Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $346.48/cwt ≈ $1,618/hd at 467 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $277.53/cwt ≈ $1,760/hd at 634 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $331.28/cwt ≈ $1,524/hd at 460 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	570	380	459
Feeder cattle	429	199	351
Slaughter cattle	92	103	82
Replacement cattle	49	78	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	465.00–470.00	$467.42	$1,542	—
450–475	459	7	395.00–400.00	$397.48	$1,824	—
554–573	564	11	350.00–360.00	$354.46	$1,999	—
651–675	653	11	325.00–326.00	$325.91	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–573	569	2	340.00–350.00	$345.04	$1,963	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–473	467	25	340.00–350.00	$346.48	$1,618	—
557–563	561	9	302.00–312.00	$305.31	$1,713	—
627–637	634	19	275.00–278.00	$277.53	$1,760	—
704–708	705	10	250.00–253.00	$252.10	$1,777	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	370.00–375.00	$372.62	$1,192	-2.38
400–445	423	2	340.00–345.00	$342.63	$1,449	—
456–462	460	16	325.00–335.00	$331.28	$1,524	—
515–545	535	5	310.00–315.00	$312.51	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	374	4	400.00–403.00	$402.29	$1,505	+18.16
420–438	432	7	370.00–375.00	$371.40	$1,604	+5.13
458–460	458	6	355.00–363.00	$361.66	$1,656	+16.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	440.00–450.00	$444.89	$1,481	—
362–370	365	3	405.00–415.00	$408.38	$1,491	-9.20
425–445	439	4	390.00–400.00	$396.32	$1,740	+0.30
469–485	481	8	380.00–388.00	$382.85	$1,842	—
503–520	507	4	360.00–365.00	$363.72	$1,844	—
660–685	673	2	282.00–288.00	$284.94	$1,918	—
770–783	775	5	237.00–245.00	$240.23	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–362	357	3	400.00–405.00	$401.69	$1,434	—
440–441	440	10	377.00–387.00	$382.99	$1,685	-8.08
465–490	469	6	367.00–375.00	$368.39	$1,728	—
525–540	533	2	345.00–355.00	$350.07	$1,866	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	495.00–505.00	$500.32	$1,391	—
340–345	343	2	475.00–485.00	$480.04	$1,647	—
410–424	422	8	410.00–415.00	$414.39	$1,749	—
455–469	464	8	388.00–398.00	$392.58	$1,822	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1640	1370	85-90%	20	137.00–144.00	$141.18	$1,934	—
845–1790	1479	85-90%	23	146.00–153.00	$147.84	$2,187	+10.37
1220–1800	1507	85-90%	11	130.00–136.00	$133.13	$2,006	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,040	+15.17
1140–1495	1353	80-85%	5	153.00–159.00	$155.05	$2,098	—
1155–1780	1511	80-85%	7	143.00–150.00	$146.40	$2,212	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1495	1412	75-80%	3	160.00–167.00	$164.22	$2,319	—
1330–1515	1423	75-80%	2	152.00	$152.00	$2,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1340	1263	2	165.00–172.00	$168.71	$2,131	—
1730	1730	1	182.00	$182.00	$3,149	+19.01
2360	2360	1	190.00	$190.00	$4,484	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,500

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,394

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1000	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00	—
1000–1100	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,243.75	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.