Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-08-23

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Aug 23
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 96▼ 201 vs year ago 329 · −61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 27 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.52/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$128.52
34 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.66
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3474128.5261034
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 sale34 hd
128.52
—
GA average16 barns · 1,285 hd
135.18
−6.66
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
Bulls—Average1,40982.111,1576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07561.006562thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low83849.5041510

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%—84845.99/cwt42.00–50.003907
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06058.00/cwt58.00–58.006151
CowsLean 85-90%—87063.00/cwt63.00–63.005481
CowsLean 85-90%—78555.01/cwt53.00–57.004322
Bulls——1,51383.47/cwt82.00–85.001,2632
Bulls——1,19277.57/cwt74.00–79.009253
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09064.00/cwt64.00–64.006981
Bulls——1,85093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—925975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 3—417124.69/cwt120.00–128.005206
HeifersMedium and Large 3—326142.40/cwt140.00–144.004645
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418134.80/cwt130.00–140.005635
BullsMedium and Large 3—585114.03/cwt110.00–118.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 3—382134.20/cwt130.00–136.005139
BullsMedium and Large 3—468126.92/cwt124.00–130.005944
BullsMedium and Large 3—325162.52/cwt160.00–165.005285
BullsMedium and Large 3—421134.32/cwt130.00–140.0056510
BullsMedium and Large 3—517115.73/cwt110.00–120.005987
BullsMedium and Large 3—615110.02/cwt108.00–112.006774

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.