Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $447.74/cwt +27.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 384 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $450.00/cwt ≈ $1,881/hd at 418 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.69/cwt ≈ $2,070/hd at 566 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	538	440	443
Feeder cattle	358	320	253
Slaughter cattle	82	75	143
Replacement cattle	98	45	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves and bull calves sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 lower, replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–541	532	11	403.00–415.00	$405.33	$2,156	—
551–572	560	7	377.00–380.00	$378.69	$2,121	—
618–620	618	5	355.00–365.00	$362.99	$2,243	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	6	430.00	$430.00	$2,030	+12.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	6	480.00	$480.00	$1,498	+28.79
370–398	384	18	440.00–450.00	$447.74	$1,719	+27.74
434–441	440	5	433.00–445.00	$435.37	$1,916	—
561	561	4	363.00	$363.00	$2,036	+14.91
609–635	619	8	342.00–348.00	$344.31	$2,131	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,710	—
434–445	435	8	445.00–450.00	$445.64	$1,939	+33.71
455–457	457	6	440.00–445.00	$440.83	$2,015	+30.83
533	533	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,025	—
651	651	13	345.00	$345.00	$2,246	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	5	435.00	$435.00	$1,683	+35.00
435–446	445	8	420.00–430.00	$428.78	$1,908	+37.55
505–530	518	2	350.00–355.00	$352.56	$1,826	—
585	585	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,018	+4.27
728	728	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,111	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–328	319	9	550.00–565.00	$556.86	$1,776	+59.86
365	365	3	500.00–505.00	$501.67	$1,831	+16.67
418	418	16	450.00	$450.00	$1,881	—
460–475	468	2	400.00–405.00	$402.54	$1,884	+15.03
525–540	533	3	370.00–380.00	$375.02	$1,999	+7.72
566–567	566	13	358.00–368.00	$365.69	$2,070	—
605–610	608	7	338.00–348.00	$342.27	$2,081	—
653	653	6	338.00	$338.00	$2,207	+1.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–482	476	5	370.00–375.00	$370.95	$1,766	—
651–681	670	8	305.00–310.00	$306.82	$2,056	—
706	706	4	303.00	$303.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–485	484	2	360.00–370.00	$364.98	$1,767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1075	1008	85-90%	3	157.00–161.00	$159.26	$1,605	—
900–1155	1024	85-90%	6	165.00–171.00	$167.77	$1,718	—
1150–1230	1192	85-90%	3	173.00–178.00	$175.30	$2,090	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1380	1227	80-85%	3	165.00–168.00	$166.88	$2,048	+3.87
970–1435	1261	80-85%	4	170.00–174.00	$172.47	$2,175	+0.76
1235–1415	1310	80-85%	3	176.00–179.00	$177.39	$2,324	-1.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1515	1453	75-80%	2	160.00–166.00	$162.87	$2,367	—
1435–1615	1515	75-80%	3	178.00–180.00	$178.97	$2,711	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2300	1439	7	183.00–190.00	$187.07	$2,692	-7.66
1400–1620	1537	3	200.00–201.00	$200.34	$3,079	+15.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1405	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	164.00–191.00	$175.64	$1,916
1010–1455	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	164.00–190.00	$177.43	$2,048
950–1645	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	160.00–185.00	$171.38	$2,024

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1160	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	190.00–206.00	$197.14	$2,192
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	223.00	$223.00	$2,799

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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
1250–1350	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,600.00–3,050.00	$2,862.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,225.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1345	1169	85-90%	5	147.00–153.00	$149.11	$1,743	—
1150–1500	1365	85-90%	4	156.00–164.00	$160.80	$2,195	—
1050–1705	1392	85-90%	11	138.00–145.00	$142.90	$1,989	—

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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.