South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	112	111	221
Feeder cattle	87	80	179
Slaughter cattle	11	15	22
Replacement cattle	14	16	20

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No trends available this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	298.00–305.00	$301.43	$1,124	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	238.00–248.00	$243.16	$766	—
360–375	367	3	232.00–242.00	$238.00	$873	—
555–575	565	2	180.00–182.00	$181.02	$1,023	—
651–680	664	3	170.00–178.00	$172.73	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–395	370	3	244.00–253.00	$247.17	$915	—
410–449	431	3	230.00–240.00	$235.86	$1,017	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	280.00–290.00	$284.94	$1,111	-10.48
430–440	435	2	275.00–283.00	$279.05	$1,214	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	360	3	260.00–270.00	$266.71	$960	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	337	3	270.00–280.00	$273.37	$921	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1145	1075	80-85%	4	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$1,209	—
1060–1220	1128	80-85%	3	104.00–108.00	$105.77	$1,193	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1455	1393	75-80%	2	104.00–108.00	$105.91	$1,475	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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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
1100–1125	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,775.00	$1,711.80	-37.55

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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.