Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

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 $119.75/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$119.75

72 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	129.56	649	12thin
Medium and Large 3	476	117.78	561	60

One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $88 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 sale72 hd

119.75

—

GA average16 barns · 1,583 hd

129.55

−9.81

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	1,208	76.14	920	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	62.63	651	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	49.81	453	10

Every lot, as filed

23 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 3	—	469	122.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	96.49/cwt	90.00–99.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	111.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	128.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	792	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	62.63/cwt	60.00–66.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	43.31/cwt	40.00–47.00	401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	52.60/cwt	51.00–55.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.30/cwt	122.00–132.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	135.30/cwt	132.00–142.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	125.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,078	73.68/cwt	70.00–78.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	126.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,186	766.55/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,091	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	590	2

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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	118.00–126.00	122.70
10	—	425	120.00–130.00	126.47
12	—	660	90.00–99.00	96.49
13	—	502	110.00–120.00	111.56
16	—	378	125.00–135.00	128.25
3	—	338	132.00–142.00	135.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	130.00–138.00	134.09
8	—	519	122.00–132.00	127.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	110.00–115.00	111.64
7	—	605	125.00–130.00	126.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	110.00–120.00	115.92
6	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	132.00–134.00	133.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.58
3	—	572	124.00–128.00	125.39
4	—	653	95.00–105.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	60.00–66.00	62.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	40.00–47.00	43.31
7	—	901	51.00–55.00	52.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,078	70.00–78.00	73.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,186	700.00–800.00	766.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	57.00	57.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Fitzgerald

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle