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Thomasville Stockyard Market Report

Thomasville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $424.53/cwt +13.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 521 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $449.73/cwt ≈ $2,033/hd at 452 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $587.89/cwt +7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 346 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 239 488
Feeder cattle 342 174 390
Slaughter cattle 45 41 83
Replacement cattle 26 24 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 15.00 higher, feeder steers & feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 11.00 lower, steer calves & heifer calves 15.00 higher, bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows 15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–340 314 3 630.00–640.00 $633.20 $1,988 —
365–399 393 14 580.00–590.00 $588.33 $2,312 -40.06
505–520 516 7 480.00–485.00 $481.40 $2,484 —
562–590 569 8 450.00–455.00 $453.70 $2,582 —
606–645 612 9 430.00–440.00 $438.27 $2,682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–449 432 14 550.00–560.00 $552.97 $2,389 -0.01
455–473 463 9 525.00–530.00 $527.73 $2,443 —
524–536 535 13 470.00–477.50 $476.94 $2,552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 500.00–510.00 $506.67 $2,128 -27.61
460–490 486 10 495.00–500.00 $495.47 $2,408 —
520–530 525 2 455.00–465.00 $460.05 $2,415 —
651–690 671 2 390.00–400.00 $395.15 $2,651 —
751–765 754 13 325.00–332.50 $329.05 $2,481 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 384 14 570.00–575.00 $574.66 $2,207 —
410–449 425 3 470.00–475.00 $471.76 $2,005 -5.34
451–470 452 19 445.00–450.00 $449.73 $2,033 —
501–524 521 21 420.00–430.00 $424.53 $2,212 +13.96
601–640 614 3 360.00–370.00 $363.47 $2,232 -12.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–349 346 14 580.00–590.00 $587.89 $2,034 +7.82
410–414 414 9 480.00–490.00 $488.90 $2,024 —
458–472 464 11 475.00–485.00 $480.38 $2,229 —
501–540 511 8 430.00–440.00 $432.56 $2,210 +10.55
617–633 632 12 375.00–380.00 $379.59 $2,399 -17.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–525 516 4 400.00–410.00 $407.46 $2,102 —
591–595 593 2 380.00–390.00 $385.02 $2,283 +20.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 359 3 566.00–570.00 $568.62 $2,041 —
451–470 454 6 530.00–535.00 $534.14 $2,425 +51.63
522–543 533 10 475.00–480.00 $477.55 $2,545 —
651–699 661 5 360.00–370.00 $364.93 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–399 386 5 540.00–550.00 $548.18 $2,116 —
451–466 457 4 505.00–515.00 $511.22 $2,336 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–308 306 4 695.00–700.00 $698.77 $2,138 —
625–649 641 3 385.00–395.00 $388.25 $2,489 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1540 1411 75-80% 5 180.00–194.00 $185.62 $2,619 —
1310–1665 1451 75-80% 8 157.00–169.00 $162.41 $2,357 -1.64
1375–1715 1484 75-80% 6 172.00–178.00 $175.90 $2,610 +11.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1250 1109 80-85% 4 173.00–176.00 $174.71 $1,938 +0.89
1165–1180 1173 80-85% 2 157.00–165.00 $161.03 $1,889 -26.61
1275 1275 80-85% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,320 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–970 957 85-90% 3 144.00–150.00 $147.63 $1,413 —
970 970 85-90% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,620 —
970–1105 1038 85-90% 2 155.00–158.00 $156.40 $1,623 +3.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1125 1103 2 191.00–198.00 $194.57 $2,146 —
1100–1710 1337 3 207.00–209.00 $207.85 $2,779 —
1660 1660 1 219.00 $219.00 $3,635 +31.91

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
625 625 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,031
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,404

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —

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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.