Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-09-14

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 14
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
74 vs last sale 81 81 vs year ago 74 · +109.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
13 vs last sale 31 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
5 vs last sale 12 11 vs year ago 18 · 61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.56/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$112.56
28 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
10.03
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3531112.5659728
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
112.56
GA average17 barns · 1,060 hd
122.59
−10.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,65878.991,3103thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07054.605847thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84349.504172thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3605102.65/cwt100.00–104.006213
BullsMedium and Large 366792.74/cwt90.00–96.006193
BullsMedium and Large 3410134.10/cwt130.00–138.005504
BullsMedium and Large 3456122.37/cwt120.00–128.005585
BullsMedium and Large 3510114.71/cwt110.00–120.005855
BullsMedium and Large 3571105.46/cwt100.00–110.006028
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,4282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,05054.00/cwt54.00–54.005671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,13556.00/cwt56.00–56.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 2478113.93/cwt110.00–116.005453
HeifersMedium and Large 2429123.19/cwt120.00–126.005285
HeifersMedium and Large 3383125.36/cwt120.00–128.004803
HeifersMedium and Large 3420115.21/cwt110.00–118.004843
HeifersMedium and Large 3513105.30/cwt104.00–108.005403
HeifersMedium and Large 3468108.58/cwt107.00–110.005087
Bulls1,66585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4151
Bulls1,65575.98/cwt73.00–79.001,2572
CowsBoner 80-85%93560.00/cwt60.00–60.005611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09253.70/cwt50.00–57.005866
CowsLean 85-90%77048.00/cwt48.00–48.003701
CowsLean 85-90%91551.00/cwt51.00–51.004671

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.