Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Steer calves, heifers calves, and bulls calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.57/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$122.57

49 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$17.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	135.42	499	14thin
Medium and Large 3	466	117.43	548	35

One grade step is worth $17.99/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale49 hd

122.57

—

GA average17 barns · 1,624 hd

116.31

+6.26

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	1,454	84.88	1,234	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	58.59	689	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	44.53	382	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	155.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	101.38/cwt	100.00–103.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	92.92/cwt	90.00–96.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	100.65/cwt	98.00–103.00	622	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	103.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	118.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	749.91/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	128.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	115.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	123.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	103.12/cwt	100.00–104.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	467	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	43.61/cwt	42.00–48.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	131.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	146.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	110.64/cwt	106.00–116.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	143.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	562	9
Bulls	—	—	1,895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,307	80.84/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,057	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	64.13/cwt	62.00–66.00	714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	56.38/cwt	54.00–58.00	677	5

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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	150.00–158.00	155.28
5	—	671	100.00–103.00	101.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–118.00	114.11
2	—	668	90.00–96.00	92.92
3	—	465	120.00–130.00	123.37
3	—	618	98.00–103.00	100.65
6	—	581	106.00–116.00	110.64
9	—	391	138.00–145.00	143.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	100.00–105.00	103.77
5	—	530	130.00–135.00	130.96
7	—	617	110.00–120.00	118.60
10	—	590	120.00–125.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	120.00–128.00	122.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	110.00–118.00	113.93
5	—	368	125.00–130.00	128.19
6	—	476	112.00–120.00	115.76
7	—	422	120.00–128.00	123.29
9	—	584	100.00–104.00	103.12
4	—	318	128.00–134.00	131.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	140.00–144.00	141.97
3	—	283	144.00–148.00	146.64
3	—	478	120.00–128.00	123.97
6	—	377	130.00–136.00	133.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	57.00	57.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	858	700.00–775.00	749.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	51.00	51.00
7	—	849	42.00–48.00	43.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	62.00–66.00	64.13
5	—	1,201	54.00–58.00	56.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,307	75.00–84.00	80.84

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