Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.64/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$147.64

48 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	155.43	688	8thin
Medium and Large 2	427	147.86	632	23
Medium and Large 3	369	143.67	530	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $158 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 sale48 hd

147.64

—

GA average16 barns · 1,256 hd

142.45

+5.19

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	—	High	1,321	80.44	1,063	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	72.02	865	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	71.99	1,062	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	57.98	600	11

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 1	—	520	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	142.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	454	155.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	200.97/cwt	197.00–205.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	149.06/cwt	145.00–152.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	147.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	155.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	146.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	457	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,170	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,101	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	73.03/cwt	71.00–74.00	854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	73.37/cwt	72.00–75.00	946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	75.49/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	59.41/cwt	58.00–61.00	612	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.16/cwt	50.00–57.00	569	3

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 138Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 20

No Trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	160.00–164.00	161.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	140.00–146.00	142.03
4	—	454	150.00–158.00	155.99
4	—	375	160.00–168.00	164.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	170.00–180.00	175.14
4	—	510	150.00–155.00	152.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	150.00–160.00	154.68
7	—	474	140.00–148.00	143.66
5	—	421	140.00–150.00	147.24
3	—	517	140.00–145.00	141.65
5	—	380	150.00–156.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	145.00–152.00	149.06
4	—	380	140.00–148.00	143.89
3	—	513	130.00–134.00	132.70
2	—	420	140.00–144.00	141.95
3	—	312	140.00–150.00	146.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	150.00–160.00	155.40
4	—	466	150.00–158.00	155.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	197.00–205.00	200.97

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	2	—	1,130	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	71.00–74.00	73.03
1	—	1,325	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,460	73.00–78.00	75.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,030	58.00–61.00	59.41
3	—	1,050	50.00–57.00	54.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,340	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,290	72.00–75.00	73.37

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