Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Heifer calves and bulls calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $183.36/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$183.36

39 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	204.26	752	6thin
Medium and Large 2	396	189.13	748	8thin
Medium and Large 3	417	176.51	736	25

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about $16 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 sale39 hd

183.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,532 hd

163.40

+19.97

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	45.17	438	5thin

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)	1,105	$1,025	2thin

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 1	—	368	204.26/cwt	200.00–208.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	306	192.10/cwt	190.00–195.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	184.05/cwt	180.00–187.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	145.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	404	175.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	213.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	203.86/cwt	200.00–207.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	193.94/cwt	190.00–198.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	185.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	192.29/cwt	190.00–194.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	163.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	153.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	166.80/cwt	165.00–168.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	164.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	173.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	155.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	193.34/cwt	190.00–197.00	721	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	43.46/cwt	40.00–47.00	393	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 171Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	200.00–208.00	204.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	306	190.00–195.00	192.10
7	—	376	180.00–187.00	184.05
3	—	627	140.00–148.00	145.40
5	—	404	170.00–180.00	175.45
3	—	583	150.00–158.00	155.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	180.00–190.00	184.91
4	—	373	190.00–197.00	193.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	190.00–195.00	192.42
4	—	570	180.00–184.00	182.02
4	—	365	220.00–225.00	222.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	210.00–218.00	213.92
4	—	473	190.00–198.00	193.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	200.00–207.00	203.86
4	—	470	180.00–190.00	185.21
7	—	434	190.00–194.00	192.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	160.00–165.00	163.42
5	—	467	150.00–156.00	153.19
6	—	358	165.00–168.00	166.80
5	—	333	160.00–170.00	164.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	170.00–180.00	173.02
7	—	378	170.00–178.00	174.05

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	—	1,105	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	52.00	52.00
4	—	904	40.00–47.00	43.46

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