weak, bull calves sharply higher, feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–440	438	7	440.00–443.00	$442.57	$1,938	+2.62
455–495	485	4	385.00–393.00	$391.12	$1,897	-6.63
511	511	4	378.00	$378.00	$1,932	-2.81
552–592	572	28	365.00–375.00	$372.56	$2,131	+5.26
618–640	626	5	353.00–360.00	$357.38	$2,237	+9.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	7	478.00	$478.00	$1,549	—
410	410	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,886	+13.72
455–460	458	3	425.00–435.00	$428.31	$1,962	+7.36
505–546	531	10	395.00–403.00	$398.33	$2,115	—
664	664	11	360.00	$360.00	$2,390	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	525	11	355.00–363.00	$358.86	$1,884	-11.11
550–554	553	5	350.00–362.00	$359.61	$1,989	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	7	450.00	$450.00	$1,548	—
409–440	415	5	377.00–380.00	$377.64	$1,567	+0.59
460–471	467	8	365.00–370.00	$366.85	$1,713	-0.45
515–525	524	16	345.00–353.00	$352.32	$1,846	+5.43
555–586	579	10	325.00–335.00	$333.04	$1,928	+1.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	465.00–470.00	$467.46	$1,472	—
403–415	406	4	400.00–410.00	$407.44	$1,654	+7.53
450	450	11	383.00	$383.00	$1,724	-6.02
505–543	541	16	355.00–358.00	$357.82	$1,936	-5.52
568	568	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,016	—
668	668	3	335.00	$335.00	$2,238	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–447	437	9	360.00–368.00	$364.25	$1,592	—
485–495	491	13	350.00–359.00	$358.00	$1,758	+5.49
520–525	523	2	340.00–345.00	$342.51	$1,791	—
680–695	688	2	260.00–270.00	$265.05	$1,824	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–308	306	4	455.00–458.00	$457.26	$1,399	—
380	380	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,691	—
515–533	527	3	350.00–355.00	$353.37	$1,862	—
640–645	643	2	312.00–320.00	$316.02	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	365	2	470.00–475.00	$472.60	$1,725	+20.67
427	427	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,857	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–449	425	3	375.00–385.00	$380.02	$1,615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1360	1232	80-85%	3	158.00–165.00	$162.36	$2,000	-13.32
1225–1345	1285	80-85%	2	169.00–173.00	$170.91	$2,196	+10.29
1425	1425	80-85%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,565	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	—
1000–1070	1035	85-90%	2	160.00–168.00	$164.14	$1,699	—
1120	1120	85-90%	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,960	+9.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1840	1510	5	173.00–181.00	$177.89	$2,686	—
1150–1850	1579	5	182.00–189.00	$185.93	$2,936	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,655
965–1275	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	145.00–155.00	$149.31	$1,672

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1215–1230	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	170.00–180.00	$174.97	$2,140

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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
1300–1450	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,150.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1310	1275	85-90%	5	151.00–157.00	$154.14	$1,965	—
1070–1395	1284	85-90%	4	141.00–148.00	$144.91	$1,861	—
1265–1450	1385	85-90%	3	168.00–176.00	$172.31	$2,386	+22.90

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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.