Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. Bull calves 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.97/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −129.64 against this barn's trailing median of $397.61.

Average price

$267.97

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	267.97	1,442	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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $405.00, low $377.98, median $397.61 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

267.97

—

GA average15 barns · 275 hd

268.97

−1.00

This barn, trailing median3 sales

397.61

−129.64

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	—	Low	1,469	124.41	1,828	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	97.57	1,144	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	92.00	842	1thin

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)	995	$1,789	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 2	400–450	423	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	337.11/cwt	333.00–343.00	1,203	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	97.57/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,647	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	154.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	346.00/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	311.57/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	267.97/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	109.36/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	339.46/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,093	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,789.20/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	238.67/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	277.35/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	327.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	341.53/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,411	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 120Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 14Year ago 16

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. Bull calves 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	333.00–343.00	337.11
3	400–450	423	325.00–330.00	328.33
2	500–550	538	266.00–270.00	267.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	335.00–345.00	339.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	340.00–343.00	341.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	343.00–350.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	308.00–315.00	311.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	274.00–280.00	277.35
3	550–600	565	236.00–242.00	238.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	325.00–330.00	327.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	97.00–98.00	97.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	115.00–117.00	116.13
2	—	1,520	130.00–135.00	132.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	150.00–158.00	154.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	103.00–117.00	109.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,789.20

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle