Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bull 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.82/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$170.82

41 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	426	172.81	737	27
Medium and Large 1	509	168.75	859	8thin
Medium and Large 3	421	164.61	693	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about $44 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 sale41 hd

170.82

—

GA average15 barns · 1,169 hd

151.59

+19.23

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	1,310	93.53	1,225	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	77.53	925	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	57.06	528	8thin

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)	1,310	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	485	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	193.53/cwt	190.00–197.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	182.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	164.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	172.74/cwt	170.00–178.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	163.99/cwt	160.00–167.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	163.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.71/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	135.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	144.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	173.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	961	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	84.65/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	84.23/cwt	82.00–86.00	985	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	630	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	93.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,225	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	73.81/cwt	70.00–77.00	890	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	53.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	522	7

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 Sep 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 147Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	170.00–180.00	175.05
4	—	533	160.00–165.00	162.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.19
4	—	313	190.00–197.00	193.53
6	—	373	180.00–185.00	182.28
6	—	523	150.00–160.00	153.90
7	—	427	170.00–180.00	173.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	160.00–170.00	164.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	170.00–178.00	172.74
6	—	587	160.00–167.00	163.99
4	—	615	150.00–160.00	154.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	150.00–154.00	152.70
4	—	460	160.00–168.00	163.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	160.00–168.00	163.97
4	—	557	170.00–175.00	172.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	150.00–154.00	152.01
4	—	768	120.00–126.00	123.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	140.00–146.00	142.71
4	—	375	150.00–158.00	153.95
4	—	620	130.00–136.00	133.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	130.00–138.00	135.64
4	—	393	140.00–148.00	144.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	88.00	88.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	96.00	96.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	83.00–86.00	84.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	74.00	74.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	82.00–86.00	84.23
9	—	1,206	70.00–77.00	73.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	79.00	79.00
7	—	968	50.00–55.00	53.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	90.00–96.00	93.53

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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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