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

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.05/cwt on 25 head, up $1.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +4.18 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$407.05

▲ 1.44 vs prior sale

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $339.73, median $402.88 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median29 sales

402.88

+4.18

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

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, as filed

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.

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

How this sale compares

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
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
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
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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	595.00	595.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

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