Sale reports / Georgia / Thomasville / 2026-03-10

Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 10

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 266▲ 57 vs year ago 199 · +28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 164▼ 42 vs year ago 103 · −40.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 5.00 to 11.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, steer calves, feeder steers, and feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves sharply lower, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $391.93/cwt on 26 head, down $15.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.25 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$391.93

▼ 15.13 vs prior sale

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.81

vs GA average

−21.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	392.92	2,194	24
Medium and Large 3	500	380.00	1,900	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

391.93

—

GA average13 barns · 332 hd

386.11

+5.81

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−21.85

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

+19.25

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	—	Low	1,568	184.65	2,895	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	164.80	2,217	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	161.94	2,423	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,358	148.86	2,021	11

Every lot

37 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,994	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	501.46/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,211	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	480.86/cwt	480.00–483.00	2,404	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,421	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	402.78/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,388	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	367.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,483	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,678	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	334.70/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,624	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	565.04/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,599	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	497.20/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,700	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,906	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	482.00/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,063	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	470.64/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,066	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	452.74/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,074	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,900	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	404.22/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,171	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	381.62/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,213	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	359.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,278	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	344.25/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,269	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,437	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	556.36/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,758	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	490.06/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,882	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,289	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	440.41/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,352	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,302	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	350.78/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,322	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	739	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,180	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	177.22/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,692	8
Bulls	—	—	1,665	199.51/cwt	198.00–201.00	3,322	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	158.09/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,123	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	167.78/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,258	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	157.69/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,315	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	166.80/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,549	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	143.66/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,789	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,400	150.81/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,111	8

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 266Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 164Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	316	550.00–560.00	556.36
5	350–400	384	485.00–500.00	490.06
11	500–550	534	435.00–450.00	440.41
2	550–600	565	400.00–415.00	407.50
6	650–700	662	345.00–365.00	350.78
4	700–750	739	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
7	450–500	472	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	342	495.00–500.00	497.20
2	500–550	500	370.00–390.00	380.00
3	600–650	635	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	560.00–570.00	565.04
4	350–400	389	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	439	465.00–475.00	470.64
11	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	452.74
12	500–550	537	395.00–405.00	404.22
12	550–600	580	380.00–390.00	381.62
7	600–650	634	355.00–360.00	359.32
7	650–700	659	340.00–350.00	344.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	480.00–495.00	482.00
2	650–700	663	365.00–370.00	367.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	450.00	450.00
13	550–600	593	400.00–403.00	402.78
9	650–700	675	350.00–370.00	367.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	560.00	560.00
10	400–450	441	495.00–510.00	501.46
4	750–800	784	332.00–340.00	334.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	500	480.00–483.00	480.86
2	750–800	750	357.00	357.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	171.00–187.00	177.22
4	—	1,665	198.00–201.00	199.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	156.00–161.00	158.09
9	—	1,346	162.00–172.00	167.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	152.00–162.00	157.69
7	—	1,528	164.00–174.00	166.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	142.00–145.00	143.66
8	—	1,400	146.00–156.00	150.81

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.