Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.05/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$129.05

38 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$5.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	133.09	692	4thin
Medium and Large 2	469	131.24	616	8thin
Medium and Large 3	410	127.76	524	26

One grade step is worth $5.33/cwt here — about $168 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 sale38 hd

129.05

—

GA average16 barns · 1,887 hd

128.58

+0.47

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	1,218	73.44	894	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	61.43	696	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	48.00	569	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.58/cwt	122.00–132.00	535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	636	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,993	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	693	8
Bulls	—	—	1,218	73.44/cwt	70.00–77.00	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	128.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	562	6

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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	122.00–132.00	126.58
4	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.37
4	—	383	124.00–134.00	128.84
6	—	457	120.00–127.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	130.00–135.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	140.00–148.00	145.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	132.00–140.00	135.36
8	—	423	140.00–144.00	141.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	134.00–140.00	136.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,117	60.00–64.00	62.04
2	—	1,195	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	70.00–77.00	73.44

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