Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Bulls Steady unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves Steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $182.42/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$182.42

40 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	331	188.49	624	16thin
Medium and Large 1	411	180.77	743	16thin
Medium and Large 3	349	173.57	606	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.92/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 sale40 hd

182.42

—

GA average15 barns · 1,298 hd

146.63

+35.79

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	1,320	87.00	1,148	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	67.00	915	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	65.00	1,131	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	901	58.43	527	7thin

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)	1,525	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	265	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.76/cwt	190.00–198.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	183.40/cwt	180.00–187.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	144.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	163.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	52.75/cwt	50.00–54.00	454	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 78Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 10

Slaughter Cows and Bulls Steady unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves Steady, 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
4	—	265	180.00–187.00	183.57
4	—	433	160.00–167.00	163.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	190.00–198.00	193.76
4	—	388	190.00–195.00	192.52
4	—	610	140.00–146.00	143.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	283	190.00–197.00	193.57
8	—	379	180.00–187.00	183.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	150.00–160.00	155.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	140.00–148.00	144.06
4	—	438	130.00–140.00	134.91
4	—	358	130.00–140.00	134.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.81
6	—	382	140.00–150.00	146.04

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	—	1,525	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	69.00	69.00
4	—	861	50.00–54.00	52.75
1	—	985	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	87.00	87.00

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