Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 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 $151.45/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$151.45

18 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	398	160.16	637	7thin
Medium and Large 3	415	145.91	606	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about $31 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 sale18 hd

151.45

—

GA average15 barns · 1,420 hd

155.11

−3.65

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	1,410	87.94	1,240	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	72.76	862	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	53.65	491	8thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$964	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$812	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$886	26

Every lot, as filed

21 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 2	—	427	183.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	165.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	175.33/cwt	170.00–178.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	144.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	156.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	643	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	970.26/head	900.00–1,100.00	970	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	788.74/head	675.00–875.00	789	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	964.27/head	925.00–1,000.00	964	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	923.56/head	900.00–950.00	924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,084	774.41/head	725.00–850.00	774	9
Bulls	—	—	1,410	87.94/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,240	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	74.35/cwt	73.00–77.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	46.06/cwt	43.00–49.00	397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	51.54/cwt	50.00–54.00	453	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.82/cwt	58.00–62.00	599	3

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 86Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	180.00–185.00	183.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	160.00–168.00	165.06
3	—	440	170.00–178.00	175.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	200.00–205.00	202.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	130.00–134.00	131.98
4	—	380	150.00–160.00	154.87
5	—	408	140.00–150.00	144.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	160.00–168.00	165.26
4	—	411	150.00–160.00	156.34

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	14	—	1,127	900.00–1,100.00	970.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,108	675.00–875.00	788.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,084	725.00–850.00	774.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,058	925.00–1,000.00	964.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	900.00–950.00	923.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	87.00–89.00	87.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	73.00–77.00	74.35
1	—	1,040	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	43.00–49.00	46.06
3	—	878	50.00–54.00	51.54
3	—	985	58.00–62.00	60.82

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle