South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $192.99/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 380 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	145	120	130
Feeder cattle	119	85	96
Slaughter cattle	11	12	15
Replacement cattle	15	23	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	150.00–155.00	$153.37	$486	—
410–445	421	7	134.00–144.00	$139.39	$587	+10.27
450–475	458	4	130.00–138.00	$133.96	$614	+9.01
500–545	513	4	130.00–134.00	$131.52	$675	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	4	150.00–157.00	$153.54	$745	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	4	140.00–148.00	$144.19	$682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	4	190.00–198.00	$194.19	$612	—
370–390	380	11	190.00–195.00	$192.99	$733	—
400–425	413	4	180.00–190.00	$184.85	$763	+0.99
450–475	459	7	170.00–175.00	$172.33	$791	+0.82
500–510	505	6	160.00–167.00	$164.36	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	4	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$526	—
400–440	433	6	160.00–166.00	$164.04	$710	-0.08
570–595	582	5	130.00–138.00	$135.62	$789	—
610–625	618	2	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	4	180.00–188.00	$184.13	$589	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	85-90%	2	50.00	$50.00	$408	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,004	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,033	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–900	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	95.00–97.00	$95.92	$801
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$865

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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
835–885	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–775.00	$714.32	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.