Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.66/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$164.66

31 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	432	174.86	755	5thin
Medium and Large 3	414	164.86	683	17thin
Medium and Large 1	561	158.61	890	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale31 hd

164.66

—

GA average15 barns · 1,162 hd

163.15

+1.51

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	1,408	81.33	1,145	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,675	68.00	1,139	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	64.92	779	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	49.98	444	15

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	335	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	894	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.92/cwt	61.00–68.00	779	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	53.77/cwt	50.00–57.00	496	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	46.01/cwt	43.00–48.00	406	8
Bulls	—	—	1,185	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	87.89/cwt	83.00–93.00	971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	90.19/cwt	88.00–93.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	186.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	221.38/cwt	220.00–222.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	174.86/cwt	170.00–177.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	163.68/cwt	162.00–167.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	193.43/cwt	187.00–197.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	164.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	183.67/cwt	180.00–187.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	146.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	700	4

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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 182Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 16

No Trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	170.00–180.00	175.07
3	—	367	170.00–175.00	173.41
6	—	484	150.00–158.00	153.97
4	—	425	162.00–167.00	164.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	150.00–160.00	156.08
3	—	537	162.00–167.00	163.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	170.00–177.00	174.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	185.00–190.00	186.74
3	—	377	220.00–222.00	221.38
6	—	473	187.00–197.00	193.43
4	—	573	180.00–187.00	183.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	180.00–187.00	183.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	130.00–140.00	134.88
4	—	308	150.00–155.00	152.48
4	—	365	142.00–150.00	146.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	142.00–150.00	145.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	160.00–167.00	164.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	61.00–68.00	64.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	50.00–57.00	53.77
8	—	882	43.00–48.00	46.01
1	—	730	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,185	72.00	72.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	97.00	97.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	83.00–93.00	87.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	88.00–93.00	90.19

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle