Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends Available this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.22/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$187.22

41 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$30.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	333	207.50	690	8thin
Medium and Large 1	490	183.53	899	27
Medium and Large 3	441	176.80	780	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.70/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale41 hd

187.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,745 hd

186.27

+0.95

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	1,605	103.44	1,661	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	79.86	1,023	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	59.00	643	2thin

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)	1,055	$1,275	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	193.15/cwt	190.00–198.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	208.42/cwt	205.00–215.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	193.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	187.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	221.86/cwt	220.00–224.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	175.37/cwt	170.00–178.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	185.23/cwt	180.00–188.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	213.94/cwt	210.00–218.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	970	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	194.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	212.17/cwt	210.00–217.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	217.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	243.70/cwt	240.00–248.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	231.18/cwt	230.00–235.00	853	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	87.33/cwt	82.00–100.00	749	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	110.66/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	74.95/cwt	74.00–76.00	896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	82.31/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	643	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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 120Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 13

No Trends Available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	190.00–198.00	193.15
2	—	568	140.00–148.00	144.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	205.00–215.00	208.42
2	—	323	220.00–224.00	221.86
3	—	507	170.00–178.00	175.37
5	—	463	180.00–188.00	185.23
11	—	576	160.00–170.00	168.34
3	—	433	190.00–196.00	194.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	190.00–200.00	196.76
5	—	316	210.00–218.00	213.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	559	190.00–195.00	193.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	180.00–189.00	187.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	250.00–260.00	254.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	210.00–217.00	212.17
4	—	416	215.00–225.00	217.92
6	—	369	230.00–235.00	231.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	240.00–248.00	243.70

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	—	1,055	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	101.00	101.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	82.00–100.00	87.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	605	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,653	109.00–112.00	110.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	74.00–76.00	74.95
4	—	1,324	80.00–85.00	82.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	59.00	59.00

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