Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

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 unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$125.89

36 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$2.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	127.56	587	14thin
Medium and Large 3	399	124.83	497	22

One grade step is worth $2.72/cwt here — about $90 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 sale36 hd

125.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,778 hd

129.03

−3.13

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	1,650	81.00	1,337	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	62.99	977	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	62.48	683	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	48.98	450	3thin

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 2	—	690	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	116.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	121.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	107.32/cwt	102.00–110.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	125.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.12/cwt	114.00–122.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	114.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	512	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,009.54/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	14,416	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	79.82/cwt	72.00–86.00	958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	55.99/cwt	52.00–60.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	64.64/cwt	63.00–68.00	716	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	65.48/cwt	64.00–67.00	959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	44.97/cwt	42.00–47.00	391	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,001	1

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 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 94Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	110.00–118.00	114.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	110.00–118.00	116.02
8	—	535	118.00–125.00	121.73
3	—	392	140.00–144.00	141.31
3	—	617	102.00–110.00	107.32
4	—	480	124.00–130.00	126.94
7	—	426	130.00–138.00	133.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	130.00–140.00	136.67
7	—	386	120.00–130.00	125.95
4	—	428	114.00–122.00	118.12
5	—	483	110.00–120.00	114.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.75
6	—	382	130.00–138.00	133.97

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	4	—	1,428	975.00–1,050.00	1,009.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	72.00–86.00	79.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	75.00	75.00
1	—	2,010	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	52.00–60.00	55.99
6	—	1,108	63.00–68.00	64.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	64.00–67.00	65.48
1	—	1,725	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	57.00	57.00
2	—	870	42.00–47.00	44.97

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