South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	157	160	215
Feeder cattle	122	136	201
Slaughter cattle	23	16	7
Replacement cattle	12	8	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	316	4	240.00–245.00	$241.28	$762	—
350–370	357	3	230.00–240.00	$236.54	$844	-8.68
400–415	407	5	220.00–230.00	$224.00	$912	—
600–605	603	2	190.00–196.00	$192.99	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	263	3	290.00–295.00	$293.16	$771	—
305–310	308	2	287.00–290.00	$288.49	$889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–399	387	4	240.00–250.00	$243.56	$943	-11.15

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1060	973	85-90%	2	72.00–80.00	$75.64	$736	—
1005–1120	1045	85-90%	3	65.00–70.00	$67.33	$704	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1520	1485	75-80%	2	70.00–77.00	$73.58	$1,093	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2065	1668	2	100.00–105.00	$103.10	$1,720	—
2110	2110	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,553	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$616

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1085	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,071.42	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.