South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	187	113	199
Feeder cattle	162	95	182
Slaughter cattle	11	18	14
Replacement cattle	14	—	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	520	4	130.00–138.00	$133.85	$696	—
665–695	680	4	110.00–118.00	$113.91	$775	—
715–720	718	3	104.00–114.00	$107.32	$771	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–715	710	3	130.00–134.00	$132.69	$942	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	371	8	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$491	-1.20
415–445	424	6	120.00–130.00	$123.13	$522	-11.50
450–485	461	7	110.00–120.00	$116.80	$538	-8.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	488	5	124.00–130.00	$127.24	$621	—
505–525	515	4	120.00–128.00	$123.92	$638	—
605–610	608	3	108.00–114.00	$112.01	$681	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	150.00–160.00	$154.90	$395	+1.55
350–365	358	4	138.00–143.00	$140.55	$503	-5.53
420–435	428	4	128.00–138.00	$132.91	$569	-2.43
450–470	460	7	125.00–130.00	$127.39	$586	—
505–520	513	6	120.00–125.00	$122.99	$631	—
550–590	570	2	110.00–120.00	$115.18	$657	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	4	152.00–158.00	$154.98	$570	-0.15
465–495	482	5	130.00–134.00	$132.36	$638	—
710–740	733	4	110.00–115.00	$113.79	$834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$671	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,174	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,231	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
635–1010	823	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,000.00	$980.70	—

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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.