Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest South Central Livestock report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 284 250 308
Feeder cattle 247 217 239
Slaughter cattle 30 19 19
Replacement cattle 7 14 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 281 6 130.00–140.00 $134.49 $378 —
350–370 363 8 120.00–128.00 $123.97 $450 —
410–440 423 4 122.00–126.00 $123.54 $523 +7.98
470–490 484 6 110.00–120.00 $116.71 $565 -0.48
515–540 523 4 110.00–114.00 $111.53 $583 —
555–590 571 4 100.00–110.00 $106.45 $608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 237 3 142.00–152.00 $148.76 $353 —
250–290 274 4 137.00–147.00 $142.50 $390 —
300–340 313 3 130.00–140.00 $133.62 $418 -1.72
350–390 370 5 130.00–137.00 $133.47 $494 -1.63
400–410 405 4 122.00–130.00 $125.95 $510 -0.83
450–485 464 7 120.00–128.00 $123.92 $575 -0.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 142.00–152.00 $148.35 $467 —
455–460 457 3 130.00–134.00 $132.66 $606 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 363 6 150.00–158.00 $153.10 $556 +1.93
400–435 418 5 140.00–148.00 $144.67 $605 —
450–490 463 3 130.00–137.00 $132.47 $613 —
510–540 519 6 120.00–126.00 $123.00 $638 —
550–585 567 5 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $638 —
605–625 616 6 98.00–108.00 $100.70 $620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 4 160.00–165.00 $162.59 $590 —
400–420 410 6 152.00–157.00 $154.31 $633 +1.33
660–675 665 3 100.00–106.00 $102.03 $678 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $492 —
980–1085 1011 85-90% 8 39.00–46.00 $42.18 $426 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,332 —
1650–2115 1883 2 73.00–78.00 $75.81 $1,428 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–955 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 71.00–80.00 $75.61 $679
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $695

↑ Back to top

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.