Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.60/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 569 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.79/cwt +12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 370 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.29/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 390 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	422	348	310
Feeder cattle	343	293	259
Slaughter cattle	72	38	43
Replacement cattle	7	17	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer and heifer calves steady to 7.00 higher, bull calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	226	4	168.00–173.00	$169.35	$383	—
355–385	375	3	164.00–169.00	$165.58	$621	—
416–425	419	7	163.00–165.00	$163.58	$685	—
462–465	463	7	149.00–155.00	$150.29	$696	—
507–529	519	9	148.00–157.00	$153.09	$795	+7.34
572–574	573	10	144.00–148.00	$146.00	$837	+6.64
620–625	621	5	142.00–145.00	$144.40	$897	—
658–668	661	14	136.00–138.00	$137.42	$908	—
762–799	783	7	128.00–129.00	$128.58	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–358	355	6	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$553	—
520–546	539	8	142.00–143.00	$142.51	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	425	3	130.00–135.00	$131.59	$559	—
515–520	518	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$552	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–397	370	20	148.00–155.00	$150.79	$558	+12.97
415–435	428	12	139.00–147.00	$140.49	$601	+6.93
455–485	471	8	135.00–139.00	$136.21	$642	+4.28
503–540	520	8	129.00–135.00	$131.53	$684	+6.71
551–579	569	22	121.00–127.00	$124.60	$709	+0.11
616–630	620	10	120.00–121.00	$120.30	$746	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–320	319	3	137.00–138.00	$137.33	$438	—
455–470	465	3	128.00–133.00	$129.63	$603	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	335	3	162.00–164.00	$162.65	$545	-2.67
390	390	17	150.00–159.00	$156.29	$610	-0.31
612–640	618	6	122.00–130.00	$124.87	$772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	$513	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1435	1089	80-85%	11	55.00–62.00	$58.37	$636	—
875–1495	1237	80-85%	21	64.00–71.00	$67.24	$832	+4.94
1245–1385	1335	80-85%	4	73.00–76.00	$74.29	$992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–930	833	85-90%	3	39.00–45.00	$42.49	$354	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1570	1473	75-80%	3	58.00–65.00	$61.86	$911	+4.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1340	1330	2	96.00–97.00	$96.50	$1,283	—
1220–1575	1386	4	81.00–85.00	$82.48	$1,143	—
1505–2275	1753	6	98.00–100.00	$99.36	$1,742	+18.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–845	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–89.00	$75.61	$594
730–980	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	64.00–81.00	$73.74	$630

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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	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.