Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	250	255	404
Feeder cattle	166	129	267
Slaughter cattle	80	104	100
Replacement cattle	4	22	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves, bull calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves firm, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
701–705	702	5	335.00–340.00	$336.00	$2,359	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–455	454	3	470.00–475.00	$473.33	$2,149	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	4	655.00	$655.00	$1,408	—
265–295	283	3	540.00–550.00	$544.82	$1,542	—
350–385	368	2	485.00–495.00	$489.76	$1,802	—
400–445	423	2	430.00–440.00	$434.73	$1,839	+4.73
515–520	519	4	372.00–378.00	$376.51	$1,954	—
575–585	578	3	360.00–370.00	$363.37	$2,100	—
600–635	627	6	337.00–343.00	$339.51	$2,129	—
673–682	678	6	325.00–330.00	$327.52	$2,221	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	530.00–540.00	$535.22	$1,515	—
570–580	575	2	333.00–343.00	$338.04	$1,944	—
615–640	628	2	325.00–330.00	$327.55	$2,057	—
715–723	721	4	302.00–310.00	$303.98	$2,192	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	5	700.00	$700.00	$1,582	—
300–335	318	2	560.00–565.00	$562.36	$1,788	—
355–370	363	2	545.00–550.00	$547.45	$1,987	—
400–405	403	2	500.00–510.00	$504.97	$2,035	—
500–525	505	5	410.00–415.00	$411.04	$2,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	535.00–545.00	$540.04	$1,825	—
470–485	475	3	410.00–420.00	$415.00	$1,971	—
610–643	626	8	340.00–352.00	$345.96	$2,166	—
768	768	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,342	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	465.00–470.00	$467.50	$1,776	—
520	520	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1375	1179	80-85%	4	150.00–158.00	$153.64	$1,811	-5.02
1005–1455	1218	80-85%	10	160.00–170.00	$165.70	$2,018	-4.83
1140–1435	1261	80-85%	8	172.00–179.00	$175.16	$2,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1135	1015	85-90%	6	153.00–160.00	$156.70	$1,591	—
1015–1155	1085	85-90%	2	147.00–151.00	$149.13	$1,618	+8.28
1045–1270	1152	85-90%	8	162.00–177.00	$169.06	$1,948	+7.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,019	—
1305–1580	1462	75-80%	3	174.00–179.00	$175.80	$2,570	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–2115	1901	12	191.00–200.00	$195.96	$3,725	—
1590–2485	1993	3	178.00–180.00	$179.47	$3,577	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1100	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	165.00–210.00	$185.31	$1,859

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1185	1098	85-90%	3	144.00–147.00	$145.75	$1,600	—
1055–1405	1230	85-90%	2	138.00–139.00	$138.57	$1,704	—
1110–1695	1334	85-90%	5	149.00–155.00	$152.50	$2,034	—

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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.