South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	219	221	164
Feeder cattle	166	11	151
Slaughter cattle	31	210	8
Replacement cattle	22	—	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	533	3	170.00–174.00	$172.73	$921	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–399	384	9	130.00–140.00	$133.67	$513	+0.73
430–445	435	6	130.00–136.00	$133.34	$580	+3.30
475–490	483	4	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$603	-0.50
540–545	543	4	120.00–128.00	$123.98	$673	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–515	512	7	140.00–150.00	$145.43	$745	—
550–560	555	5	140.00–148.00	$143.21	$795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	475	9	132.00–142.00	$137.14	$651	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	4	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$625	-1.51
500–510	505	4	140.00–146.00	$143.03	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	4	140.00–150.00	$144.88	$608	-0.18
500–510	505	4	130.00–138.00	$134.04	$677	+2.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1015	992	85-90%	3	65.00–68.00	$67.05	$665	—
975–1100	1033	85-90%	6	52.00–55.00	$53.69	$555	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1200	1155	80-85%	3	63.00	$63.00	$728	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1490	1467	3	80.00–87.00	$84.39	$1,238	—
1635	1635	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,243	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	88.00	$88.00	$744
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,230

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$446

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1775	1775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.