Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $181.02/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −169.20 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$181.02

2 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.79

vs GA average

−59.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	565	181.02	1,023	2thin

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

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

181.02

—

GA average16 barns · 548 hd

208.81

−27.79

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−59.07

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

−169.20

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	109.58	1,203	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	105.91	1,475	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,712	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	390	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,111	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,711.80/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	238.00/cwt	232.00–242.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	235.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	247.17/cwt	244.00–253.00	915	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	105.91/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	105.77/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,193	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	243.16/cwt	238.00–248.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	172.73/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	273.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	301.43/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	279.05/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,214	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 80Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 20

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	280.00–290.00	284.94
2	400–450	435	275.00–283.00	279.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	260.00–270.00	266.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	270.00–280.00	273.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	238.00–248.00	243.16
3	350–400	367	232.00–242.00	238.00
2	550–600	565	180.00–182.00	181.02
3	650–700	664	170.00–178.00	172.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	244.00–253.00	247.17
3	400–450	431	230.00–240.00	235.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	298.00–305.00	301.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,711.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	104.00–108.00	105.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	104.00–108.00	105.77
4	—	1,075	110.00–115.00	112.44

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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