Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.38/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$126.38

44 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	138.26	556	9thin
Medium and Large 2	430	126.08	542	21
Medium and Large 3	376	119.18	448	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $108 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 sale44 hd

126.38

—

GA average18 barns · 2,575 hd

116.93

+9.45

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	1,660	69.00	1,145	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	52.02	647	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	42.00	418	3thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	405	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.76/cwt	152.00–160.00	572	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	142.39/cwt	140.00–144.00	558	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	52.02/cwt	51.00–53.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	412	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	133.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	421	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.00/cwt	41.00–45.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.61/cwt	109.00–112.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.16/cwt	132.00–134.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	118.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	784	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	149.34/cwt	146.00–154.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	495	5

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 Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 153Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 14

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, 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	—	405	150.00–156.00	152.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	152.00–160.00	156.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	140.00–144.00	142.39
7	—	320	146.00–154.00	149.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.57
5	—	386	140.00–146.00	142.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	120.00–124.00	122.01
5	—	338	120.00–125.00	121.76
5	—	433	110.00–118.00	114.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	130.00–138.00	133.29
4	—	470	120.00–128.00	124.04
5	—	575	109.00–112.00	110.61
7	—	384	132.00–134.00	133.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	663	110.00–119.00	118.23

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	2	—	1,290	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	51.00–53.00	52.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	41.00–45.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	69.00	69.00

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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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