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South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 220 168
Feeder cattle 183 175 148
Slaughter cattle 25 30 12
Replacement cattle 26 15 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves 2.00 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
260–270 265 4 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $321 —
350–395 378 5 120.00–124.00 $122.47 $463 -1.81
415–430 423 4 110.00–118.00 $113.93 $482 —
465–495 487 5 110.00–114.00 $111.58 $543 —
500–515 508 6 100.00–110.00 $104.69 $532 —
575–590 584 5 100.00–106.00 $101.21 $591 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 4 120.00–130.00 $124.83 $466 -7.21
430–440 435 4 120.00–128.00 $124.05 $540 -0.83
505–540 524 8 112.00–120.00 $115.52 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–477 470 5 120.00–128.00 $124.75 $586 +1.72
500–530 511 4 112.00–122.00 $115.95 $593 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1040 909 85-90% 7 40.00–46.00 $43.61 $396 -1.48
715–1090 959 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.18 $500 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1285 1230 80-85% 2 52.00–56.00 $53.91 $663 -8.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1035 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 82.00–89.00 $85.47 $805
910–1095 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 73.00–81.00 $76.92 $800
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $704

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.