South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	209	184	179
Feeder cattle	178	109	131
Slaughter cattle	24	19	35
Replacement cattle	7	56	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves unevenly steady, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	3	230.00–235.00	$233.35	$824	—
510–525	520	3	190.00–196.00	$194.04	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–595	589	4	170.00–176.00	$172.48	$1,016	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	5	180.00–190.00	$185.12	$600	—
550–590	563	3	160.00–166.00	$163.91	$923	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–570	560	4	150.00–160.00	$155.09	$869	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–344	333	8	190.00–200.00	$194.87	$649	—
370–395	382	9	180.00–190.00	$184.96	$707	—
400–420	408	6	170.00–180.00	$175.25	$715	-0.08
485–490	487	3	160.00–168.00	$165.32	$805	+0.26
500–515	508	5	150.00–156.00	$152.02	$772	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	7	220.00–230.00	$223.43	$704	—
380–390	384	5	205.00–213.00	$209.43	$804	+7.00
570–590	577	3	160.00–165.00	$163.29	$942	—
605–610	608	3	150.00–154.00	$151.33	$920	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	425	7	180.00–190.00	$185.22	$787	+1.82
450–455	453	4	170.00–178.00	$173.98	$788	—
500–510	505	4	160.00–168.00	$164.04	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1100	973	85-90%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.42	$598	+0.60
920–1110	1017	85-90%	5	50.00–52.00	$50.76	$516	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$976	+6.65
1150–1345	1248	80-85%	2	71.00–77.00	$73.77	$921	-0.58
1150–1320	1263	80-85%	3	61.00–67.00	$65.18	$823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,143	—
1445–1500	1473	2	94.00–98.00	$96.04	$1,415	—
1425–1965	1695	2	102.00–107.00	$104.90	$1,778	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1230	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	84.00–98.00	$90.19	$995
985–1340	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	89.00–91.00	$90.15	$1,048

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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.