Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $475.22/cwt ≈ $2,058/hd at 433 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $521.03/cwt +26.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,392/hd at 459 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $407.14/cwt ≈ $2,349/hd at 577 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	865	420	211
Feeder cattle	720	342	125
Slaughter cattle	97	75	73
Replacement cattle	48	3	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 9.00 higher, feeder steers 15.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

▲ Feeder bulls: bull calves 10.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: steer calves steady to 5.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: replacement cows lightly tested
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 9.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–349	343	29	610.00–615.00	$612.98	$2,103	+2.98
410–445	419	4	530.00–535.00	$533.67	$2,236	-5.65
452–469	459	16	495.00–500.00	$499.68	$2,294	+2.63
501–513	511	5	480.00–487.50	$486.03	$2,484	+13.87
630–635	632	3	425.00–435.00	$430.82	$2,723	+22.57
665–680	666	12	410.00–417.50	$416.86	$2,776	+31.86
710–735	727	3	360.00–370.00	$363.26	$2,641	-14.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	3	575.00–585.00	$578.58	$1,863	+13.58
502–531	522	18	465.00–475.00	$466.89	$2,437	—
556–586	560	10	440.00–450.00	$448.95	$2,514	+42.53
620–645	627	5	400.00–410.00	$403.05	$2,527	+78.05
680–696	691	23	392.50–397.50	$396.30	$2,738	—
770–775	773	2	325.00–330.00	$327.51	$2,532	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584–585	584	10	420.00–430.00	$422.00	$2,464	—
614–640	635	5	380.00–385.00	$384.03	$2,439	—
770–786	778	2	305.00–310.00	$307.47	$2,392	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	275	16	575.00–585.00	$584.36	$1,607	+74.36
315–347	325	10	545.00–550.00	$548.40	$1,782	—
425–441	433	35	470.00–480.00	$475.22	$2,058	—
485–495	490	4	455.00–465.00	$460.00	$2,254	+4.98
535–545	540	2	425.00–430.00	$427.52	$2,309	—
605–634	611	5	390.00–397.50	$395.94	$2,419	—
669–672	670	27	362.50–370.00	$363.89	$2,438	-1.11
705–722	721	15	330.00–332.50	$332.34	$2,396	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–334	308	5	520.00–530.00	$527.83	$1,626	—
380–390	387	3	505.00–515.00	$511.72	$1,980	—
401–430	420	3	460.00–465.00	$461.59	$1,939	—
480–481	481	8	440.00–445.00	$441.25	$2,122	+31.25
560–595	577	33	400.00–410.00	$407.14	$2,349	—
668–690	688	14	340.00–345.00	$344.65	$2,371	—
715–745	739	5	310.00–320.00	$318.06	$2,350	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–274	271	6	590.00–600.00	$591.57	$1,603	+21.57
301–340	324	3	565.00–570.00	$566.55	$1,836	-0.07
425–442	429	4	500.00–510.00	$507.43	$2,177	+24.45
451–488	464	32	470.00–480.00	$477.13	$2,214	+19.76
515–524	522	12	420.00–427.50	$421.85	$2,202	+5.53
601–635	605	8	410.00–412.50	$412.17	$2,494	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	307	3	550.00–555.00	$551.68	$1,694	+14.94
425–437	429	12	500.00–505.00	$500.42	$2,147	+67.92
456–486	472	11	490.00–500.00	$495.61	$2,339	—
557–584	571	17	440.00–450.00	$443.29	$2,531	-4.21
605–625	615	2	410.00–415.00	$412.46	$2,537	—
694–695	694	25	385.00–390.00	$389.40	$2,702	—
701–723	714	16	347.50–350.00	$349.53	$2,496	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–436	431	6	490.00–500.00	$491.57	$2,119	+51.57
460	460	21	485.00–490.00	$488.33	$2,246	+58.33
535–540	538	2	445.00–450.00	$447.51	$2,408	—
613–624	621	32	360.00–370.00	$367.53	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–343	341	7	600.00–610.00	$608.62	$2,075	-0.85
362–392	377	7	590.00–600.00	$594.83	$2,243	+37.82
451–466	459	33	515.00–525.00	$521.03	$2,392	+26.03
555–586	576	4	470.00–480.00	$473.66	$2,728	—
615–634	621	3	425.00–435.00	$428.40	$2,660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1290	1135	80-85%	12	171.00–179.00	$176.10	$1,999	—
970–1295	1149	80-85%	14	180.00–187.00	$182.84	$2,101	—
1035–1215	1157	80-85%	10	162.00–170.00	$167.20	$1,935	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1460	1367	75-80%	3	160.00–167.00	$163.87	$2,240	—
1300–1540	1417	75-80%	12	180.00–189.00	$183.89	$2,606	—
1320–1690	1493	75-80%	16	170.00–179.00	$176.55	$2,636	-3.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1030	848	85-90%	2	161.00–165.00	$163.43	$1,386	+37.87
980	980	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,450	—
940–1100	1013	85-90%	3	155.00–159.00	$157.68	$1,597	+1.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1450	1445	2	190.00–195.00	$192.49	$2,781	-24.26
1410–2060	1763	6	216.00–224.00	$218.76	$3,857	+13.49
1405–2225	1788	5	204.00–209.00	$206.54	$3,693	+1.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,392

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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.