Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves and heifer calves steady, Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows steady,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.52/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$156.52

26 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$21.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	347	164.43	571	10thin
Medium and Large 2	351	156.55	550	10thin
Medium and Large 3	373	143.27	534	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.16/cwt here — about $37 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 sale26 hd

156.52

—

GA average17 barns · 1,292 hd

125.52

+30.99

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	1,723	89.02	1,534	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	61.59	756	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	55.77	537	3thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1	—	358	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	166.05/cwt	162.00–172.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.27/cwt	154.00–164.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	534	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	95.04/cwt	92.00–98.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	117.46/cwt	116.00–120.00	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	647	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	65.48/cwt	64.00–67.00	799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	57.09/cwt	55.00–59.00	682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	63.88/cwt	63.00–65.00	722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	55.77/cwt	52.00–59.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	596	4

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 137Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 33

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves and heifer calves steady, Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows steady,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	160.00–164.00	162.01
6	—	340	162.00–172.00	166.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	154.00–164.00	159.27
6	—	370	150.00–158.00	154.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–146.00	143.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	92.00–98.00	95.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	120.00–128.00	123.95
4	—	505	116.00–120.00	118.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	116.00–120.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	120.00–127.00	124.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,745	90.00–92.00	91.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,130	63.00–65.00	63.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	52.00–59.00	55.77

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)	2	—	1,220	64.00–67.00	65.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	59.00	59.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	55.00–59.00	57.09

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

Bulls · 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