Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2024-07-15

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jul 15
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
30 vs last sale 92 47 vs year ago 75 · +62.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
17 vs last sale 2 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
6 vs last sale 9 1 vs year ago 16 · 6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer Calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.03/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 96.19 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.
Average price
$254.03
2 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.97
vs GA average
3.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3518254.031,3162thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
368340313285median 350.2201/2601/2604/1308/1008/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $354.10, low $299.09, median $350.22 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
254.03
GA average17 barns · 754 hd
251.06
+2.97
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−3.77
This barn, trailing median3 sales
350.22
−96.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,535147.002,2562thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219142.161,7338thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,547139.632,1615thin
CowsLean 85-90%High980126.001,2351thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400388342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,3292
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300271333.71/cwt330.00–337.009042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350303302.48/cwt300.00–305.009172
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400387354.77/cwt350.00–357.001,3733
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350322294.11/cwt290.00–297.009473
Bulls1,600150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518141.54/cwt140.00–143.002,1494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181145.38/cwt144.00–147.001,7175
Bulls1,470144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,665132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282136.80/cwt135.00–139.001,7543
CowsLean 85-90%980126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300288323.41/cwt320.00–327.009312
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408353.49/cwt352.00–355.001,4422
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335317.43/cwt315.00–320.001,0632
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400387333.39/cwt330.00–337.001,2902
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550518254.03/cwt252.00–256.001,3162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2770161.98/cwt151.00–171.001,2473

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.