South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	125	173	184
Feeder cattle	94	151	161
Slaughter cattle	15	14	11
Replacement cattle	16	8	12

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No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	258.00–260.00	$259.00	$1,386	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	250.00–260.00	$255.32	$710	—
310–335	321	6	250.00–255.00	$251.64	$808	—
401–430	419	5	244.00–248.00	$246.38	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	472	5	248.00–252.00	$249.98	$1,180	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–385	364	3	300.00–310.00	$305.16	$1,111	+31.16
405–425	415	2	290.00–300.00	$295.12	$1,225	+51.10
460–475	467	3	250.00–256.00	$251.97	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	470	3	238.00–240.00	$239.30	$1,125	+7.33
530–540	533	4	220.00–230.00	$224.98	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	305.00–315.00	$310.09	$1,281	+42.58
615–630	623	2	220.00–224.00	$221.98	$1,383	—
655–665	660	2	212.00–214.00	$212.99	$1,406	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–940	843	85-90%	2	91.00–93.00	$91.88	$775	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1360	1345	75-80%	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$1,426	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	80-85%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,264	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,113	—
1095	1095	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,577	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1030	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	120.00–136.00	$127.63	$1,257

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$731
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	79.00	$79.00	$723

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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
1015–1185	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,580.74	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1130	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,406.27	—

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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.