South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	159	119	132
Feeder cattle	145	107	128
Slaughter cattle	—	5	—
Replacement cattle	14	7	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers, bulls, and steers lightly tested, steer calves had limited comparable sells, bull calves steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	3	307.00–310.00	$309.00	$1,653	—
555–560	558	2	300.00–310.00	$305.02	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	332.00–340.00	$335.81	$1,269	—
655	655	2	250.00–256.00	$253.00	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–640	630	4	255.00–262.00	$259.28	$1,633	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	408	3	270.00–280.00	$273.39	$1,115	—
540–545	543	3	250.00–258.00	$252.65	$1,372	—
570–595	577	5	242.00–246.00	$243.62	$1,406	—
605–625	618	3	230.00–240.00	$233.26	$1,442	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	6	327.00–335.00	$329.19	$1,014	—
355–370	365	3	325.00–327.00	$325.68	$1,189	—
455–475	465	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	290.00–292.00	$291.01	$1,237	—
510–545	530	3	264.00–270.00	$266.93	$1,415	+4.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	5	330.00–340.00	$336.78	$1,108	—
360–380	368	6	322.00–332.00	$327.30	$1,204	—
420–430	425	2	310.00–320.00	$314.94	$1,338	+1.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	322.00–327.00	$325.32	$1,064	—
360–380	370	2	310.00–320.00	$314.86	$1,165	+3.07
460–470	463	4	275.00–280.00	$278.73	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	390.00–395.00	$392.70	$876	—
355–390	373	2	337.00–347.00	$342.23	$1,277	+8.52
420	420	3	320.00–330.00	$324.00	$1,361	+1.38

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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
1040–1090	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,312.21	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.