Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 12, 2025

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $380.00/cwt ≈ $1,816/hd at 478 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $353.16/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 507 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $333.00/cwt ≈ $2,088/hd at 627 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	535	464
Feeder cattle	412	470	250
Slaughter cattle	71	44	149
Replacement cattle	68	21	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves and bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	27	380.00	$380.00	$1,816	—
525–545	535	2	350.00–358.00	$354.07	$1,894	-4.79
627	627	14	333.00	$333.00	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	495.00	$495.00	$1,757	—
550–556	555	11	380.00–388.00	$387.28	$2,149	—
615–625	620	2	365.00–370.00	$367.48	$2,278	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–387	376	9	465.00–470.00	$468.28	$1,761	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	435.00–445.00	$439.89	$1,465	-10.11
370–385	382	9	425.00–430.00	$426.08	$1,628	—
408–441	427	12	387.00–393.00	$390.61	$1,668	+12.97
450–482	472	5	380.00–390.00	$384.97	$1,817	+18.12
500–512	507	20	350.00–355.00	$353.16	$1,791	+0.84
633	633	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,152	—
660–669	667	9	285.00–295.00	$291.13	$1,942	—
741	741	4	278.00	$278.00	$2,060	—
780–790	785	2	245.00–255.00	$250.03	$1,963	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	3	510.00	$510.00	$1,438	—
377	377	7	443.00	$443.00	$1,670	—
449	449	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,953	—
498	498	7	403.00	$403.00	$2,007	—
600	600	11	355.00	$355.00	$2,130	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	420.00–430.00	$425.19	$1,395	—
375–385	383	7	405.00–415.00	$409.98	$1,570	—
445	445	3	360.00–370.00	$366.67	$1,632	+2.42
579	579	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,853	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–393	374	12	420.00–430.00	$424.37	$1,587	—
425–442	435	7	410.00–420.00	$415.76	$1,809	+35.74
524–549	528	13	330.00–340.00	$338.40	$1,787	—
580–589	587	11	310.00–318.00	$316.47	$1,858	—
671	671	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–310	308	5	525.00–530.00	$526.01	$1,620	—
410–415	413	5	450.00–460.00	$453.97	$1,875	+18.97
630–635	632	3	320.00–330.00	$323.35	$2,044	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–349	340	3	465.00–475.00	$471.58	$1,603	+14.32
400–420	407	3	435.00–440.00	$438.28	$1,784	—
505–525	513	5	350.00–355.00	$352.95	$1,811	-0.42

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1185	1092	85-90%	5	171.00–179.00	$174.92	$1,910	—
870–1390	1102	85-90%	9	158.00–166.00	$160.35	$1,767	-14.65
985–1420	1204	85-90%	10	148.00–155.00	$150.81	$1,816	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	80-85%	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,009	+1.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1600	1470	4	188.00–193.00	$189.87	$2,791	—
1280–1785	1470	3	180.00–184.00	$181.62	$2,670	—
1545–1785	1649	4	199.00–202.00	$200.77	$3,311	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1055	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	145.00–160.00	$152.36	$1,577
975–1110	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	159.00–165.00	$162.19	$1,692
990–1150	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	150.00–159.00	$154.84	$1,657

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1155	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	203.00–230.00	$216.74	$2,460
1105–1205	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	230.00–250.00	$240.43	$2,777

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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
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	-150.00
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.