Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

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 $136.95/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$136.95

68 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$15.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	148.37	636	17thin
Medium and Large 3	460	133.14	612	51

One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $24 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 sale68 hd

136.95

—

GA average17 barns · 2,352 hd

145.38

−8.43

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	1,620	96.68	1,566	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	75.28	846	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	64.39	671	9thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	114.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	127.85/cwt	124.00–132.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	174.11/cwt	170.00–177.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	293	179.17/cwt	175.00–183.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	164.28/cwt	160.00–168.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	135.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	185.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	142.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	149.27/cwt	142.00–152.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	152.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	766	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	96.68/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	75.28/cwt	72.00–78.00	846	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	63.97/cwt	62.00–65.00	679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	71.31/cwt	70.00–73.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	57.90/cwt	56.00–59.00	609	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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 0

No Trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	110.00–118.00	114.96
10	—	519	124.00–132.00	127.85
9	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.81
10	—	378	140.00–150.00	144.42
5	—	310	150.00–157.00	152.21
5	—	578	110.00–120.00	113.58
8	—	477	130.00–136.00	132.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	150.00–155.00	152.10
5	—	414	142.00–152.00	149.27
7	—	480	140.00–150.00	145.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	170.00–177.00	174.11
5	—	293	175.00–183.00	179.17
6	—	409	160.00–168.00	164.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	180.00–190.00	185.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	140.00–144.00	142.51

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	2	—	895	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	95.00–98.00	96.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	72.00–78.00	75.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	62.00–65.00	63.97
3	—	1,010	70.00–73.00	71.31
3	—	1,052	56.00–59.00	57.90

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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Fitzgerald

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