South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.58/cwt ≈ $535/hd at 423 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	231	188
Feeder cattle	190	126
Slaughter cattle	21	16
Replacement cattle	20	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, Bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–540	530	4	134.00–140.00	$136.94	$726	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	4	135.00–140.00	$137.37	$451	—
370–395	383	4	124.00–134.00	$128.84	$493	—
405–445	423	12	122.00–132.00	$126.58	$535	—
450–465	457	6	120.00–127.00	$122.98	$562	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	469	8	130.00–135.00	$131.24	$616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	520	4	130.00–136.00	$133.09	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	423	8	140.00–144.00	$141.53	$599	+6.77
450–480	470	6	132.00–140.00	$135.36	$636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	465	6	140.00–148.00	$145.19	$675	+11.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1295	1117	80-85%	8	60.00–64.00	$62.04	$693	—
1195	1195	80-85%	2	59.00	$59.00	$705	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	85-90%	2	48.00	$48.00	$569	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1240	1218	2	70.00–77.00	$73.44	$894	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	63.00	$63.00	$712
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$806

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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
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.