Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 7.00 higher, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement Cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $263.03/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −190.37 against this barn's trailing median of $453.40.

Average price

$263.03

5 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.01

vs GA average

−30.84 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	263.03	1,060	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

3 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $461.42, low $436.39, median $453.40 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

263.03

—

GA average15 barns · 584 hd

266.04

−3.01

National average177 barns · 12,492 hd

293.87

−30.84

This barn, trailing median3 sales

453.40

−190.37

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	1,630	120.00	1,956	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	120.00	1,560	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	117.00	1,422	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	84.77	927	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)	1,206	$1,726	14

Every lot, as filed

20 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	350–400	383	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	331.99/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,102	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,726.26/head	1,200.00–1,950.00	1,726	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	313.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	301.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,156	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	290.87/cwt	277.00–297.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	263.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	254.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	283.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	84.77/cwt	82.00–87.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	313.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	96.22/cwt	92.00–100.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	283.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	277.72/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,041	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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 142Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 26Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	330.00–335.00	331.99
2	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	324.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	313.44
4	350–400	384	295.00–305.00	301.01
4	400–450	405	280.00–290.00	283.77
2	450–500	485	270.00–275.00	272.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	310.00–315.00	313.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	286	277.00–297.00	290.87
3	300–350	333	280.00–285.00	283.45
4	350–400	375	272.00–282.00	277.72
5	400–450	403	260.00–270.00	263.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	360	250.00–260.00	254.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	260.00–270.00	264.90

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	14	—	1,206	1,200.00–1,950.00	1,726.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	114.00	114.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	92.00–100.00	96.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	82.00–87.00	84.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	120.00	120.00

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 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 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