Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $366.31/cwt ≈ $1,722/hd at 470 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $353.65/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 526 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $426.58/cwt +10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 433 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	701	551	551
Feeder cattle	443	412	379
Slaughter cattle	145	71	131
Replacement cattle	113	68	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 6.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves and feeder heifers firm, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,974	—
600–612	611	9	370.00–375.00	$374.45	$2,288	+6.97
673 value added	673	9	380.00	$380.00	$2,557	—
705–711	707	13	347.00–353.00	$350.68	$2,479	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	391	7	470.00–475.00	$472.11	$1,846	+3.83
470–475	473	2	395.00–405.00	$400.03	$1,892	—
566–574	570	11	370.00–373.00	$371.35	$2,117	—
711–732	729	6	337.00–347.00	$338.63	$2,469	—
767	767	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,531	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	475.00–485.00	$480.00	$1,320	—
380–395	388	2	460.00–470.00	$465.10	$1,805	—
470–494	491	8	385.00–395.00	$386.20	$1,896	+6.20
520–538	534	5	370.00–375.00	$370.97	$1,981	+16.90
725–732	729	2	335.00–337.00	$336.00	$2,449	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–336	334	7	440.00–450.00	$444.98	$1,486	+19.79
380–388	382	10	400.00–410.00	$403.04	$1,540	-6.94
432–441	437	13	370.00–380.00	$375.43	$1,641	+8.76
458–483	470	23	360.00–370.00	$366.31	$1,722	—
514–540	527	2	340.00–350.00	$344.88	$1,818	—
615–625	620	2	320.00–325.00	$322.52	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	470.00–475.00	$472.55	$1,300	—
310–320	313	3	465.00–475.00	$470.05	$1,471	+30.16
360–380	365	4	420.00–425.00	$421.30	$1,538	-4.78
400–405	403	3	390.00–398.00	$394.35	$1,589	+3.74
514–548	526	20	350.00–360.00	$353.65	$1,860	+0.49
555–590	569	4	345.00–355.00	$348.81	$1,985	—
600–625	615	5	325.00–337.00	$329.29	$2,025	-10.71
655–675	668	3	315.00–325.00	$321.73	$2,149	+30.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	3	480.00–490.00	$486.76	$1,524	—
350	350	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,540	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–383	383	6	450.00–460.00	$458.34	$1,755	—
415–426	425	11	435.00–443.00	$442.29	$1,880	+4.01
500	500	2	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$1,775	+2.05
555–585	565	6	345.00–350.00	$348.27	$1,968	—
640	640	5	330.00–335.00	$331.00	$2,118	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	438.00–445.00	$441.55	$1,700	+17.18
410–444	433	18	425.00–430.00	$426.58	$1,847	+10.82
500–502	502	7	347.00–350.00	$347.43	$1,744	+9.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	545.00	$545.00	$1,362	—
400–410	403	3	460.00–470.00	$464.96	$1,874	+10.99
550–560	555	2	360.00–365.00	$362.48	$2,012	—
700	700	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,170	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1140	1061	85-90%	12	163.00–170.00	$165.94	$1,761	-8.98
930–1270	1117	85-90%	16	155.00–161.00	$159.09	$1,777	-1.26
885–1315	1168	85-90%	7	172.00–179.00	$174.62	$2,040	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1320	1152	80-85%	8	160.00–166.00	$163.19	$1,880	—
1115–1440	1230	80-85%	15	168.00–175.00	$170.52	$2,097	+6.52
1255–1505	1309	80-85%	9	176.00–182.00	$178.38	$2,335	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1455	1406	75-80%	5	166.00–173.00	$170.55	$2,398	—
1345–1820	1505	75-80%	4	156.00–163.00	$159.71	$2,404	—
1390–1610	1533	75-80%	3	176.00–182.00	$179.56	$2,753	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1730	1640	3	180.00–185.00	$182.93	$3,000	-17.84
1640–2040	1806	4	192.00–194.00	$192.79	$3,482	—
1790–2090	1940	2	202.00–208.00	$204.77	$3,973	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,904
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,834

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1290–1485	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	168.00–171.00	$169.61	$2,354

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1350	1333	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,366.67	+166.67
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1650	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1475	1260	85-90%	3	128.00–132.00	$129.81	$1,636	—
1165–1790	1490	85-90%	14	147.00–154.00	$150.06	$2,236	—
875–1825	1504	85-90%	17	140.00–146.00	$143.97	$2,165	—

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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.