Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Steers and steer calves lightly tested, Heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Bulls and bull calves 2.00 higher, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.66/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$123.66

69 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	130.39	586	23
Medium and Large 2	441	122.32	539	20
Medium and Large 3	397	118.73	471	26

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about $115 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 sale69 hd

123.66

—

GA average17 barns · 1,640 hd

120.23

+3.43

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	1,575	94.68	1,491	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	67.95	959	3thin

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	—	760	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	162.05/cwt	160.00–164.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	147.39/cwt	144.00–150.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	151.18/cwt	148.00–154.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	93.90/cwt	89.00–99.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	134.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.36/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	110.06/cwt	108.00–112.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	134.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	137.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	64.42/cwt	61.00–68.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	118.80/cwt	110.00–126.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.70/cwt	109.00–118.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	448	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	12
Bulls	—	—	1,575	94.68/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,234	1

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 111Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	103.00–106.00	104.52
6	—	328	160.00–164.00	162.05
6	—	435	144.00–150.00	147.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	148.00–154.00	151.18
4	—	503	110.00–118.00	113.98
4	—	563	110.00–118.00	114.09
4	—	615	100.00–108.00	104.03
6	—	425	136.00–150.00	142.09
10	—	275	160.00–166.00	162.91
12	—	322	150.00–160.00	154.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	132.00–138.00	134.68
6	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.33
4	—	410	120.00–128.00	124.05
4	—	658	100.00–104.00	102.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	125.00–134.00	129.36
4	—	669	108.00–112.00	110.06
6	—	412	130.00–138.00	134.68
9	—	366	132.00–140.00	137.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	120.00–130.00	124.95
4	—	315	120.00–128.00	124.06
6	—	360	110.00–126.00	118.80
6	—	440	110.00–120.00	116.01
6	—	525	109.00–118.00	113.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	120.00–130.00	125.21

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	—	898	89.00–99.00	93.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	92.00	92.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	61.00–68.00	64.42
1	—	1,645	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	93.00–96.00	94.68

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