South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	143	164	215
Feeder cattle	95	151	187
Slaughter cattle	15	8	18
Replacement cattle	33	5	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	432	6	130.00–138.00	$133.37	$576	-1.01
525–540	532	5	108.00–128.00	$120.02	$639	—
550–575	568	5	106.00–112.00	$108.78	$618	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	360	3	140.00–148.00	$142.81	$514	—
410–445	436	5	142.00–146.00	$144.44	$630	+1.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	138.00–148.00	$143.03	$634	-1.00
500–520	509	5	120.00–128.00	$124.41	$633	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	422	3	150.00–158.00	$155.44	$656	+0.50
450–490	463	3	140.00–146.00	$143.88	$666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	5	180.00–185.00	$182.97	$704	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	80-85%	1	57.00	$57.00	$593	—
1065–1240	1145	80-85%	8	63.00–69.00	$66.63	$763	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$504	—
950–995	973	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.47	$452	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1815	1428	3	83.00–88.00	$85.66	$1,223	—
1365–1575	1470	2	69.00–75.00	$72.21	$1,061	—
1175–1975	1575	2	91.00–94.00	$92.12	$1,451	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–960	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$807.48
930–1265	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–1,025.00	$898.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1240	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	62.00–70.00	$65.40	$705

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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
925–1295	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,120.57	—

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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.