Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

1,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.39/cwt +9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 610 lb · 100 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.91/cwt ≈ $932/hd at 671 lb · 77 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $125.72/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 798 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,133	1,011	166
Feeder cattle	926	907	76
Slaughter cattle	198	94	76
Replacement cattle	9	10	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	5	155.00–159.00	$157.47	$666	—
451–455	454	3	154.00–155.00	$154.33	$701	—
501–545	538	10	141.00–146.00	$144.28	$776	-0.22
551–595	577	4	139.00–143.00	$140.46	$810	+1.61
601–635	631	44	130.00–140.00	$130.60	$824	-1.26
671–690	671	77	132.00–139.00	$138.91	$932	—
765–799	798	69	116.00–126.00	$125.72	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	479	6	140.00–150.00	$143.37	$687	—
501–545	522	9	130.00–140.00	$134.67	$703	+2.93
670–685	680	3	119.00–127.00	$121.63	$827	—
751–795	766	3	109.00–111.00	$109.69	$840	+0.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	381	8	138.00–148.00	$142.49	$543	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	377	24	135.00–143.00	$140.65	$530	—
415–435	421	8	132.00–136.00	$134.63	$567	-9.91
458–490	460	14	129.00–130.00	$129.92	$598	—
515–540	532	26	124.00–128.00	$126.77	$674	-6.32
610–613	610	100	120.00–130.00	$128.39	$783	+9.73
661–699	668	26	111.00–120.00	$117.53	$785	—
739–740	739	68	119.00–121.00	$120.94	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	5	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$490	-6.08
410–435	429	4	120.00–127.00	$121.67	$522	-3.59
451–460	458	4	118.00–122.00	$118.99	$545	-5.85
568–575	570	6	113.00–119.00	$115.50	$658	—
601–640	622	8	110.00–116.00	$112.27	$698	—
660–670	667	3	90.00–95.00	$91.65	$611	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	4	108.00–115.00	$111.48	$488	-0.23
495	495	3	100.00–108.00	$102.67	$508	—
510–545	533	3	105.00–110.00	$106.59	$568	-9.05
605–640	631	4	95.00–105.00	$97.40	$615	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–355	353	8	157.00–159.00	$157.25	$555	+7.52
401–405	402	6	155.00–156.00	$155.17	$624	+14.92
570–585	582	16	120.00–123.00	$120.94	$704	-1.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–455	452	14	145.00–146.00	$145.14	$656	+1.76
502–515	504	7	138.00–140.00	$138.29	$697	—
665–670	668	5	113.00–119.00	$116.61	$779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1140	1043	80-85%	3	65.00–66.00	$65.36	$682	-13.18
940–1385	1195	80-85%	29	48.00–55.00	$52.10	$623	—
1025–1430	1221	80-85%	71	56.00–63.00	$58.72	$717	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1025	930	85-90%	5	55.00–62.00	$57.04	$530	—
770–1150	936	85-90%	7	47.00–53.00	$49.89	$467	—
705–1270	1010	85-90%	11	39.00–46.00	$42.29	$427	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1515	1475	75-80%	2	47.00–48.00	$47.51	$701	—
1350–1655	1515	75-80%	8	55.00–59.00	$56.22	$852	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1775	1485	11	81.00–88.00	$84.28	$1,252	—
1400–1705	1560	3	73.00–80.00	$77.54	$1,210	—
1920–2070	1995	2	92.00–93.00	$92.48	$1,845	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	67.00	$67.00	$687
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$718
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	66.00	$66.00	$719

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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
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.