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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 3

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 263▼ 157 vs year ago 423 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 38▲ 0 vs year ago 164 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 39 vs year ago 62 · −62.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls weak, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves firm, bull calves sharply higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.05/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +34.37 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$407.05

25 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.10

vs GA average

−13.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	436.67	2,201	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	403.01	2,198	22

One grade step is worth $33.66/cwt here — about $3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

407.05

—

GA average13 barns · 492 hd

392.96

+14.10

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−13.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

+34.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $372.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,964	197.79	3,884	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	176.27	2,001	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	175.46	2,102	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	171.83	2,558	45
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	150.87	1,894	14

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	610.21/cwt	595.00–615.00	2,008	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,273	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,341	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,463	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,690	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	553.37/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,810	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	461.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,662	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	501.97/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,857	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	490.06/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,034	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	468.54/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,043	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	476.77/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,207	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	441.41/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,141	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	436.67/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,201	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	407.61/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,160	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	394.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,259	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	799	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,397	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	593.12/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,904	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	559.38/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,840	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	591.17/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,181	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	559.82/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,111	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,298	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	493.26/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,363	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	465.93/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,376	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	383.82/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,433	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	352.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,425	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	215.49/cwt	215.00–216.00	4,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,958	198.64/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,889	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	185.43/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,779	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	167.47/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,822	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	176.01/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,999	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	184.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,159	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	177.69/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,125	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	168.28/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,028	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	175.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,578	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	169.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,541	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	139.14/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,489	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	147.73/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,724	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,371	156.47/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,145	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,155	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Mar 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 263Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 38Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	550.00–570.00	559.38
9	600–650	634	375.00–390.00	383.82
4	650–700	688	350.00–360.00	352.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	590.00–600.00	593.12
3	350–400	377	550.00–570.00	559.82
6	450–500	479	480.00–500.00	493.26
11	500–550	510	460.00–475.00	465.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	590.00–595.00	591.17
4	400–450	414	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	595.00–615.00	610.21
4	450–500	473	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	524	470.00	470.00
4	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
6	700–750	727	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	595.00	595.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	370	490.00–510.00	501.97
9	400–450	415	480.00–495.00	490.06
14	450–500	463	465.00–480.00	476.77
3	500–550	504	435.00–440.00	436.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	550.00–555.00	553.37
7	400–450	436	465.00–475.00	468.54
4	450–500	485	430.00–445.00	441.41
14	500–550	530	395.00–415.00	407.61
8	550–600	572	380.00–400.00	394.97
5	750–800	799	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	450.00–470.00	461.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	144.00–150.00	147.73
2	—	1,070	138.00–140.00	139.14
7	—	1,371	152.00–161.00	156.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,498	163.00–173.00	169.64
1	—	1,510	184.00	184.00
14	—	1,468	174.00–179.00	175.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	161.00–171.00	167.47
11	—	1,173	180.00–190.00	184.09
26	—	1,136	172.00–179.00	176.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,205	162.00–172.00	168.28
29	—	1,196	173.00–183.00	177.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	197.00–200.00	198.64
2	—	1,858	215.00–216.00	215.49
3	—	2,038	184.00–187.00	185.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	200.00	200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	140.00	140.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.