South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	173	185	107
Feeder cattle	151	169	85
Slaughter cattle	14	6	8
Replacement cattle	8	10	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle steady, feeder cattle lightly tested, replacement cattle steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	240.00–248.00	$244.00	$952	+4.94
455–499	472	6	230.00–240.00	$234.57	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–425	413	2	242.00–246.00	$243.94	$1,007	—
525–530	528	2	230.00–232.00	$231.00	$1,220	—
601–649	625	2	200.00–206.00	$202.88	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	4	250.00–252.00	$250.52	$691	-1.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	4	270.00–280.00	$273.81	$917	-2.03
451–465	458	2	230.00–234.00	$231.97	$1,062	+1.02
551–565	558	2	208.00–210.00	$209.01	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	270.00–278.00	$274.00	$1,069	-8.35
405–425	415	3	240.00–250.00	$244.02	$1,013	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	265.00–270.00	$267.51	$1,118	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1210	1118	80-85%	4	102.00–108.00	$105.42	$1,179	+2.02
1175	1175	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,410	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1585	1565	2	121.00–126.00	$123.53	$1,933	—
1595–1960	1778	2	131.00–135.00	$132.79	$2,361	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$913

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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.