South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	236	135	181
Feeder cattle	118	8	146
Slaughter cattle	23	118	19
Replacement cattle	95	9	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves, and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	4	110.00–118.00	$113.92	$419	—
410–445	431	7	108.00–115.00	$110.47	$476	+0.80
480–495	490	3	100.00–108.00	$105.39	$516	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	5	118.00–122.00	$119.65	$507	—
515–540	523	4	109.00–112.00	$110.73	$579	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	425	4	120.00–125.00	$121.76	$517	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	286	4	142.00–152.00	$146.39	$419	+3.02
300–345	317	9	138.00–145.00	$140.58	$446	+8.16
365–390	381	5	130.00–138.00	$133.52	$509	+9.07
410–440	425	4	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$520	+7.85
450–490	467	6	108.00–118.00	$114.31	$534	+5.60
505–540	519	4	100.00–110.00	$105.45	$547	+2.99
600–610	605	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	461	4	117.00–122.00	$120.26	$554	—
510–515	511	5	110.00–120.00	$116.39	$595	+3.77
600–605	602	3	109.00–112.00	$110.33	$664	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1190	1026	80-85%	8	50.00–57.00	$54.12	$555	—
1080–1290	1185	80-85%	2	42.00–48.00	$45.27	$536	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1060	1010	85-90%	3	35.00–38.00	$37.10	$375	—
980–1090	1036	85-90%	6	44.00–48.00	$45.90	$476	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	70.00	$70.00	$882	—
1170–1940	1555	2	80.00–83.00	$81.87	$1,273	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	73.00	$73.00	$704
895–1180	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	64.00–76.00	$70.74	$732
965–1390	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	66.00–77.00	$70.97	$769

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1075	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	50.00–60.00	$54.81	$548
1080–1165	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	62.00–65.00	$63.30	$710

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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
1035–1390	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	900.00–1,225.00	$1,001.29	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1235	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–875.00	$827.81	—

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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.