Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bull lightly tested, Steer Calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $240.01/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −213.39 against this barn's trailing median of $453.40.

Average price

$240.01

9 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs GA average

−13.25 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	241.97	1,044	7thin
Medium and Large 2	420	233.14	979	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale9 hd

240.01

—

GA average16 barns · 578 hd

232.28

+7.73

National average158 barns · 6,807 hd

253.26

−13.25

This barn, trailing median3 sales

453.40

−213.39

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	—	High	1,755	134.67	2,363	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	123.31	1,418	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	110.00	1,216	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	293.53/cwt	292.00–295.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	233.14/cwt	230.00–236.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	300.75/cwt	295.00–310.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	251.95/cwt	250.00–256.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	272.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	244.09/cwt	240.00–248.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	244.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	935	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	117.92/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,112	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	160.29/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	273.36/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	235.25/cwt	230.00–238.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	265.81/cwt	262.00–270.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	315.97/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	283.58/cwt	280.00–287.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	293.01/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	286.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 170Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 6

Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bull lightly tested, Steer Calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,575	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,980	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	125.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	1,010	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	110.00	110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	292.00–295.00	293.53
3	350–400	385	250.00–256.00	251.95
5	400–450	412	240.00–250.00	244.76
2	450–500	480	234.00–236.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	240.00–250.00	244.03
2	400–450	420	230.00–236.00	233.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	240.00–248.00	244.09
5	350–400	389	230.00–238.00	235.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	300.00–305.00	302.44
2	400–450	433	292.00–294.00	293.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	315.00–317.00	315.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	295.00–310.00	300.75
4	350–400	369	280.00–290.00	286.01
3	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	275.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	270.00–275.00	272.61
2	350–400	373	262.00–270.00	265.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	280.00–287.00	283.58
2	350–400	375	270.00–277.00	273.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	943	110.00–127.00	117.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	150.00–170.00	160.29

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

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