South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $124.98/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 423 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.65/cwt ≈ $577/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.04/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 369 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	390	188	102
Feeder cattle	329	162	81
Slaughter cattle	38	16	14
Replacement cattle	23	10	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady, Bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	309	8	134.00–140.00	$136.97	$423	+0.93
350–390	369	10	130.00–138.00	$134.04	$495	+0.14
410–425	415	8	130.00–136.00	$133.00	$552	-0.05
450–490	470	6	124.00–130.00	$127.42	$599	-2.14
510–540	526	8	120.00–128.00	$124.06	$653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	6	130.00–138.00	$133.34	$424	—
355–390	371	8	130.00–135.00	$132.71	$492	—
400–440	423	12	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$529	-0.70
470–490	480	4	120.00–128.00	$123.92	$595	+0.77
505–530	518	4	110.00–118.00	$114.10	$591	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	8	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$468	-1.69
350–390	370	8	140.00–148.00	$143.90	$532	—
405–440	419	10	132.00–142.00	$137.65	$577	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	4	150.00–158.00	$153.95	$623	—
465–490	473	6	140.00–146.00	$141.96	$671	-1.17
505–535	520	4	130.00–138.00	$134.12	$697	—
555–560	558	4	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$686	—
610–625	617	6	122.00–126.00	$123.99	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	379	8	150.00–158.00	$154.40	$585	—
455–490	473	4	130.00–136.00	$133.11	$630	+4.17
510–535	525	6	120.00–125.00	$122.30	$642	-1.62
560–595	578	4	110.00–116.00	$113.09	$654	-11.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1190	1070	80-85%	5	60.00–65.00	$63.13	$675	+5.13
1235–1400	1348	80-85%	9	50.00–58.00	$55.46	$748	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1065	923	85-90%	5	42.00–47.00	$44.68	$412	—
875–1230	1070	85-90%	5	50.00–59.00	$54.73	$586	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,201	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$636
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$644

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	61.00	$61.00	$692

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1490–1720	1607	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,042.69	—

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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.