Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $328.36/cwt ≈ $2,088/hd at 636 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $335.00/cwt ≈ $2,345/hd at 700 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $362.87/cwt ≈ $1,883/hd at 519 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	355	402	395
Feeder cattle	297	312	246
Slaughter cattle	37	60	104
Replacement cattle	21	30	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves, feeder heifers, and feeder steers sharply lower, bull calves weak, 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
560–585	579	4	360.00–375.00	$371.37	$2,150	—
600–612	611	15	350.00–358.00	$357.48	$2,184	—
650–665	655	3	337.00–340.00	$338.98	$2,220	—
700	700	22	335.00	$335.00	$2,345	—
785–790	788	2	285.00–290.00	$287.49	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671	671	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,147	—
785–799	797	6	270.00–280.00	$271.64	$2,165	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–372	372	5	385.00–390.00	$389.00	$1,447	-75.14
410–445	422	11	368.00–385.00	$380.70	$1,607	—
455	455	3	357.00	$357.00	$1,624	-21.51
510–530	518	10	345.00–355.00	$350.08	$1,813	-26.92
635–636	636	22	315.00–329.00	$328.36	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	4	500.00	$500.00	$1,150	—
308–310	308	5	425.00–430.00	$426.01	$1,312	-41.58
353–390	360	5	360.00–370.00	$367.84	$1,324	-79.22
515–545	530	2	330.00–340.00	$335.14	$1,776	—
590–595	593	2	307.00–315.00	$311.02	$1,844	-27.62
637	637	3	302.00	$302.00	$1,924	-24.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	460	3	372.00–375.00	$373.98	$1,720	-26.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	500.00–515.00	$509.00	$1,517	—
360–383	372	2	415.00–420.00	$417.58	$1,553	—
408–438	424	8	400.00–415.00	$409.92	$1,738	+1.85
465–478	474	3	362.00–370.00	$364.62	$1,728	-24.11
505–536	519	15	357.00–367.00	$362.87	$1,883	—
580–590	584	7	332.00–340.00	$334.29	$1,952	—
615–619	618	5	305.00–317.00	$307.39	$1,900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–399	387	3	420.00–435.00	$430.06	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	2	620.00	$620.00	$1,321	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1670	1575	75-80%	3	170.00–175.00	$172.07	$2,710	—
1430–1850	1582	75-80%	3	150.00–159.00	$155.05	$2,453	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1355	1150	85-90%	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,610	—
1260–1355	1308	85-90%	2	151.00–160.00	$155.34	$2,032	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	80-85%	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,640	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1845	1630	3	184.00–192.00	$189.73	$3,093	-9.03
1780–1985	1883	2	196.00–200.00	$197.89	$3,726	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1555	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	170.00–185.00	$175.41	$2,384
880–1595	1362	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	172.00–193.00	$178.31	$2,429

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655	655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,068

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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
1450–1550	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,825.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1550	1242	85-90%	3	140.00–142.00	$141.39	$1,756	—
1130–1530	1355	85-90%	13	145.00–153.00	$148.86	$2,017	+8.38

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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.