Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.78/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$173.78

53 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	320	184.13	589	4thin
Medium and Large 1	417	182.24	759	32
Medium and Large 3	464	155.42	722	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale53 hd

173.78

—

GA average15 barns · 1,228 hd

151.36

+22.41

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	1,245	83.00	1,033	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	81.00	1,004	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	50.00	408	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)	1,052	$885	6

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	315	194.19/cwt	190.00–198.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	164.36/cwt	160.00–167.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	184.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	135.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	192.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	139.39/cwt	134.00–144.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	131.52/cwt	130.00–134.00	675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	714.32/head	650.00–775.00	714	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	95.92/cwt	95.00–97.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	408	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 85Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	190.00–198.00	194.19
4	—	413	180.00–190.00	184.85
6	—	505	160.00–167.00	164.36
7	—	459	170.00–175.00	172.33
11	—	380	190.00–195.00	192.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.94
4	—	288	180.00–185.00	182.48
5	—	582	130.00–138.00	135.62
6	—	433	160.00–166.00	164.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	180.00–188.00	184.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	150.00–157.00	153.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	130.00–138.00	133.96
7	—	421	134.00–144.00	139.39
3	—	317	150.00–155.00	153.37
4	—	513	130.00–134.00	131.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,435	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	860	650.00–775.00	714.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	95.00–97.00	95.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	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

Bulls · 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