South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	186	126	177
Feeder cattle	170	120	148
Slaughter cattle	7	6	12
Replacement cattle	9	—	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	374	4	250.00–254.00	$251.98	$942	—
410–415	413	2	240.00–244.00	$242.01	$1,000	—
455–480	468	4	230.00–236.00	$232.92	$1,090	—
505–510	508	3	220.00–224.00	$222.68	$1,131	—
555–590	580	5	210.00–218.00	$213.60	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	407	3	252.00–256.00	$253.31	$1,031	-10.75
500–530	511	4	230.00–236.00	$233.00	$1,191	—
555–560	558	3	220.00–224.00	$221.33	$1,235	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	240.00–244.00	$242.01	$951	-11.47
415–435	425	2	230.00–235.00	$232.56	$988	—
450–460	453	3	220.00–228.00	$225.29	$1,021	-7.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–505	503	3	240.00–244.00	$241.32	$1,214	—
550–560	553	3	230.00–238.00	$235.30	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–520	505	4	250.00–258.00	$255.50	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	330.00–340.00	$335.17	$1,267	+51.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	80-85%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,704	—
1385	1385	80-85%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,759	+10.00
1480	1480	80-85%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,954	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,180	—
1625	1625	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,096	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,278	—

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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
820–1515	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–2,400.00	$1,969.81	—

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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.