Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.43/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$121.43

47 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	134.08	554	5thin
Medium and Large 2	398	124.43	495	12thin
Medium and Large 3	382	118.13	451	30

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $103 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 sale47 hd

121.43

—

GA average16 barns · 1,744 hd

116.96

+4.48

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	—	Average	1,373	76.00	1,043	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	54.37	714	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	44.75	509	4thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	284	161.16/cwt	160.00–163.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	156.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	114.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	303	142.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	113.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	121.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	119.29/cwt	112.00–122.00	432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	367	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	861.84/cwt	700.00–950.00	12,497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	54.37/cwt	50.00–57.00	714	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	44.75/cwt	42.00–49.00	509	4

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 168Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	284	160.00–163.00	161.16
6	—	326	150.00–160.00	156.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	110.00–120.00	114.71
3	—	303	140.00–148.00	142.73
4	—	378	130.00–138.00	132.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	120.00–130.00	126.13
6	—	428	120.00–128.00	122.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	110.00–118.00	114.79
8	—	404	110.00–120.00	113.07
5	—	314	120.00–126.00	121.95
5	—	362	112.00–122.00	119.29
2	—	515	110.00–112.00	111.03
5	—	288	125.00–130.00	127.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	130.00–138.00	134.08

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	—	1,275	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,450	700.00–950.00	861.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,030	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,314	50.00–57.00	54.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	42.00–49.00	44.75

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