South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	186	148	168
Feeder cattle	150	124	144
Slaughter cattle	16	15	12
Replacement cattle	20	9	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Heifer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Steer calves and bull calves lightly tested, 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
605–625	618	3	110.00–115.00	$113.37	$701	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	363	5	120.00–128.00	$124.69	$453	+2.68
485–490	487	5	110.00–114.00	$113.20	$551	—
500–525	512	6	100.00–110.00	$106.06	$543	—
555–595	575	4	100.00–107.00	$103.62	$596	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	4	130.00–136.00	$132.86	$438	-0.43
360–390	380	5	130.00–134.00	$132.44	$503	-0.72
405–445	419	8	120.00–127.00	$123.03	$515	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	431	5	130.00–136.00	$132.82	$572	+0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	150.00–154.00	$151.91	$486	+2.57
410–445	424	5	126.00–132.00	$129.48	$549	—
600–645	630	3	100.00–105.00	$103.41	$651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1020	923	85-90%	3	51.00–53.00	$51.91	$479	—
675–1090	927	85-90%	3	40.00–48.00	$43.31	$401	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$763	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1585	1330	2	83.00–84.00	$83.40	$1,109	—
1200–1690	1445	2	74.00–75.00	$74.42	$1,075	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–975	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	50.00–54.00	$52.17	$458
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	57.00	$57.00	$715

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–790	778	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	73.00–75.00	$73.98	$576

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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
1005–1355	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–850.00	$779.11	—

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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.