Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.68/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 414 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 188 392 334
Feeder cattle 162 280 271
Slaughter cattle 16 57 33
Replacement cattle 10 55 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves and bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–615 609 6 130.00–136.00 $131.98 $804 —
650–674 668 8 125.00–130.00 $126.22 $843 —
700–746 731 6 120.00–125.00 $121.60 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 323 6 132.00–140.00 $136.04 $439 -0.86
365–395 383 6 130.00–138.00 $133.90 $513 -0.89
415–440 428 6 130.00–135.00 $133.05 $569 -0.25
455–495 475 4 128.00–131.00 $129.56 $615 +3.74
670–680 673 6 110.00–116.00 $113.98 $767 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 414 10 120.00–130.00 $125.68 $520 +1.02
455–495 476 8 120.00–128.00 $123.15 $586 +3.54
550–570 560 6 100.00–110.00 $104.63 $586 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 6 142.00–152.00 $146.67 $496 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 478 6 125.00–132.00 $128.94 $616 —
505–539 527 8 120.00–130.00 $123.92 $653 —
550–575 563 4 122.00–128.00 $125.07 $704 +12.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 6 160.00–166.00 $163.43 $539 —
455–495 475 4 140.00–146.00 $143.13 $680 +1.19

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–800 793 85-90% 2 50.00–56.00 $53.03 $421 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $618 —
1630 1630 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 78.00 $78.00 $963 —
1005–1880 1569 5 80.00–86.00 $83.35 $1,308 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $785
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $818

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.