Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.92/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$157.92

35 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$1.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	365	158.45	578	18thin
Medium and Large 2	439	157.35	691	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.10/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale35 hd

157.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,381 hd

138.44

+19.48

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	1,389	80.35	1,116	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	63.00	728	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	51.38	537	16

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)	1,285	$728	6

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	373	155.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	170.03/cwt	167.00–173.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	165.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	153.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	163.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	132.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	66.10/cwt	64.00–67.00	830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,428	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	80.58/cwt	79.00–82.00	725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	727.53/head	675.00–750.00	728	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	44.87/cwt	42.00–48.00	510	6
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.39/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	83.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,165	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	54.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	540	8

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 Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 221Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 18

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bulls mostly 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
5	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.76
6	—	412	150.00–155.00	153.04
2	—	258	167.00–173.00	170.03
5	—	342	160.00–168.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	160.00–168.00	164.18
6	—	523	140.00–148.00	143.96
5	—	416	160.00–168.00	165.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	150.00–154.00	152.04
3	—	467	130.00–136.00	132.01
4	—	405	140.00–147.00	143.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	150.00–158.00	153.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	404	130.00–138.00	132.02
4	—	371	140.00–146.00	142.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	160.00–170.00	164.41
5	—	576	160.00–168.00	164.78

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,255	64.00–67.00	66.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,428	55.00–57.00	56.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	58.00	58.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	79.00–82.00	80.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,285	675.00–750.00	727.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,137	42.00–48.00	44.87
8	—	994	50.00–57.00	54.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	76.00–79.00	77.39
2	—	1,398	80.00–86.00	83.31

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