Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $469.00/cwt -18.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,200/hd at 469 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $438.91/cwt -11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 431 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $339.96/cwt -10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 556 lb · 14 head

Thomasville, GA 4-weight heifers brought $450/cwt, the top of the state—$23/cwt above the GA average ($427). Receipts totaled 465 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	465	273	1,051
Feeder cattle	310	185	926
Slaughter cattle	106	56	60
Replacement cattle	49	32	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers & feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 15.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 15.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

▼ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 15.00 lower
▼ Feeder heifers: heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: steer calves 10.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: replacement cows lightly tested
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–478	469	21	460.00–480.00	$469.00	$2,200	-18.53
662–666	664	13	380.00–385.00	$382.30	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	318	6	595.00–600.00	$599.09	$1,905	-20.91
351–375	363	2	585.00–595.00	$589.83	$2,141	—
420	420	8	530.00	$530.00	$2,226	—
486–496	494	5	490.00–495.00	$490.98	$2,425	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–385	365	6	500.00–520.00	$503.52	$1,838	+31.17
516–531	527	11	440.00–450.00	$447.33	$2,357	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	307	3	500.00–510.00	$503.47	$1,546	—
401–445	431	14	430.00–455.00	$438.91	$1,892	-11.09
476–496	478	11	400.00–410.00	$409.06	$1,955	-0.94
501–545	532	9	370.00–380.00	$374.95	$1,995	+6.97
551–580	556	14	330.00–350.00	$339.96	$1,890	-10.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251–283	278	7	585.00–600.00	$593.63	$1,650	—
335–349	342	2	565.00–570.00	$567.55	$1,941	—
351–390	374	3	500.00–535.00	$512.18	$1,916	-57.82
428	428	10	482.50	$482.50	$2,065	—
451–458	456	4	470.00–475.00	$473.76	$2,160	-6.24
638–649	646	11	365.00–375.00	$369.56	$2,387	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	470.00–490.00	$480.27	$1,777	—
401–443	434	12	460.00–475.00	$466.19	$2,023	-6.25
556–575	559	6	360.00–375.00	$372.43	$2,082	—
610–648	643	7	335.00–347.50	$345.80	$2,223	—
701–705	703	2	300.00–315.00	$307.48	$2,162	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,436	—
301–315	313	7	475.00–485.00	$483.63	$1,514	-56.37
427	427	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,964	+20.00
585–595	590	2	400.00–415.00	$407.56	$2,405	+7.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	510.00–515.00	$512.46	$1,717	-45.93
470–495	490	5	470.00–485.00	$482.12	$2,362	—
535–545	540	2	440.00–445.00	$442.52	$2,390	-2.39
605–624	615	2	345.00–350.00	$347.46	$2,137	-20.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	615.00	$615.00	$1,968	+23.27
525–534	531	3	470.00–475.00	$471.65	$2,504	+18.34
655–665	660	2	375.00–380.00	$377.52	$2,492	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1520	1159	80-85%	20	172.00–181.00	$176.88	$2,050	+9.49
1085–1315	1196	80-85%	10	183.00–198.00	$187.81	$2,246	+20.42
1030–1520	1263	80-85%	14	160.00–171.00	$167.49	$2,115	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1575	1415	75-80%	13	170.00–182.00	$175.31	$2,481	+10.31
1315–1555	1421	75-80%	9	183.00–193.00	$187.81	$2,669	+22.81
1355–1705	1484	75-80%	5	158.00–168.00	$164.11	$2,435	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1110	1013	85-90%	2	171.00–178.00	$174.84	$1,771	+2.29
1115–1140	1128	85-90%	2	158.00–159.00	$158.51	$1,788	—
990–1365	1159	85-90%	8	160.00–169.00	$165.07	$1,913	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1235	1153	2	191.00–192.00	$191.46	$2,208	—
1365–1405	1392	3	199.00–203.00	$200.67	$2,793	—
1315–2090	1611	9	215.00–226.00	$219.65	$3,539	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,580
1150–1350	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	200.00–216.00	$206.53	$2,571

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1460	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	160.00–180.00	$172.32	$2,042
1155–1430	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	165.00–185.00	$173.27	$2,282

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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
1400–1595	1498	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,450.00–3,500.00	$3,473.37	—

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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.