Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.96/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 229 390 0
Feeder cattle 187 329 0
Slaughter cattle 32 38 0
Replacement cattle 10 23 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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
420–425 423 4 164.00–166.00 $165.01 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 8 130.00–138.00 $134.58 $490 +0.54
410–425 418 8 122.00–132.00 $128.00 $535 -5.00
460–490 473 8 120.00–130.00 $126.02 $596 -1.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 6 140.00–146.00 $142.63 $528 -1.27
400–440 424 10 130.00–138.00 $134.96 $572 -2.69
535–540 538 4 128.00–132.00 $130.01 $699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 382 6 120.00–130.00 $123.90 $473 -8.81
400–435 415 6 120.00–128.00 $123.89 $514 -1.09
475–495 485 4 118.00–124.00 $121.06 $587 -2.86
510–530 520 4 110.00–118.00 $113.92 $592 -0.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 6 150.00–156.00 $152.67 $485 —
375–390 383 6 142.00–146.00 $144.02 $552 -10.38
400–405 403 4 140.00–146.00 $142.98 $576 —
465–490 478 4 130.00–138.00 $133.90 $640 +0.79
550–565 558 6 110.00–116.00 $112.64 $629 -0.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 4 150.00–156.00 $152.95 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–575 573 4 120.00–126.00 $123.01 $705 +0.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–925 823 85-90% 3 50.00–56.00 $52.16 $429 —
890–1175 1014 85-90% 6 40.00–48.00 $44.38 $450 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1180 1110 80-85% 2 63.00–66.00 $64.59 $717 —
1240–1700 1393 80-85% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.78 $791 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–2320 1713 3 70.00–79.00 $74.66 $1,279 —
1535–1950 1715 3 84.00–87.00 $85.78 $1,471 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630–815 723 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 51.00–54.00 $52.69 $381
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 51.00 $51.00 $431
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $564

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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
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.