Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

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 $136.23/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$136.23

49 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	152.30	772	6thin
Medium and Large 2	496	140.22	695	10thin
Medium and Large 3	466	132.09	616	33

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $156 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 sale49 hd

136.23

—

GA average15 barns · 1,909 hd

145.00

−8.77

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	1,307	82.45	1,078	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	75.02	1,058	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	68.43	778	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	58.59	609	30

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	432	143.46/cwt	138.00–148.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	162.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	987	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	64.53/cwt	62.00–68.00	739	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	75.02/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	61.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	647	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	55.46/cwt	52.00–59.00	571	15
Bulls	—	—	1,278	87.17/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,114	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,291.77/cwt	1,125.00–1,375.00	17,387	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	954.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,981	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	67.41/cwt	66.00–69.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	78.18/cwt	75.00–81.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	74.78/cwt	71.00–78.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	145.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	132.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	121.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	726	6

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 250Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 34Year ago 20

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
9	—	432	138.00–148.00	143.46
8	—	453	130.00–138.00	132.03
4	—	583	110.00–120.00	115.06
8	—	503	120.00–124.00	121.50
4	—	380	140.00–150.00	144.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	140.00–148.00	144.61
4	—	521	130.00–137.00	133.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	150.00–155.00	152.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	160.00–168.00	162.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–150.00	145.58
4	—	515	150.00–155.00	152.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	150.00–155.00	152.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	150.00–160.00	154.97
4	—	505	140.00–148.00	144.04
5	—	675	110.00–120.00	115.33
6	—	478	150.00–154.00	151.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,145	62.00–68.00	64.53
8	—	1,124	71.00–78.00	74.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	72.00–78.00	75.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,049	60.00–65.00	61.72
15	—	1,029	52.00–59.00	55.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	84.00–90.00	87.17
1	—	1,365	73.00	73.00

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	16	—	1,346	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,291.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,151	800.00–1,075.00	954.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	66.00–69.00	67.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	67.00	67.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	75.00–81.00	78.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle