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South Central Livestock Market Report

Fitzgerald, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

57 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 57

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 335.00–340.00 $337.34 $1,079
350–385 374 4 350.00–362.50 $355.47 $1,329 +0.30
410–440 423 3 322.50–330.00 $325.75 $1,378 -3.69
455–485 467 3 320.00–330.00 $324.91 $1,517 +26.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 375.00–380.00 $377.54 $1,057
325–335 330 2 355.00–360.00 $357.46 $1,180 -15.17
355–385 370 2 367.50–380.00 $373.50 $1,382
400–420 410 2 340.00–345.00 $342.44 $1,404
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 300.00 $300.00 $819
305–310 308 2 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $939
400–410 405 2 290.00–305.00 $297.59 $1,205
480–495 488 2 280.00–295.00 $287.62 $1,404

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 3 390.00–400.00 $394.94 $1,126
325 325 2 375.00–380.00 $377.50 $1,227
360–380 367 3 380.00–390.00 $385.09 $1,413
415–430 425 4 342.50–345.00 $343.13 $1,458
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 3 390.00–400.00 $395.08 $1,292
350–355 353 2 400.00–405.00 $402.48 $1,421
405–410 408 2 355.00–370.00 $362.55 $1,479 -57.11
460–465 463 2 335.00–342.50 $338.73 $1,568
500–510 505 2 310.00–320.00 $315.05 $1,591
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 390.00–400.00 $395.24 $830
310–330 320 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,096
360–370 365 2 360.00–370.00 $365.07 $1,333

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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.