Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $439.34/cwt ≈ $2,513/hd at 572 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $384.86/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,671/hd at 694 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $421.10/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 530 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	606	585	536
Feeder cattle	534	498	413
Slaughter cattle	52	64	75
Replacement cattle	20	23	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows sharply higher.

▲ Feeder bulls: bull calves 15.00 higher
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 7.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower
▲ Replacement cows: replacement cows sharply higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 4.00 higher
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–349	342	3	610.00–620.00	$616.80	$2,109	—
560–583	572	35	438.00–441.00	$439.34	$2,513	—
621–625	624	20	420.00–430.00	$423.74	$2,644	+0.58
680–699	694	35	380.00–385.00	$384.86	$2,671	-8.75
751–766	764	6	370.00–375.00	$374.18	$2,859	+12.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–310	307	3	655.00–660.00	$656.63	$2,016	-1.39
355–375	365	3	600.00–605.00	$601.71	$2,196	—
469–486	472	5	520.00–525.00	$523.97	$2,473	—
505–519	511	3	480.00–485.00	$483.31	$2,470	+0.36
551–555	554	7	450.00–455.00	$450.71	$2,497	—
679–697	687	9	385.00–392.50	$389.12	$2,673	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–445	427	3	520.00–530.00	$524.87	$2,241	+0.74
468–492	484	19	490.00–500.00	$496.94	$2,405	+21.97
520–530	525	2	450.00–460.00	$454.95	$2,388	—
629–645	642	5	400.00–405.00	$400.98	$2,574	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281–282	281	7	600.00–605.00	$602.85	$1,694	-69.84
301–349	336	4	555.00–565.00	$557.57	$1,873	-38.21
351–371	367	7	515.00–520.00	$519.32	$1,906	-75.21
404–426	405	17	495.00–500.00	$499.69	$2,024	+21.91
537–544	543	9	430.00–435.00	$434.45	$2,359	—
570–599	583	25	395.00–400.00	$399.80	$2,331	+5.82
613–634	614	17	365.00–370.00	$369.70	$2,270	+0.41
655–677	669	19	355.00–360.00	$356.80	$2,387	+0.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–287	284	2	565.00–570.00	$567.53	$1,612	—
325–345	335	2	535.00–545.00	$539.85	$1,808	-33.92
428–445	431	13	475.00–485.00	$483.41	$2,083	+15.87
451–465	457	18	460.00–470.00	$463.58	$2,119	+9.93
506–537	530	34	420.00–425.00	$421.10	$2,232	-0.77
634–642	641	6	350.00–355.00	$354.18	$2,270	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	436	14	465.00–470.00	$468.38	$2,042	+13.18
465–495	478	4	440.00–450.00	$444.97	$2,127	+8.71
526–537	535	6	410.00–417.50	$416.27	$2,227	+10.29
565–593	582	17	360.00–370.00	$368.86	$2,147	—
601–640	622	4	330.00–340.00	$334.99	$2,084	-15.82
715–724	717	4	300.00–310.00	$307.48	$2,205	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–349	312	8	500.00–520.00	$517.20	$1,614	—
401–440	415	10	480.00–490.00	$482.60	$2,003	—
510–520	519	9	470.00–475.00	$470.55	$2,442	+30.58
565	565	3	425.00–430.00	$428.33	$2,420	+63.20
632–645	641	3	370.00–380.00	$376.71	$2,415	—
651–655	652	5	355.00–360.00	$356.00	$2,321	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	309	6	620.00–640.00	$636.24	$1,966	-7.93
370–390	377	3	590.00–600.00	$596.55	$2,249	—
410–445	429	5	515.00–525.00	$516.91	$2,218	-7.70
460–465	463	2	505.00–510.00	$507.49	$2,350	+7.84
601–643	638	9	415.00–420.00	$415.52	$2,651	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–340	334	6	575.00–580.00	$576.70	$1,926	-43.60
351–365	358	2	515.00–520.00	$517.45	$1,852	—
508–525	511	6	482.50–485.00	$482.93	$2,468	+29.21
620–627	625	4	390.00–395.00	$391.24	$2,445	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1525	1409	75-80%	10	150.00–159.00	$153.60	$2,164	—
1360–1670	1541	75-80%	6	161.00–168.00	$165.86	$2,556	—
1385–1785	1562	75-80%	7	170.00–183.00	$177.51	$2,773	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1290	1140	80-85%	10	160.00–169.00	$163.96	$1,869	+10.44
1010–1295	1143	80-85%	5	150.00–158.00	$154.45	$1,765	-22.09
1110–1290	1231	80-85%	4	170.00–184.00	$175.65	$2,162	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1655	1403	3	194.00–196.00	$195.41	$2,742	—
1355–1940	1615	3	200.00–207.00	$202.76	$3,275	+12.76
1580–2210	1972	3	211.00–220.00	$217.60	$4,291	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,878

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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
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.