Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.64/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 422 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 294 584 284
Feeder cattle 186 473 247
Slaughter cattle 48 74 30
Replacement cattle 60 37 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 269 7 150.00–155.00 $152.85 $411 —
385–390 388 7 140.00–145.00 $142.29 $552 +3.66
400–440 422 12 130.00–140.00 $134.64 $568 +0.23
460–475 468 4 130.00–138.00 $134.06 $627 +0.50
520–540 530 4 122.00–130.00 $125.92 $667 +1.82
560–580 572 6 120.00–128.00 $123.29 $705 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 6 130.00–140.00 $136.07 $490 +0.94
420–430 425 4 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $531 -9.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 433 8 140.00–150.00 $144.77 $627 -1.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 319 8 160.00–167.00 $164.63 $525 —
400–445 422 6 150.00–159.00 $155.52 $656 +1.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 4 170.00–174.00 $172.03 $662 -0.45
400–420 412 6 160.00–165.00 $163.04 $672 +0.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 4 174.00–183.00 $178.26 $660 —
510–540 525 4 140.00–149.00 $144.63 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1200 1142 80-85% 6 61.00–63.00 $61.98 $708 —
1035–1370 1155 80-85% 10 54.00–59.00 $56.04 $647 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–990 963 85-90% 4 50.00–55.00 $51.71 $498 —
855–1140 971 85-90% 10 42.00–48.00 $44.66 $434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,479 —
1840 1840 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,730 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1075 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–850.00 $780.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–1200 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 52.00–64.00 $59.57 $593
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
850–860 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1195 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–78.00 $74.55 $783

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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
710–1025 919 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 775.00–825.00 $798.19 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.