South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.07/cwt ≈ $373/hd at 276 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.79/cwt ≈ $514/hd at 381 lb · 11 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.90/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $455/hd at 332 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	392	100
Feeder cattle	280	93
Slaughter cattle	57	7
Replacement cattle	55	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	457	3	154.00–160.00	$158.03	$722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	415	3	150.00–158.00	$152.60	$633	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	430	3	140.00–148.00	$145.46	$625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	12	130.00–140.00	$135.07	$373	—
305–345	329	8	130.00–136.00	$132.92	$437	—
350–390	374	8	120.00–130.00	$125.34	$469	+1.22
430–440	437	6	120.00–128.00	$124.66	$545	+1.73
450–480	461	10	114.00–124.00	$119.61	$551	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	10	132.00–142.00	$136.90	$455	+0.20
360–390	381	11	130.00–140.00	$134.79	$514	—
420–440	428	6	130.00–138.00	$133.30	$571	+3.95
450–495	467	6	120.00–130.00	$125.82	$588	—
500–520	510	4	120.00–124.00	$122.04	$622	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	316	7	150.00–158.00	$153.10	$484	—
375–380	377	5	140.00–148.00	$143.20	$540	—
400–435	413	5	130.00–140.00	$136.07	$562	—
550–560	555	2	110.00–116.00	$113.03	$627	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	382	5	150.00–160.00	$155.25	$593	—
400–415	408	4	140.00–148.00	$144.07	$588	—
450–480	465	4	140.00–144.00	$141.94	$660	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	4	152.00–158.00	$155.02	$632	—
455–480	463	3	146.00–156.00	$149.45	$692	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–920	756	85-90%	8	42.00–48.00	$44.82	$339	—
925–995	956	85-90%	5	53.00–56.00	$54.55	$521	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1150	1037	80-85%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.52	$545	—
1080–1550	1316	80-85%	10	60.00–67.00	$63.30	$833	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1715	1470	3	74.00–79.00	$76.65	$1,127	—
1320–1855	1518	4	81.00–88.00	$84.82	$1,288	—
1835	1835	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,652	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
790–970	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,100.00	$1,004.88

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1000	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$697.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160–1305	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	67.00–70.00	$68.59	$846

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	59.00	$59.00	$796

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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
875–1285	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	625.00–800.00	$742.74	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1265	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,000.00	$944.64	—

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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.