South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $151.17/cwt ≈ $564/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	250	188	344
Feeder cattle	217	157	325
Slaughter cattle	19	31	19
Replacement cattle	14	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves calves 4.00 higher, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–515	513	5	130.00–136.00	$133.61	$685	—
555–587	576	6	125.00–133.00	$130.43	$751	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	6	132.00–140.00	$135.34	$451	+1.21
350–375	363	4	132.00–138.00	$135.10	$490	+5.51
422–440	427	9	120.00–129.00	$126.78	$541	—
450–485	468	5	122.00–127.00	$124.73	$584	+1.65
510–525	520	4	114.00–122.00	$119.03	$619	—
573–575	574	6	112.00–115.00	$114.00	$654	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	382	7	130.00–140.00	$135.11	$516	—
410–435	420	8	130.00–136.00	$132.52	$557	—
500–515	505	3	120.00–129.00	$125.94	$636	—
665–675	670	2	108.00–112.00	$109.99	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	407	7	112.00–122.00	$115.56	$470	—
475–485	480	5	110.00–120.00	$117.19	$563	+5.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	265	5	172.00–178.00	$174.49	$462	—
405–410	408	4	150.00–156.00	$152.98	$624	—
450–465	460	6	140.00–146.00	$142.33	$655	—
575–585	582	3	122.00–128.00	$123.98	$722	+7.45
600–645	622	5	110.00–120.00	$116.41	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	275	7	165.00–170.00	$165.99	$456	—
300–310	305	4	156.00–165.00	$160.57	$490	—
360–385	373	10	148.00–158.00	$151.17	$564	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1230	1118	85-90%	6	42.00–49.00	$44.73	$500	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$803	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1060	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	45.00–53.00	$47.77	$468
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	45.00	$45.00	$641

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230–1260	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–825.00	$750.90	—

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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.