Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

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 $135.81/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$135.81

82 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	147.07	820	14thin
Medium and Large 2	518	140.50	728	26
Medium and Large 3	491	129.15	634	42

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $185 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 sale82 hd

135.81

—

GA average15 barns · 1,853 hd

143.72

−7.91

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	1,757	102.33	1,798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	83.22	974	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	70.95	722	16

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	152.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	163.25/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	162.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	143.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.90/cwt	160.00–167.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	133.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	128.58/cwt	122.00–132.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	163.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	132.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	770	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,206.73/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	15,024	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	86.25/cwt	80.00–92.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	87.25/cwt	83.00–89.00	907	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	84.43/cwt	81.00–88.00	937	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	91.72/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	76.63/cwt	74.00–79.00	960	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	75.54/cwt	73.00–77.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	84.31/cwt	81.00–86.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	65.57/cwt	62.00–69.00	687	10

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 232Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 27Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 13Year ago 4

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	130.00–134.00	131.95
5	—	528	150.00–157.00	152.23
4	—	618	140.00–146.00	143.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	515	135.00–145.00	140.98
4	—	485	140.00–148.00	144.04
3	—	580	130.00–138.00	132.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	130.00–140.00	133.29
8	—	520	122.00–132.00	128.58
4	—	570	120.00–130.00	125.18
4	—	605	110.00–118.00	113.97
4	—	665	102.00–110.00	105.91
8	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.36
6	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	130.00–138.00	132.77
4	—	568	140.00–150.00	145.11
7	—	528	150.00–156.00	154.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	130.00–138.00	132.69
6	—	473	160.00–168.00	163.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	160.00–168.00	162.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	140.00–146.00	143.12
6	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.90
6	—	577	130.00–136.00	133.31
9	—	361	160.00–170.00	163.48
4	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.37

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	8	—	1,245	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,206.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	80.00–92.00	86.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,039	83.00–89.00	87.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	105.00	105.00
1	—	2,055	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,395	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,110	81.00–88.00	84.43
4	—	1,175	89.00–93.00	91.72
7	—	1,253	74.00–79.00	76.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	73.00–77.00	75.54
3	—	992	81.00–86.00	84.31
10	—	1,047	62.00–69.00	65.57

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