South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest South Central Livestock report →

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.13/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.21/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $133.81/cwt ≈ $609/hd at 455 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	122	107
Feeder cattle	204	87	98
Slaughter cattle	26	15	5
Replacement cattle	50	20	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves steady, Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 2.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–470	455	13	130.00–135.00	$133.81	$609	—
508–540	520	8	125.00–132.00	$129.27	$672	—
555–587	569	9	120.00–129.00	$125.04	$711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–610	605	6	123.00–127.00	$125.02	$756	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–340	324	6	129.00–132.00	$130.57	$423	—
350–370	362	9	120.00–128.00	$122.73	$444	—
413–440	430	17	117.00–123.00	$120.13	$517	-3.33
455–490	473	14	110.00–118.00	$115.21	$545	+1.84
505–522	514	6	105.00–112.00	$108.44	$557	—
565–570	568	6	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$596	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	470	6	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$576	—
505–540	523	6	118.00–122.00	$120.07	$628	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–520	515	6	120.00–126.00	$123.03	$634	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1395	1214	80-85%	11	53.00–59.00	$55.90	$679	—
1135–1340	1277	80-85%	5	60.00–63.00	$61.56	$786	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888–980	937	85-90%	6	51.00–58.00	$54.97	$515	—
1020	1020	85-90%	2	45.00	$45.00	$459	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,129	—
1570	1570	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,256	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1230	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	55.00–59.00	$56.96	$658

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	63.00	$63.00	$750
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	62.00	$62.00	$787
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	63.00	$63.00	$932

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1300	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–875.00	$809.52	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1570–1740	1633	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,145.92	—

↑ Back to top

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.