Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $256.45/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$256.45

33 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$33.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+43.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	352	267.00	941	15thin
Medium and Large 2	347	258.94	899	10thin
Medium and Large 3	423	233.57	987	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale33 hd

256.45

—

GA average16 barns · 1,263 hd

213.15

+43.30

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	81.00	1,235	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	77.33	1,035	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	75.00	810	1thin

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)	1,355	$1,071	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	283	281.02/cwt	280.00–283.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	265.29/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	242.96/cwt	240.00–244.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	224.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	243.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	256	274.28/cwt	270.00–277.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	263.36/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	206.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	213.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	206.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	242.94/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	223.99/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	223.31/cwt	220.00–230.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	214.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	196.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	223.58/cwt	220.00–228.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	215.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	275.29/cwt	270.00–277.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	252.97/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	254.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	961	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,071.31/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,071	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,104	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 85Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 13

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	280.00–283.00	281.02
3	—	383	260.00–268.00	265.29
4	—	308	270.00–277.00	275.29
5	—	411	250.00–257.00	252.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	240.00–244.00	242.96
4	—	470	220.00–228.00	224.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	240.00–250.00	243.31
4	—	256	270.00–277.00	274.28
3	—	378	250.00–260.00	254.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	260.00–267.00	263.36
7	—	461	250.00–260.00	255.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	240.00–246.00	242.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	220.00–226.00	223.99
2	—	485	230.00–240.00	235.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	200.00–210.00	206.02
3	—	463	190.00–200.00	196.47
5	—	312	220.00–228.00	223.58
4	—	378	210.00–220.00	215.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	210.00–220.00	213.47
3	—	480	200.00–210.00	206.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	220.00–230.00	223.31
5	—	466	210.00–220.00	214.03

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	4	—	1,355	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,071.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,380	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	75.00	75.00

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

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