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South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 100 120
Feeder cattle 139 75 61
Slaughter cattle 31 11 9
Replacement cattle 8 14 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 415 7 115.00–123.00 $118.12 $490 -5.03
455–470 463 2 110.00–115.00 $112.54 $521 —
500–540 520 2 105.00–110.00 $107.40 $558 —
560–575 570 3 100.00–107.00 $102.29 $583 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 463 4 119.00–125.00 $120.76 $559 —
555–590 573 3 110.00–118.00 $113.92 $653 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 3 130.00–140.00 $134.86 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 6 150.00–157.00 $153.67 $487 —
370–395 382 6 140.00–149.00 $144.82 $553 +0.94
600–640 611 5 100.00–106.00 $104.61 $639 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 417 7 140.00–147.00 $141.90 $592 -1.08

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1150 998 85-90% 6 40.00–48.00 $44.86 $448 —
955–1090 1024 85-90% 4 51.00–59.00 $56.63 $580 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059–1195 1125 80-85% 3 69.00–72.00 $70.61 $794 +5.69
1020–1500 1134 80-85% 7 60.00–68.00 $64.31 $729 -0.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 79.00 $79.00 $853 —
1300 1300 3 87.00 $87.00 $1,131 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1175 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $843.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.