Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $174.75/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −148.39 against this barn's trailing median of $323.14.

Average price

$174.75

3 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.83

vs GA average

−64.23 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	616	174.75	1,076	3thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

4 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $348.22, low $316.45, median $323.14 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

174.75

—

GA average13 barns · 157 hd

196.58

−21.83

National average187 barns · 12,226 hd

238.98

−64.23

This barn, trailing median4 sales

323.14

−148.39

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	—	Average	1,330	139.00	1,849	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	103.52	1,442	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	103.40	1,156	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,563	2thin

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	—	—	1,330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	103.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,156	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	294.54/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	248.70/cwt	246.00–254.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	257.60/cwt	255.00–260.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	174.75/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,076	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,130	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	276.02/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	230.95/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	228.64/cwt	228.00–230.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	275.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	271	283.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	251.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	298.96/cwt	295.00–302.00	999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	239.06/cwt	234.00–244.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	249.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	966	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	219.75/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,042	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	235.91/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	129.11/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,170	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 103Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 43Year ago 19

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	102.00–105.00	103.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	103.00–104.00	103.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	290.00–300.00	294.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	280.00–290.00	283.23
3	300–350	320	270.00–280.00	275.84
2	400–450	430	232.00–240.00	235.91
2	450–500	473	228.00–234.00	230.95
2	500–550	535	218.00–220.00	219.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	295.00–302.00	298.96
2	350–400	377	280.00–285.00	282.35
2	500–550	513	226.00–230.00	228.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	255.00–260.00	257.60
11	350–400	368	246.00–254.00	248.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	245.00–250.00	249.21
2	350–400	385	234.00–244.00	239.06
3	600–650	616	168.00–178.00	174.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	250.00–260.00	251.96
3	400–450	425	228.00–230.00	228.64
8	450–500	474	218.00–220.00	219.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	272.00–280.00	276.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	265.00–270.00	268.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	126.00–133.00	129.11

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 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

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Feeder Cattle

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