Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2019-11-04

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 220▼ 44 vs year ago 210 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 28▲ 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows 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 $111.49/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$111.49

45 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	120.04	571	7thin
Medium and Large 2	448	115.08	515	16thin
Medium and Large 3	490	106.16	520	22

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $51 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 sale45 hd

111.49

—

GA average14 barns · 1,293 hd

110.64

+0.85

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	1,655	60.00	993	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	47.38	623	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	39.73	423	4thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	504	118.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	596	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	115.92/cwt	110.00–122.00	489	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	114.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	105.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	103.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	587	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	406	137.64/cwt	134.00–140.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	116.58/cwt	112.00–120.00	543	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	113.16/cwt	112.00–114.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	119.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	637	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	629	101.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	641	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	406	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	520	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	36.31/cwt	35.00–39.00	389	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	51.07/cwt	50.00–52.00	748	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	468	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	1

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 220Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 6

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	134.00–140.00	137.64
10	—	532	115.00–125.00	119.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	100.00–108.00	104.03
5	—	521	112.00–114.00	113.16
5	—	629	98.00–104.00	101.98
10	—	466	112.00–120.00	116.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	118.00–122.00	120.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	110.00–122.00	115.92
9	—	468	110.00–118.00	114.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	110.00–118.00	114.72
5	—	476	100.00–110.00	105.93
6	—	516	100.00–108.00	103.35
6	—	575	100.00–104.00	102.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.48
5	—	414	130.00–140.00	134.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	110.00–120.00	118.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	50.00	50.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	48.00	48.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,465	50.00–52.00	51.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,072	35.00–39.00	36.31

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.