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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.00/cwt ≈ $2,006/hd at 565 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $374.10/cwt ≈ $2,207/hd at 590 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $375.43/cwt ≈ $1,607/hd at 428 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 434 535
Feeder cattle 245 337 470
Slaughter cattle 34 72 44
Replacement cattle 11 25 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, and replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–375 366 10 430.00–452.50 $447.03 $1,636 -47.97
502 502 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,933 +0.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,720 +20.00
365–380 373 2 470.00–475.00 $472.45 $1,762 —
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 —
496 496 4 407.50 $407.50 $2,021 —
525 525 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 —
665 665 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,494 +27.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 -15.44
550–560 556 5 360.00–370.00 $363.96 $2,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 342 6 455.00–460.00 $459.16 $1,570 -20.84
563–575 565 25 355.00 $355.00 $2,006 —
735 735 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,462 —
760 760 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 410.00–440.00 $425.22 $1,446 —
375 375 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,444 -44.15
415–447 428 19 370.00–380.00 $375.43 $1,607 —
500–525 517 3 350.00–355.00 $351.69 $1,818 +3.57
565–590 578 2 335.00–340.00 $337.45 $1,950 +7.45
600 600 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,980 —
709 709 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 378 3 360.00–370.00 $366.70 $1,386 -33.30
405–440 414 4 350.00–355.00 $351.33 $1,455 -15.46
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 -23.27
575 575 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,642 —
350 350 2 457.50 $457.50 $1,601 —
405–436 431 11 420.00–445.00 $423.95 $1,827 -33.41
475 475 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,948 —
525 525 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 -3.99
575–595 590 22 365.00–375.00 $374.10 $2,207 —
648 648 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,365 —
730 730 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,555 —
764 764 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,598 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 3 400.00–405.00 $401.65 $1,639 -30.78
500–547 539 6 350.00–360.00 $358.45 $1,932 -8.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 -20.96
460–487 480 4 360.00–370.00 $362.39 $1,739 +1.49
635 635 2 320.00–335.00 $327.50 $2,080 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1280 1181 80-85% 11 164.00–176.00 $169.06 $1,997 —
1195–1250 1223 80-85% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.49 $2,195 -2.36
1160–1325 1228 80-85% 6 153.00–160.00 $157.24 $1,931 -24.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1195 1018 85-90% 3 135.00–145.00 $140.02 $1,425 —
1035–1045 1040 85-90% 2 159.00–161.00 $160.00 $1,664 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1505 1424 75-80% 4 170.00–174.00 $172.22 $2,452 -20.78
1545 1545 75-80% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,565 -9.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1530 1393 2 200.00–206.00 $203.30 $2,832 —
1740 1740 1 217.00 $217.00 $3,776 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1445 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,529

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.