Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.00/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$270.00

28 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$41.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	273.90	1,395	23
Medium and Large 2	528	265.09	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 3	505	232.52	1,174	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.38/cwt here — about $221 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 sale28 hd

270.00

—

GA average16 barns · 942 hd

299.71

−29.71

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	—	Average	1,930	125.00	2,413	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	112.38	1,442	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	109.00	1,581	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	97.00	1,004	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)	1,093	$1,163	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	253.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	245.23/cwt	240.00–248.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	310.14/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	262.51/cwt	260.00–267.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	265.09/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	272.44/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	264.10/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	233.06/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	251.35/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	283.41/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	262.03/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	284.74/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	270.99/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	241.34/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	312.40/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	235.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	243.31/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	281.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,158	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	86.39/cwt	85.00–88.00	962	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	90.38/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,028	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	112.38/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,442	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,413	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 Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 132Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 9

No Trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	250.00–260.00	253.92
3	—	317	260.00–267.00	262.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	240.00–248.00	245.23
2	—	305	250.00–255.00	252.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	240.00–246.00	243.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	305.00–315.00	310.14
2	—	725	230.00–236.00	233.06
3	—	470	280.00–290.00	285.07
4	—	529	270.00–274.00	270.99
3	—	602	240.00–244.00	241.34
3	—	408	300.00–305.00	301.65
3	—	335	310.00–317.00	312.40
3	—	662	230.00–240.00	235.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	260.00–268.00	265.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	230.00–235.00	232.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	270.00–274.00	272.44
2	—	513	260.00–268.00	264.10
3	—	418	280.00–287.00	284.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	250.00–254.00	251.35
2	—	380	280.00–287.00	283.41
2	—	473	260.00–264.00	262.03
2	—	425	270.00–275.00	272.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	280.00–285.00	281.63

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	—	900	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	2	—	1,285	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	110.00–116.00	113.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	104.00	104.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	85.00–88.00	86.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	87.00–94.00	90.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	111.00–114.00	112.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	125.00	125.00

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

Steers · 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