Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.05/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 524 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $285.31/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 569 lb · 13 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.49/cwt +14.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 666 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	356	391	572
Feeder cattle	264	324	456
Slaughter cattle	65	36	111
Replacement cattle	27	31	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher, steer calves, heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–335	318	2	330.00–337.50	$333.95	$1,062	—
351–390	364	6	316.00–320.00	$317.43	$1,155	—
430–445	435	3	300.00–305.00	$303.30	$1,319	-8.18
451–480	466	4	287.50–295.00	$290.57	$1,354	-0.26
501–545	530	3	282.50–287.50	$284.93	$1,510	-0.05
612–625	619	11	268.00–270.00	$268.90	$1,664	—
651–680	659	4	227.50–232.50	$230.02	$1,516	+3.91
715–730	722	3	212.50–220.00	$215.81	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–415	409	5	335.00–340.00	$336.01	$1,374	—
460–468	466	5	312.50–320.00	$318.52	$1,484	+4.50
513–535	532	8	300.00–310.00	$301.20	$1,602	—
651–680	666	12	250.00–260.00	$256.49	$1,708	+14.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–385	370	6	325.00–330.00	$326.99	$1,210	-6.45
553–578	569	13	282.50–292.50	$285.31	$1,623	-0.93
651	651	4	240.00–242.00	$241.00	$1,569	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	325	5	290.00–300.00	$294.76	$958	—
410–425	416	10	280.00–287.50	$283.69	$1,180	-1.85
452–488	470	8	267.50–275.00	$271.95	$1,278	+0.09
510–545	524	20	255.00–265.00	$261.05	$1,368	-0.01
601–645	619	5	230.00–235.00	$232.05	$1,436	+0.48
680–685	684	7	215.00–220.00	$215.71	$1,475	+2.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–330	326	5	270.00–272.50	$270.48	$882	-3.42
375–390	387	11	260.00–265.00	$260.88	$1,010	-0.81
430–440	437	3	250.00–255.00	$251.64	$1,100	-4.25
601–605	603	2	210.00–217.50	$213.74	$1,289	—
680–690	685	2	190.00–195.00	$192.52	$1,319	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	277.50–280.00	$278.78	$887	—
458–460	459	2	260.00–262.50	$261.25	$1,199	—
501–510	505	6	245.00–252.50	$249.16	$1,258	-3.64
622–640	634	5	220.00–225.00	$223.52	$1,417	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	327	3	325.00–335.00	$331.93	$1,085	—
380–390	389	11	320.00–325.00	$320.90	$1,248	—
501–540	532	7	272.50–282.50	$279.29	$1,486	+2.75
652–686	668	5	227.00–235.00	$229.86	$1,535	-1.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	333	6	312.50–320.00	$316.35	$1,053	-5.67
415–420	418	2	296.00–300.00	$298.01	$1,246	-4.56
452–480	461	9	290.00–295.00	$291.73	$1,345	-2.03
630–645	638	4	250.00–260.00	$255.06	$1,627	+5.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	523	4	285.00–292.50	$290.07	$1,517	-1.59
560–575	565	3	270.00–277.50	$274.96	$1,554	+3.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1090	1052	80-85%	6	124.00–129.00	$125.99	$1,325	+13.47
1010–1260	1166	80-85%	11	114.00–121.00	$116.57	$1,359	—
1070–1290	1194	80-85%	8	106.00–113.00	$109.23	$1,304	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,350	—
1460–1470	1465	75-80%	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$1,765	—
1320–1800	1543	75-80%	8	106.00–113.00	$108.43	$1,673	-15.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–880	860	85-90%	2	99.00–105.00	$101.93	$877	—
970	970	85-90%	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,116	+20.74
1020–1200	1100	85-90%	4	86.00–93.00	$88.17	$970	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2070	1685	3	134.00–139.00	$135.95	$2,291	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1225	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	120.00–126.00	$122.52	$1,317
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,386
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,464

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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
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.