Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $279.74/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$279.74

26 head · 328 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+61.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	284.50	1,033	3thin
Medium and Large 2	338	281.31	952	13thin
Medium and Large 3	304	276.27	840	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $192 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 sale26 hd

279.74

—

GA average15 barns · 1,276 hd

218.73

+61.01

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	1,885	93.54	1,763	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	81.00	1,284	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	74.09	947	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	834	61.37	512	3thin

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)	1,077	$1,187	6

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	363	284.50/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	282.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	272.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	273.94/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	283.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	293.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	807	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,268.32/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,268	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	74.09/cwt	72.00–80.00	947	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	693	64.55/cwt	61.00–69.00	447	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 106Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 30

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 higher, 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	—	363	280.00–287.00	284.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	280.00–285.00	282.31
6	—	327	270.00–275.00	272.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	270.00–277.00	273.94
4	—	328	280.00–285.00	283.31
3	—	275	290.00–295.00	293.39

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	2	—	855	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,268.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	55.00	55.00
2	—	693	61.00–69.00	64.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	72.00–80.00	74.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	90.00–97.00	93.54

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