South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	147	125	221
Feeder cattle	120	94	169
Slaughter cattle	13	15	12
Replacement cattle	14	16	40

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	373.00–375.00	$374.00	$1,346	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–249	242	2	330.00–338.00	$333.88	$808	—
420–435	427	3	280.00–288.00	$282.63	$1,207	—
451–495	479	3	250.00–260.00	$254.51	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–349	342	2	323.00–330.00	$326.43	$1,116	—
410–440	422	3	300.00–303.00	$300.97	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	3	270.00–280.00	$276.70	$1,273	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–340	322	6	350.00–360.00	$352.56	$1,135	—
401–440	421	2	328.00–333.00	$330.38	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	279	5	390.00–400.00	$394.12	$1,100	—
310–330	320	2	383.00–390.00	$386.61	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–349	340	3	370.00–375.00	$372.36	$1,266	—
351–365	357	4	350.00–360.00	$354.24	$1,265	+49.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,188	—
1225–1245	1235	80-85%	2	116.00–120.00	$118.02	$1,458	+14.02
1290	1290	80-85%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,651	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,098	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	75-80%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,615	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,167	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1215	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	115.00–131.00	$124.28	$1,330
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,559

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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.