Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly Tested, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves lightly tested, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.52/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$189.52

12 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

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

$4.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	409	192.48	787	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	188.04	1,012	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale12 hd

189.52

—

GA average16 barns · 1,133 hd

194.77

−5.25

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	1,390	89.36	1,242	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	78.00	1,213	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	73.95	1,041	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	62.12	528	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)	1,012	$693	6

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	73.95/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,041	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	62.12/cwt	60.00–65.00	528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,422	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	692.92/head	625.00–750.00	693	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	74.12/cwt	72.00–75.00	769	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	192.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	182.01/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	194.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	214.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	666	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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 202Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 22

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly Tested, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves lightly tested, Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	70.00–78.00	73.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	60.00–65.00	62.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,545	90.00–94.00	92.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,012	625.00–750.00	692.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	72.00–75.00	74.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	88.00	88.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	190.00–200.00	192.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	180.00–184.00	182.01
4	—	518	190.00–198.00	194.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	200.00–210.00	205.16
4	—	310	210.00–220.00	214.84

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle