Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bull mostly steady, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.97/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$148.97

28 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	153.62	768	10thin
Medium and Large 2	470	147.21	692	12thin
Medium and Large 3	412	144.74	596	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $172 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 sale28 hd

148.97

—

GA average15 barns · 2,004 hd

147.66

+1.30

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	1,576	85.75	1,352	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	62.25	847	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	52.00	471	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	144.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	156.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	163.14/cwt	160.00–167.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	154.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	146.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	62.25/cwt	60.00–68.00	847	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	65.99/cwt	64.00–69.00	674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	82.20/cwt	78.00–85.00	689	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 202Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 43Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 60

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bull mostly steady, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	140.00–148.00	144.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	150.00–154.00	151.99
6	—	475	150.00–158.00	154.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	140.00–148.00	143.87
4	—	463	140.00–150.00	144.86
4	—	425	150.00–156.00	152.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	150.00–160.00	156.08
7	—	373	160.00–167.00	163.14
6	—	478	150.00–157.00	154.97
2	—	505	142.00–150.00	146.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	150.00–156.00	153.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	60.00–68.00	62.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,840	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,465	88.00	88.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	87.00	87.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	78.00–85.00	82.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	64.00–69.00	65.99

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle