Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 19, 2024

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $326.37/cwt -9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 422 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.79/cwt +6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 419 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.34/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 535 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	459	356	521
Feeder cattle	351	264	375
Slaughter cattle	82	65	137
Replacement cattle	26	27	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–335	318	2	360.00–365.00	$362.37	$1,152	—
415–445	422	31	325.00–335.00	$326.37	$1,377	-9.64
470–490	480	2	312.50–320.00	$316.33	$1,518	-2.19
510–549	535	20	300.00–309.00	$308.34	$1,650	+7.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–315	305	4	330.00–335.00	$331.88	$1,012	-2.07
356–377	372	8	310.00–317.50	$315.70	$1,174	-1.73
455–485	464	4	290.00–297.50	$293.77	$1,363	+3.20
570–592	584	11	270.00–279.00	$274.91	$1,605	—
606–642	616	10	260.00–270.00	$268.46	$1,654	-0.44
651–690	676	9	230.00–240.00	$236.98	$1,602	+6.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–317	314	8	340.00–346.00	$345.16	$1,084	—
415–435	428	4	317.50–322.50	$320.65	$1,372	—
451–455	452	4	302.50–307.50	$306.24	$1,384	—
651–685	667	5	242.50–250.00	$246.46	$1,644	+5.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	339	10	317.50–322.50	$318.97	$1,081	+24.21
385–395	393	5	300.00–307.50	$306.03	$1,203	—
405–445	419	20	287.00–294.00	$289.79	$1,214	+6.10
501–545	519	15	260.00–270.00	$265.69	$1,379	+4.64
565–575	570	4	255.00–257.50	$256.24	$1,461	—
601–615	606	5	230.00–235.00	$231.51	$1,403	-0.54
651–672	659	11	215.00–225.00	$219.82	$1,449	+4.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	329	7	310.00–315.00	$313.69	$1,032	+34.91
425–434	433	8	272.50–275.00	$274.69	$1,189	—
559–595	579	17	245.00–250.00	$247.47	$1,433	—
655–670	660	3	210.00–212.50	$210.85	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	315	3	290.00–297.50	$293.21	$924	+22.73
355–375	365	7	265.00–270.00	$267.12	$975	+6.24
415–445	433	16	250.00–260.00	$255.74	$1,107	+4.10
590–599	593	6	235.00–242.50	$237.53	$1,409	—
675–685	680	2	190.00–200.00	$195.04	$1,326	+2.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	312.50–317.50	$315.03	$1,370	—
565–575	569	3	270.00–277.50	$273.32	$1,555	—
601–615	603	6	250.00–255.00	$250.85	$1,513	—
665–685	676	3	238.00–240.00	$239.01	$1,616	+9.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	320.00–330.00	$325.06	$1,414	—
451–455	453	2	307.00–315.00	$311.02	$1,409	—
555–560	558	6	280.00–285.00	$283.34	$1,581	+8.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	439	6	295.00–300.00	$298.77	$1,312	+0.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1275	1102	80-85%	6	115.00–122.00	$117.62	$1,296	—
1055–1270	1163	80-85%	21	124.00–131.00	$127.79	$1,486	+11.22
1155–1270	1197	80-85%	7	132.00–139.00	$135.00	$1,616	+25.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–975	955	85-90%	3	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$974	-12.99
895–1125	1000	85-90%	6	115.00–122.00	$117.80	$1,178	—
870–1115	1040	85-90%	5	107.00–114.00	$111.19	$1,156	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1405	1345	75-80%	3	133.00–139.00	$135.09	$1,817	—
1335–1375	1357	75-80%	5	124.00–130.00	$127.61	$1,732	+27.61
1350–1460	1402	75-80%	3	117.00–120.00	$118.32	$1,659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1695	1502	6	142.00–150.00	$146.76	$2,204	—
1410–1800	1573	5	135.00–140.00	$137.34	$2,160	—
1535–2115	1790	5	151.00–158.00	$154.37	$2,763	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1140	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	126.00–133.00	$128.76	$1,335
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,224
1060–1125	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$1,426

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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.