Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2019-04-22

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Apr 22

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← earliestApr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, bulls calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.27/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$132.27

26 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	140.04	728	4thin
Medium and Large 3	362	131.36	476	9thin
Medium and Large 2	491	130.51	641	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

132.27

—

GA average4 barns · 344 hd

138.71

−6.44

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	1,875	86.00	1,613	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	55.64	570	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	43.11	394	6thin

Every lot

21 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	213	147.71/cwt	144.00–154.00	315	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	122.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	135.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	140.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	116.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	729	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	160.53/cwt	155.00–163.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	138.02/cwt	134.00–142.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	430	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	42.13/cwt	38.00–45.00	387	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,016	58.88/cwt	54.00–62.00	598	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	49.97/cwt	49.00–51.00	520	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	953	59.39/cwt	55.00–62.00	566	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	57.24/cwt	55.00–59.00	557	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,545	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	714.02/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,818	4

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	38.00–45.00	42.13
1	—	895	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	54.00–62.00	58.88
4	—	1,041	49.00–51.00	49.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	86.00	86.00

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)	2	—	973	55.00–59.00	57.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	953	55.00–62.00	59.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	675.00–800.00	714.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00–126.00	123.97
3	—	405	120.00–127.00	122.39
3	—	213	144.00–154.00	147.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	130.00–138.00	135.94
5	—	424	130.00–140.00	133.72
3	—	628	110.00–120.00	116.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	136.00–144.00	140.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	323	155.00–163.00	160.53
2	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	134.00–142.00	138.02

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.