Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2019-06-03

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jun 3

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← May 27Jun 3Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 147▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 19▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 29▲ 15 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 and bull calves lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $122.33/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$122.33

32 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	133.44	567	3thin
Medium and Large 3	442	121.18	536	29

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $31 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 sale32 hd

122.33

—

GA average15 barns · 1,134 hd

122.20

+0.12

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	1,225	77.96	955	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	60.13	710	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	48.97	389	5thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	293	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	126.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	133.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	120.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	569	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	93.83/cwt	89.00–99.00	631	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	588	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	77.96/cwt	75.00–80.00	955	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	56.93/cwt	56.00–58.00	449	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	43.67/cwt	42.00–47.00	349	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	62.01/cwt	60.00–66.00	711	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	54.48/cwt	53.00–56.00	700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	662	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,321	56.46/cwt	53.00–59.00	746	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,240	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,850	2

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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	42.00–47.00	43.67
2	—	788	56.00–58.00	56.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	60.00–66.00	62.01
2	—	1,285	53.00–56.00	54.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	75.00–80.00	77.96

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	—	1,321	53.00–59.00	56.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	61.00	61.00

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	2	—	1,240	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	118.00–124.00	120.38
7	—	424	120.00–130.00	125.67
4	—	374	120.00–130.00	126.58
4	—	293	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	618	100.00–104.00	101.97
2	—	673	89.00–99.00	93.83
2	—	338	127.00–135.00	130.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	115.00–120.00	117.47

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.