Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $124.00/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 428 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 229 0
Feeder cattle 160 187 0
Slaughter cattle 11 32 0
Replacement cattle 14 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–590 573 4 120.00–126.00 $123.09 $705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 421 8 130.00–138.00 $133.60 $562 +5.60
450–490 470 6 120.00–130.00 $125.39 $589 -0.63
510–525 517 6 120.00–128.00 $123.34 $638 —
560–570 565 4 110.00–120.00 $114.96 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 10 120.00–128.00 $124.00 $531 +0.11
455–490 478 6 110.00–120.00 $115.32 $551 -5.74
500–545 527 6 108.00–118.00 $113.48 $598 -0.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 4 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $621 —
555–585 572 6 122.00–128.00 $125.39 $717 +2.38
600–640 620 4 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $763 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–535 530 4 122.00–128.00 $125.03 $663 —
555–595 575 4 110.00–118.00 $114.14 $656 +1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $358 —
770–995 897 85-90% 3 45.00–49.00 $47.05 $422 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1020 965 80-85% 3 60.00–65.00 $61.84 $597 —
1130 1130 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $655 -6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1170 1095 2 69.00–73.00 $71.14 $779 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00 $531

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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
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.