South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	205	145	163
Feeder cattle	165	119	128
Slaughter cattle	29	11	25
Replacement cattle	11	15	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves and bull calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	4	160.00–166.00	$163.10	$617	—
465–480	471	7	150.00–158.00	$153.02	$721	-0.52
500–525	513	9	148.00–155.00	$150.84	$774	—
560–570	564	5	142.00–152.00	$148.39	$837	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–525	514	7	140.00–148.00	$143.16	$736	—
575–590	580	3	130.00–140.00	$133.39	$774	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–490	478	4	130.00–140.00	$136.50	$652	+2.54
510–520	513	3	130.00–138.00	$135.30	$694	+3.78
575–590	585	3	120.00–126.00	$124.03	$726	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$609	—
400–445	418	5	160.00–166.00	$163.28	$683	-0.76
455–495	475	5	150.00–159.00	$155.05	$736	—
500–520	513	4	150.00–155.00	$153.27	$786	—
565–590	578	4	140.00–148.00	$144.09	$833	+8.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	384	8	180.00–187.00	$183.53	$705	—
430–440	435	4	170.00–175.00	$172.47	$750	—
450–495	473	4	160.00–168.00	$164.19	$777	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	6	190.00–195.00	$192.32	$721	-0.67
430–435	433	4	182.00–190.00	$186.02	$805	+1.17

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1085	910	85-90%	5	62.00–65.00	$63.59	$579	—
990–1015	1003	85-90%	2	52.00–54.00	$53.01	$532	—
1180	1180	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$814	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1310	1237	80-85%	3	75.00–77.00	$75.96	$940	-5.04
1365–1560	1430	80-85%	3	81.00–85.00	$82.45	$1,179	—
1575	1575	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,054	—
1640	1640	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,706	—

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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
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	+35.68

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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.