Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.53/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$119.53

82 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$10.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	124.05	525	34
Medium and Large 2	447	117.69	526	33
Medium and Large 3	346	113.30	392	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

119.53

—

GA average4 barns · 778 hd

116.79

+2.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,564	72.41	1,132	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	46.00	506	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	42.00	508	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	122.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	113.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.65/cwt	110.00–122.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	111.99/cwt	108.00–118.00	401	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,006	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,788	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	68.12/cwt	65.00–71.00	980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	122.59/cwt	118.00–126.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	557	7

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Mon Dec 2, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	120.00–126.00	122.71
8	—	509	110.00–116.00	113.77
10	—	425	110.00–122.00	117.65
7	—	478	110.00–120.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	110.00–120.00	115.27
9	—	358	108.00–118.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	120.00–130.00	125.09
12	—	461	120.00–126.00	123.01
14	—	425	120.00–128.00	124.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.92
7	—	422	135.00–143.00	139.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	110.00–120.00	114.93
8	—	571	105.00–110.00	107.63
9	—	417	125.00–135.00	130.48
12	—	467	118.00–126.00	122.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,438	65.00–71.00	68.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	42.00	42.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle