Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.49/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$145.49

29 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	152.68	728	5thin
Medium and Large 2	430	146.25	629	16thin
Medium and Large 3	411	139.50	573	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.19/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 sale29 hd

145.49

—

GA average14 barns · 1,639 hd

144.32

+1.17

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	1,560	92.00	1,435	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	78.98	842	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	59.33	621	3thin

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)	989	$886	6

Every lot, as filed

18 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 3	—	492	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	151.39/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	135.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	979	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	779.07/head	725.00–850.00	779	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	926	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	77.97/cwt	77.00–79.00	826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	62.49/cwt	61.00–64.00	636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	586	1

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 96Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 38

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	150.00–154.00	151.32
6	—	577	140.00–148.00	143.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	150.00–155.00	152.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	140.00–148.00	144.08
4	—	438	130.00–140.00	134.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	150.00–154.00	152.07
6	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.64
6	—	463	140.00–148.00	143.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	150.00–154.00	151.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	130.00–138.00	135.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	983	725.00–850.00	779.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	926	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,060	77.00–79.00	77.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	61.00–64.00	62.49
1	—	1,105	53.00	53.00

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