Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.15/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$160.15

26 head · 357 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	352	167.99	590	12thin
Medium and Large 3	362	153.43	556	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $35 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 sale26 hd

160.15

—

GA average15 barns · 1,449 hd

139.47

+20.67

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	—	High	1,330	75.65	1,006	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	55.65	557	11

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	88.77/cwt	80.00–95.00	753	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,077	70.87/cwt	69.00–72.00	763	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	52.65/cwt	50.00–54.00	523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	60.91/cwt	60.00–62.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	164.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	153.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.62/cwt	160.00–166.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.44/cwt	160.00–164.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	92.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	965	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	92.26/cwt	84.00–100.00	912	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	70.39/cwt	66.00–76.00	658	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 177Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 11

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

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)	3	—	848	80.00–95.00	88.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	90.00–97.00	92.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	84.00–100.00	92.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	66.00–76.00	70.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,077	69.00–72.00	70.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	994	50.00–54.00	52.65
4	—	1,013	60.00–62.00	60.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	160.00–168.00	164.07
4	—	403	140.00–145.00	142.48
6	—	373	150.00–156.00	153.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.36
6	—	378	160.00–166.00	163.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	130.00–138.00	133.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–138.00	134.11
4	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	170.00–175.00	172.99
7	—	567	160.00–164.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	160.00–164.00	162.03

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle