Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers and steer calves lightly tested, Heifers and bulls steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.35/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$161.35

42 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	173.17	728	7thin
Medium and Large 2	394	165.04	651	16thin
Medium and Large 3	414	153.88	637	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $91 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 sale42 hd

161.35

—

GA average13 barns · 893 hd

148.11

+13.24

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	1,373	81.07	1,113	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	65.00	738	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	49.77	408	5thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1	—	487	162.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	175.78/cwt	170.00–178.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	173.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	162.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	153.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	138.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	152.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.64/cwt	145.00–154.00	636	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	802.30/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,705	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	61.83/cwt	60.00–63.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	634	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	53.97/cwt	51.00–58.00	465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	82.42/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	43.47/cwt	42.00–45.00	330	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 Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 140Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	160.00–164.00	162.66
4	—	370	180.00–182.00	181.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	170.00–178.00	175.78
3	—	380	170.00–176.00	173.95
7	—	461	150.00–157.00	152.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.57
6	—	372	160.00–165.00	162.30
9	—	420	150.00–158.00	153.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	520	122.00–128.00	124.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	120.00–128.00	123.97
9	—	336	132.00–142.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	145.00–154.00	149.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,085	700.00–850.00	802.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	60.00–63.00	61.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	51.00–58.00	53.97
2	—	758	42.00–45.00	43.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,390	80.00–84.00	82.42

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle