Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.03/cwt ≈ $828/hd at 571 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.86/cwt ≈ $951/hd at 560 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.78/cwt ≈ $611/hd at 408 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	629	346	422
Feeder cattle	446	164	343
Slaughter cattle	130	152	72
Replacement cattle	53	30	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Bull Calves lightly tested, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement Cows mostly steady.

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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	425	3	187.00–195.00	$189.54	$806	—
465–485	475	10	175.00–182.00	$177.95	$845	—
505–542	528	5	169.00–177.00	$171.30	$904	—
555–580	560	19	167.00–175.00	$169.86	$951	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	3	190.00–195.00	$192.32	$639	—
432–446	440	13	170.00–180.00	$176.95	$779	—
455–480	470	3	158.00–165.00	$160.93	$756	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	311	4	177.00–187.00	$182.16	$567	—
390–399	396	7	170.00–180.00	$174.11	$689	—
560–576	572	5	145.00–150.00	$148.39	$849	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	379	8	155.00–168.00	$158.19	$600	—
402–440	408	18	147.00–157.00	$149.78	$611	—
567–574	571	24	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$828	—
622–625	622	9	140.00–147.00	$146.22	$909	+14.00
664–698	680	13	128.00–132.00	$130.12	$885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–380	370	8	145.00–155.00	$146.28	$541	+0.20
510–545	523	12	140.00–150.00	$143.28	$749	—
620–623	622	12	125.00–135.00	$127.49	$793	—
685–691	688	4	115.00–125.00	$119.98	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–367	363	12	138.00–145.00	$139.16	$505	—
435–445	443	4	137.00–147.00	$144.54	$640	+14.68
455–480	464	4	130.00–140.00	$133.75	$621	—
510–530	520	4	125.00–135.00	$128.73	$669	—
555–575	563	3	115.00–125.00	$120.06	$676	—
615	615	3	105.00–115.00	$111.67	$687	—
660–685	679	6	95.00–103.00	$97.96	$665	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	4	160.00–170.00	$164.88	$508	—
620–640	629	4	125.00–130.00	$127.25	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	367	3	148.00–158.00	$151.36	$555	—
510–520	515	3	138.00–148.00	$141.97	$731	—
555–590	573	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$759	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1325	1137	75-80%	3	92.00–97.00	$94.76	$1,077	—
1065–1365	1276	75-80%	23	83.00–90.00	$86.23	$1,100	-4.20
1090–1535	1287	75-80%	23	75.00–82.00	$78.96	$1,016	-11.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1180	1082	80-85%	10	82.00–89.00	$85.10	$921	—
1045–1155	1094	80-85%	12	71.00–78.00	$73.86	$808	—
1170–1265	1199	80-85%	5	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–945	922	85-90%	9	64.00–70.00	$66.67	$615	+10.11
880–1070	974	85-90%	7	71.00–78.00	$75.01	$731	—
975–1110	1043	85-90%	2	79.00–84.00	$81.66	$852	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1745	1278	5	90.00–97.00	$92.95	$1,188	—
1275–1860	1604	6	108.00–112.00	$109.63	$1,758	—
1560–1960	1767	7	113.00–120.00	$117.03	$2,068	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1160	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	73.00–79.00	$75.84	$825
1010–1395	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	74.00–79.00	$76.57	$905
1455	1455	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,135

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–1055	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	91.00–97.00	$93.56	$789
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$976

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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
825–1020	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–975.00	$929.73	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1210	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,139.84	—

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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.