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South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 199 187 271
Feeder cattle 182 141 215
Slaughter cattle 14 15 31
Replacement cattle 3 31 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 5 130.00–136.00 $132.00 $473 —
400–430 420 8 120.00–128.00 $125.07 $525 -0.50
520–540 532 6 108.00–118.00 $113.31 $603 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 475 6 122.00–130.00 $124.67 $592 —
500–545 530 3 122.00–126.00 $124.74 $661 —
575–590 583 2 114.00–118.00 $115.97 $676 —
610–625 618 2 112.00–116.00 $114.02 $705 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 383 6 120.00–128.00 $123.71 $474 -2.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 3 138.00–142.00 $139.39 $428 —
350–370 356 7 130.00–138.00 $132.38 $471 —
410–435 425 6 124.00–130.00 $127.28 $541 -4.97
460–490 474 5 116.00–126.00 $122.38 $580 —
500–530 510 3 110.00–120.00 $116.54 $594 +2.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1140 1050 80-85% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.58 $573 —
1160–1345 1257 80-85% 9 60.00–67.00 $63.85 $803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $416 —
1050–1065 1058 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $52.01 $550 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1435 1435 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 62.00 $62.00 $890

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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.