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South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.44/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 430 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 271 182
Feeder cattle 168 218 144
Slaughter cattle 56 15 25
Replacement cattle 10 38 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers and Steer calves lightly tested, Heifers and Bulls mostly steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 120.00–130.00 $125.31 $401 —
415–445 430 14 110.00–126.00 $120.44 $518 +1.82
450–490 463 6 112.00–120.00 $116.71 $540 +2.27
500–545 523 7 108.00–118.00 $112.09 $586 +7.11
555–595 569 7 105.00–115.00 $111.03 $632 —
625–630 627 3 104.00–106.00 $104.67 $656 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 304 5 130.00–137.00 $133.43 $406 -0.96
365–380 373 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $494 —
420–445 429 5 125.00–133.00 $128.79 $553 —
450–495 473 2 120.00–125.00 $122.62 $580 -1.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 4 140.00–147.00 $143.66 $536 —
450–495 473 4 125.00–133.00 $128.81 $609 +2.08
500–515 508 7 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $610 -2.50
600–625 608 3 105.00–115.00 $108.42 $659 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1120 1031 85-90% 10 42.00–49.00 $46.60 $480 -5.68
965–1195 1063 85-90% 10 50.00–55.00 $51.55 $548 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $665 —
905–1220 1117 80-85% 8 52.00–59.00 $55.36 $618 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1785 1495 2 70.00–77.00 $74.18 $1,109 —
1825 1825 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,515 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $617

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.