Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.24/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$144.24

56 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	150.00	688	17thin
Medium and Large 2	451	143.28	646	19thin
Medium and Large 3	389	140.24	545	20

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $143 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 sale56 hd

144.24

—

GA average11 barns · 1,163 hd

129.13

+15.10

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	1,561	84.39	1,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	60.96	688	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	49.22	531	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	327	163.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	142.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	552	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	61.49/cwt	59.00–63.00	673	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	146.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	173.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	135.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.58/cwt	142.00–152.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	121.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	151.27/cwt	142.00–157.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	134.59/cwt	132.00–138.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	122.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	144.77/cwt	142.00–148.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.47/cwt	140.00–144.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	144.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	520	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	58.14/cwt	55.00–60.00	644	5
Bulls	—	—	1,160	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	86.18/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	45.31/cwt	40.00–48.00	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	699	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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 136Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 90Year ago 4

No Trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	160.00–170.00	163.47
3	—	503	130.00–138.00	135.35
3	—	473	132.00–140.00	137.30
3	—	583	120.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	360	150.00–160.00	155.14
5	—	437	142.00–148.00	144.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.19
3	—	342	170.00–176.00	173.98
6	—	463	142.00–152.00	146.58
4	—	576	130.00–136.00	133.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	142.00–157.00	151.27
4	—	419	130.00–137.00	133.73
4	—	515	120.00–128.00	124.04
6	—	360	140.00–148.00	144.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	140.00–148.00	142.69
5	—	430	140.00–144.00	142.42
5	—	464	132.00–142.00	137.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–128.00	122.60
6	—	417	132.00–138.00	134.59
5	—	326	140.00–144.00	142.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	118.00–124.00	121.97
3	—	370	130.00–138.00	135.19
3	—	442	120.00–128.00	122.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	150.00–158.00	155.21
5	—	463	142.00–150.00	146.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	59.00–63.00	61.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	68.00	68.00
5	—	1,108	55.00–60.00	58.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	40.00–48.00	45.31
2	—	1,185	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,695	84.00–88.00	86.18

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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Bulls · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle