South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

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light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $133.70/cwt ≈ $409/hd at 306 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	357	199	188
Feeder cattle	270	171	157
Slaughter cattle	46	17	31
Replacement cattle	41	11	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	467	6	150.00–156.00	$152.63	$713	—
550–590	563	3	130.00–138.00	$135.21	$761	—
600–630	620	3	120.00–126.00	$124.06	$769	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	437	3	150.00–156.00	$154.03	$673	—
460–470	463	3	140.00–145.00	$141.69	$656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–630	620	4	130.00–140.00	$137.03	$850	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	5	140.00–144.00	$141.63	$457	—
365–390	379	5	130.00–138.00	$133.55	$506	-0.74
440–445	442	3	130.00–136.00	$132.02	$584	—
465–490	479	7	125.00–130.00	$127.71	$612	+4.91
500–530	513	6	120.00–128.00	$123.34	$633	+1.30
570–590	578	5	110.00–124.00	$118.78	$687	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	306	10	130.00–140.00	$133.70	$409	—
400–435	417	8	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$513	-3.07
450–495	483	5	120.00–124.00	$122.04	$589	+7.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	411	7	134.00–140.00	$137.68	$566	+1.64
450–465	458	4	130.00–136.00	$133.05	$609	+0.51
550–590	572	6	120.00–128.00	$123.93	$709	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	304	6	150.00–157.00	$153.13	$466	-1.17
375–395	388	3	150.00–155.00	$153.39	$595	+0.13
450–465	456	4	130.00–136.00	$132.53	$604	-0.42
505–520	515	3	122.00–128.00	$124.69	$642	—
550–595	573	2	112.00–118.00	$115.12	$660	+1.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	160.00–165.00	$161.70	$619	—
400–440	420	5	150.00–157.00	$153.31	$644	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	420	3	160.00–165.00	$163.25	$686	—
460–480	470	4	150.00–156.00	$153.97	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–990	893	85-90%	3	50.00–56.00	$52.08	$465	—
710–1090	898	85-90%	16	41.00–49.00	$45.72	$411	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1240	1150	80-85%	4	50.00–52.00	$50.74	$584	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1555	1350	3	73.00–75.00	$74.08	$1,000	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1200	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–850.00	$808.45

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	55.00	$55.00	$704

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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
920–1340	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–875.00	$847.15	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.