Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 5.00 higher, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $199.83/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$199.83

27 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	220.03	935	7thin
Medium and Large 2	498	199.02	990	9thin
Medium and Large 3	525	187.64	985	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale27 hd

199.83

—

GA average15 barns · 1,206 hd

205.84

−6.01

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	1,565	101.33	1,586	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	85.69	957	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	71.43	636	7thin

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)	1,108	$1,184	19

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	323	243.64/cwt	240.00–247.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	193.93/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	185.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	206.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	203.29/cwt	200.00–206.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	185.38/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	197.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	185.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	201.30/cwt	200.00–204.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	193.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	183.40/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	182.60/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	185.38/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	195.32/cwt	190.00–198.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	184.07/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	192.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	901	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,307.32/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,307	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	916.72/head	900.00–950.00	917	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	75.27/cwt	72.00–78.00	815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	490	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	877	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	76.25/cwt	72.00–80.00	709	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 Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 137Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	240.00–247.00	243.64
2	—	560	190.00–198.00	193.93
3	—	403	220.00–225.00	221.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	180.00–190.00	184.93
3	—	487	190.00–198.00	195.32
2	—	670	160.00–168.00	164.12
2	—	410	200.00–210.00	205.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	180.00–190.00	185.38
3	—	453	200.00–210.00	206.69
2	—	428	210.00–220.00	214.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	200.00–206.00	203.29
2	—	570	170.00–180.00	175.04
2	—	528	180.00–190.00	185.17
4	—	468	190.00–200.00	192.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	182.00–190.00	185.38
3	—	478	200.00–204.00	201.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	180.00–188.00	185.38
2	—	683	180.00–188.00	184.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	180.00–185.00	182.47
5	—	582	190.00–200.00	197.17
5	—	616	190.00–200.00	193.55
7	—	712	180.00–188.00	183.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	180.00–188.00	182.60

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	13	—	1,157	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,307.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,002	900.00–950.00	916.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	72.00–78.00	75.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	93.00–95.00	93.99
1	—	1,680	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	62.00	62.00
1	—	930	71.00	71.00
4	—	930	72.00–80.00	76.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	82.00–85.00	83.53
1	—	1,250	90.00	90.00

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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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