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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 steers $222.76/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 434 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $235.32/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 416 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.74/cwt ≈ $1,019/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 521 629
Feeder cattle 226 375 446
Slaughter cattle 135 137 130
Replacement cattle 20 9 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves and bull calves steady, replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–338 335 5 249.00–251.00 $250.61 $840 —
401–439 416 16 230.00–240.00 $235.32 $979 +0.92
535–545 541 9 211.00–215.00 $212.78 $1,151 -6.85
601–634 629 7 196.00–200.00 $196.55 $1,236 +3.28
655–672 664 4 181.00–188.00 $182.97 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 5 240.00–245.00 $243.51 $804 —
405–448 434 22 220.00–228.00 $222.76 $967 +0.60
525–535 530 2 207.00–210.00 $208.51 $1,105 -4.54
690 690 4 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $1,180 —
705–745 735 4 159.00–161.00 $160.52 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–373 372 4 257.00–259.00 $258.50 $962 +0.87
410–415 413 2 242.00–245.00 $243.49 $1,006 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–367 365 4 212.00–215.00 $214.26 $782 —
451–468 461 11 205.00–210.00 $207.73 $958 +6.53
502–547 526 12 190.00–199.00 $193.74 $1,019 —
601–605 602 4 173.00–175.00 $174.50 $1,050 -3.98
655–656 656 6 167.00–169.00 $168.67 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–340 328 5 205.00–213.00 $208.62 $684 +3.54
351–355 352 7 195.00–200.00 $199.28 $701 —
705–720 715 4 150.00–155.00 $153.50 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 3 187.00–190.00 $188.34 $703 —
465–495 478 6 180.00–185.00 $182.22 $871 -2.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 328 4 230.00–237.00 $232.87 $764 —
405–440 419 7 207.00–212.00 $209.33 $877 -1.87
460–470 465 2 202.00–205.00 $203.52 $946 -0.48
560–590 569 4 180.00–190.00 $185.93 $1,058 +2.49
660–690 680 3 144.00–148.00 $145.29 $988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–321 316 2 240.00–245.00 $242.46 $766 -2.80
451–460 456 2 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $969 +0.22
515–536 522 3 192.00–200.00 $197.26 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–312 309 2 250.00–255.00 $252.47 $780 —
405–426 416 2 228.00–230.00 $228.97 $953 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1105 1057 80-85% 7 84.00–89.00 $87.40 $924 —
1005–1160 1104 80-85% 23 98.00–101.00 $99.03 $1,093 +13.93
1015–1225 1119 80-85% 32 90.00–97.00 $93.81 $1,050 -0.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1405 1338 75-80% 18 98.00–105.00 $100.10 $1,339 —
1265–1380 1346 75-80% 7 85.00–89.00 $86.86 $1,169 —
1315–1475 1382 75-80% 9 92.00–97.00 $94.17 $1,301 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–980 888 85-90% 7 91.00–96.00 $93.82 $833 +15.93
800–995 902 85-90% 3 85.00–88.00 $86.38 $779 -0.94
875–940 908 85-90% 2 75.00–78.00 $76.45 $694 -10.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,345 —
1595–1800 1721 4 121.00–128.00 $125.33 $2,157 —
1990–2450 2143 3 115.00–118.00 $116.14 $2,489 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1005 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 90.00–109.00 $102.02 $921
905–1070 982 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 90.00–100.00 $96.40 $947
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $641

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1400 1317 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,326.58 —

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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.