South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	120	122	143
Feeder cattle	85	107	95
Slaughter cattle	12	7	15
Replacement cattle	23	8	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–670	660	4	134.00–140.00	$136.95	$904	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–620	613	3	170.00–178.00	$175.39	$1,075	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	4	130.00–138.00	$134.08	$514	—
405–440	422	5	125.00–135.00	$129.12	$545	—
470–480	475	4	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$594	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	4	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$539	-3.34
505–540	526	5	132.00–138.00	$134.30	$706	+2.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	4	150.00–160.00	$154.76	$570	+0.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	420	5	180.00–190.00	$183.86	$772	—
475–480	478	4	170.00–173.00	$171.51	$820	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	4	170.00–178.00	$174.07	$728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	4	160.00–168.00	$164.12	$694	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	2	50.00	$50.00	$368	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,046	—
1480	1480	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,021	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1020	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–68.00	$66.50	$677

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	76.00	$76.00	$779

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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
975–1250	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–925.00	$818.36	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1270	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.15	—

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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.