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South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 234 125
Feeder cattle 129 168 80
Slaughter cattle 37 56 27
Replacement cattle 18 10 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 5 125.00–130.00 $127.41 $367 —
300–320 314 5 120.00–126.00 $121.95 $383 -3.36
350–390 362 5 112.00–122.00 $119.29 $432 —
400–415 404 8 110.00–120.00 $113.07 $457 -7.37
450–490 473 5 110.00–118.00 $114.79 $543 -1.92
500–530 515 2 110.00–112.00 $111.03 $572 -1.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 367 6 120.00–130.00 $126.13 $463 -6.42
405–445 428 6 120.00–128.00 $122.73 $525 -6.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 413 5 130.00–138.00 $134.08 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 303 3 140.00–148.00 $142.73 $432 —
350–390 378 4 130.00–138.00 $132.37 $500 -11.29
500–545 513 5 110.00–120.00 $114.71 $588 -5.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 284 5 160.00–163.00 $161.16 $458 —
310–345 326 6 150.00–160.00 $156.12 $509 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1450 1314 80-85% 10 50.00–57.00 $54.37 $714 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1225 1138 85-90% 4 42.00–49.00 $44.75 $509 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 72.00 $72.00 $742 —
1715 1715 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,372 —

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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
1190–1720 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–950.00 $861.84 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.