Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, Bull calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.47/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$111.47

64 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$4.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	115.28	568	14thin
Medium and Large 3	490	110.41	541	50

One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about $27 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 sale64 hd

111.47

—

GA average16 barns · 1,396 hd

113.64

−2.16

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	1,390	79.45	1,104	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	57.72	628	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	43.00	424	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	283	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	104.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	123.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	114.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	537	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	986	750.53/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,400	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	68.73/cwt	64.00–74.00	682	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	72.21/cwt	66.00–77.00	617	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.93/cwt	102.00–110.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	95.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	112.00/cwt	109.00–113.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	79.45/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,104	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	62.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	54.21/cwt	51.00–59.00	605	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	117.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	512	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	625	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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 155Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 7Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	160.00–166.00	162.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	155.00–160.00	157.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	102.00–108.00	104.96
7	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.64
7	—	410	120.00–126.00	123.75
7	—	469	110.00–120.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	102.00–110.00	105.93
8	—	429	120.00–126.00	123.28
2	—	613	100.00–104.00	101.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	90.00–100.00	95.66
12	—	489	109.00–113.00	112.00
12	—	533	100.00–108.00	105.01
20	—	437	110.00–120.00	117.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	120.00–130.00	124.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	986	700.00–825.00	750.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	993	64.00–74.00	68.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	854	66.00–77.00	72.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	630	59.00	59.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	78.00–81.00	79.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	60.00–67.00	62.41
4	—	1,116	51.00–59.00	54.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	43.00	43.00

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