South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.62/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.90/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $450/hd at 363 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	271	233	258
Feeder cattle	218	181	179
Slaughter cattle	15	25	21
Replacement cattle	38	27	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Bulls and bull calves steady, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	363	10	120.00–128.00	$123.90	$450	+1.15
400–440	423	11	115.00–122.00	$118.62	$502	-1.32
470–495	482	6	110.00–120.00	$114.44	$552	-1.59
500–505	503	4	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$528	+0.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	314	7	140.00–145.00	$141.84	$445	—
410–430	420	4	130.00–136.00	$133.07	$559	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	6	132.00–137.00	$134.39	$423	—
465–485	475	4	120.00–128.00	$124.08	$589	+1.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	8	160.00–167.00	$163.58	$448	—
310–335	323	4	150.00–155.00	$152.60	$493	—
410–420	415	5	124.00–140.00	$129.63	$538	-3.70
450–485	468	6	122.00–132.00	$126.73	$593	+3.84
500–540	510	5	120.00–128.00	$122.49	$625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	4	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$505	—
300–305	303	4	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$492	—
400–410	406	5	150.00–156.00	$153.64	$624	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1109	1042	85-90%	5	50.00–56.00	$52.28	$545	—
1045	1045	85-90%	1	46.00	$46.00	$481	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1205	1173	80-85%	2	53.00–58.00	$55.57	$652	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710–1870	1790	2	84.00–86.00	$84.96	$1,521	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–905	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$860.54
885–1055	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,150.00	$995.54

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1195	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	58.00–68.00	$64.93	$649
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$847

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–820	773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	74.00–86.00	$79.63	$616

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–920	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$738.02

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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
1230–1300	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,050.00	$1,013.54	+38.54

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–800	793	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–775.00	$762.38	—

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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.