Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

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 $124.10/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$124.10

43 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	133.76	544	8thin
Medium and Large 2	457	125.74	575	9thin
Medium and Large 3	445	120.56	537	26

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $8 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 sale43 hd

124.10

—

GA average3 barns · 212 hd

119.04

+5.06

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	—	Low	1,488	87.03	1,295	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	65.53	789	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	51.89	564	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	518	127.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	129.57/cwt	128.00–132.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	134.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	552	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.96/cwt	105.00–114.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	138.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	56.69/cwt	54.00–59.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.58/cwt	100.00–108.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	124.24/cwt	118.00–127.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	126.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	121.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	107.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	581	6
Bulls	—	—	1,085	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	92.55/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	65.53/cwt	61.00–69.00	789	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	47.10/cwt	45.00–49.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	106.42/cwt	102.00–111.00	727	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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 111Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 3

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	120.00–130.00	127.03
4	—	563	120.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	683	102.00–111.00	106.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	102.00–105.00	103.53
3	—	525	120.00–125.00	123.06
4	—	470	128.00–132.00	129.57
4	—	618	100.00–110.00	107.00
6	—	435	130.00–136.00	133.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	130.00–138.00	134.32
6	—	474	120.00–127.00	124.68
7	—	368	140.00–148.00	144.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	130.00–137.00	134.65
8	—	411	135.00–140.00	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	125.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	507	120.00–126.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	105.00–114.00	110.96
4	—	580	100.00–108.00	104.58
9	—	435	118.00–127.00	124.24
10	—	379	124.00–130.00	126.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	407	130.00–135.00	133.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,590	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	54.00–59.00	56.69
2	—	1,000	45.00–49.00	47.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	61.00–69.00	65.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,690	89.00–96.00	92.55

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle