South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	148	101	236
Feeder cattle	115	65	118
Slaughter cattle	22	18	23
Replacement cattle	11	18	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 2.00 higher, Bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	126.00–132.00	$129.90	$426	-0.12
400–445	419	9	118.00–128.00	$121.81	$510	—
450–490	473	4	114.00–120.00	$117.01	$553	—
520–535	528	2	110.00–114.00	$112.03	$592	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	381	4	130.00–140.00	$137.11	$522	+4.63
450–495	472	3	120.00–130.00	$125.42	$592	+2.55
500–505	503	2	120.00–128.00	$123.98	$624	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	5	130.00–135.00	$132.97	$625	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	4	160.00–168.00	$163.93	$500	-0.13
475–490	483	2	140.00–146.00	$142.95	$690	+9.75
500–530	518	4	130.00–138.00	$134.56	$697	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	320	3	150.00–155.00	$153.23	$490	—
640–645	643	3	104.00–110.00	$105.99	$682	—
665–670	668	2	92.00–100.00	$96.01	$641	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	371	4	165.00–175.00	$168.99	$627	+5.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–980	930	85-90%	3	44.00–47.00	$45.28	$421	—
940	940	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$498	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1240	1162	80-85%	3	59.00–63.00	$61.24	$712	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$1,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1710	1563	3	72.00–78.00	$74.93	$1,171	—
1775	1775	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,473	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1125	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$573.36
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.