Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, 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 $186.16/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$186.16

69 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	487	189.95	924	13thin
Medium and Large 1	642	185.40	1,190	45
Medium and Large 2	570	184.81	1,054	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale69 hd

186.16

—

GA average16 barns · 1,645 hd

197.13

−10.97

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
Bulls	—	High	1,275	97.00	1,237	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	980	99.00	970	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	70.18	588	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)	993	$1,161	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	383	223.92/cwt	220.00–228.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	182.03/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	204.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	203.74/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	215.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	215.21/cwt	210.00–220.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	225.68/cwt	222.00–232.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	194.50/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	204.04/cwt	200.00–208.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	229.84/cwt	225.00–235.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	793	165.99/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	216.95/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	175.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,263	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	161.61/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	225.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	208.69/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	172.70/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	191.44/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	184.04/cwt	180.00–188.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	181.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	186.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	165.80/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	194.85/cwt	190.00–198.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	184.51/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	236.33/cwt	232.00–240.00	645	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	102.56/cwt	99.00–112.00	962	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,092	84.48/cwt	82.00–86.00	923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,160.99/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,161	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	73.38/cwt	70.00–75.00	583	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	65.37/cwt	62.00–69.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	970	1

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 118Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 31Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	220.00–228.00	223.92
4	—	580	190.00–195.00	192.54
4	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	180.00–184.00	182.03
3	—	403	200.00–210.00	204.05
4	—	368	210.00–220.00	215.36
5	—	311	222.00–232.00	225.68
4	—	529	190.00–198.00	194.50
2	—	485	200.00–208.00	204.04
4	—	273	232.00–240.00	236.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	200.00–208.00	203.74
15	—	720	170.00–177.00	175.47
4	—	573	190.00–196.00	191.44
7	—	659	180.00–183.00	181.99
3	—	473	210.00–215.00	213.31
4	—	771	162.00–170.00	165.80
4	—	644	180.00–186.00	184.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	736	160.00–168.00	161.61
3	—	407	200.00–205.00	201.72
3	—	457	200.00–210.00	206.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	170.00–178.00	173.95
3	—	407	200.00–205.00	201.72
2	—	505	180.00–188.00	184.04
5	—	482	190.00–198.00	194.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	225.00–235.00	229.84
2	—	635	180.00–190.00	184.96
2	—	793	162.00–170.00	165.99
4	—	465	212.00–222.00	216.95
5	—	669	170.00–178.00	174.07
4	—	589	190.00–195.00	192.53
6	—	372	220.00–230.00	225.52
3	—	508	202.00–212.00	208.69
3	—	720	170.00–174.00	172.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	230.00–240.00	234.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	180.00–190.00	186.62

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	99.00–112.00	102.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,092	82.00–86.00	84.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	993	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,160.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,250	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	70.00–75.00	73.38
2	—	903	62.00–69.00	65.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	99.00	99.00

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