South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	117	181	179
Feeder cattle	86	166	131
Slaughter cattle	22	8	35
Replacement cattle	9	7	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–690	670	4	150.00–158.00	$154.12	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–695	680	3	140.00–144.00	$142.73	$971	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	5	160.00–170.00	$163.55	$520	-1.36
380–390	384	5	160.00–166.00	$162.78	$625	-4.02
400–430	420	3	152.00–160.00	$154.54	$649	-8.88
550–570	560	4	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$813	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	4	150.00–160.00	$155.27	$574	—
465–480	470	3	140.00–144.00	$142.64	$670	—
500–510	505	4	130.00–138.00	$134.04	$677	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–346	342	5	170.00–176.00	$174.84	$598	+1.82
405–440	428	3	160.00–168.00	$162.52	$696	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	380	3	210.00–215.00	$213.46	$811	+9.20
500–510	505	6	180.00–188.00	$184.69	$933	—
550–570	557	3	170.00–180.00	$176.59	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	272	3	200.00–205.00	$201.63	$548	—
510–520	513	3	158.00–168.00	$164.62	$845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	4	170.00–174.00	$173.00	$908	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–910	867	85-90%	3	49.00–55.00	$52.90	$459	—
1110–1265	1174	85-90%	4	59.00–63.00	$60.75	$713	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1325	1285	80-85%	2	70.00–75.00	$72.58	$933	—
1335	1335	80-85%	2	68.00	$68.00	$908	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,088	—
1460	1460	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,007	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,284	—
1720–1905	1813	2	82.00–89.00	$85.68	$1,553	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1510–1670	1590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	68.00–74.00	$70.85	$1,127

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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.