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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.46/cwt ≈ $1,710/hd at 532 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.74/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 431 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $481.48/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 316 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 570 529
Feeder cattle 263 429 461
Slaughter cattle 122 92 68
Replacement cattle — 49 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 465.00–475.00 $469.81 $1,564 +2.39
370–385 374 4 430.00–435.00 $433.71 $1,622 —
452–455 452 9 402.50–410.00 $403.34 $1,823 +5.86
601–630 616 2 330.00–335.00 $332.44 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 508 4 370.00–372.50 $370.63 $1,883 —
557–575 560 7 360.00–362.50 $362.13 $2,028 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 385.00–390.00 $387.49 $1,775 —
575–595 585 2 337.50–345.00 $341.31 $1,997 -3.73
601 601 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 362 13 382.50–387.50 $384.85 $1,393 —
435–438 437 6 350.00–360.00 $354.98 $1,551 —
507–540 532 20 317.50–327.50 $321.46 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 440.00–450.00 $445.27 $1,247 —
360–394 382 9 390.00–400.00 $395.08 $1,509 -7.21
420–445 431 15 370.00–377.50 $372.74 $1,607 +1.34
460–465 463 2 355.00–360.00 $357.49 $1,655 -4.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 360.00–362.50 $361.24 $1,293 —
535–548 545 5 305.00–310.00 $305.98 $1,668 -6.53
567–579 572 9 290.00–295.00 $292.25 $1,672 —
603–611 605 4 260.00–270.00 $267.48 $1,618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 369 3 397.50–400.00 $399.12 $1,473 -2.57
427–435 431 2 365.00–370.00 $367.52 $1,584 -15.47
501–535 515 8 345.00–352.50 $350.25 $1,804 +0.18
572–594 580 3 330.00–340.00 $335.01 $1,943 —
615–632 616 12 317.50–320.00 $317.71 $1,957 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–327 316 14 480.00–485.00 $481.48 $1,521 +1.44
360–385 374 8 430.00–440.00 $438.16 $1,639 —
410–440 428 4 420.00–430.00 $424.97 $1,819 +10.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–305 303 2 465.00–475.00 $469.97 $1,424 +25.08
358–390 372 6 410.00–417.50 $413.01 $1,536 +4.63
672–688 676 4 255.00–265.00 $262.46 $1,774 -22.48

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1500 1393 75-80% 9 150.00–155.00 $152.84 $2,129 —
1385–1585 1508 75-80% 12 138.00–144.00 $141.92 $2,140 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,288 —
845–1220 1023 80-85% 9 142.00–150.00 $143.91 $1,472 —
990–1185 1029 80-85% 5 135.00–142.00 $138.38 $1,424 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–980 963 85-90% 3 129.00–134.00 $130.61 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1885 1568 2 174.00–179.00 $177.01 $2,776 —
1695–1910 1803 2 189.00–191.00 $189.94 $3,425 —
1540–2025 1850 4 180.00–187.00 $184.56 $3,414 —

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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.