Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.24/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$136.24

26 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$25.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	154.76	570	4thin
Medium and Large 2	460	137.94	635	9thin
Medium and Large 3	426	129.36	551	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.40/cwt here — about $18 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 sale26 hd

136.24

—

GA average15 barns · 1,345 hd

142.29

−6.06

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	1,378	75.50	1,040	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	735	50.00	368	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,006	10

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	478	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	129.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	134.30/cwt	132.00–138.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	175.39/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	136.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	66.50/cwt	65.00–68.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	779	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,287.15/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	818.36/head	725.00–925.00	818	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	368	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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 107Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	170.00–173.00	171.51
5	—	420	180.00–190.00	183.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	170.00–178.00	174.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	160.00–168.00	164.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.95
5	—	422	125.00–135.00	129.12
4	—	383	130.00–138.00	134.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.48
5	—	526	132.00–138.00	134.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	150.00–160.00	154.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	170.00–178.00	175.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	134.00–140.00	136.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	65.00–68.00	66.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	76.00	76.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	725.00–925.00	818.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,275	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	50.00	50.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle