Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2019-11-18

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 18

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 146▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 19▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 16▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves and bull calves unevenly 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 $121.50/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$121.50

54 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	124.21	549	27
Medium and Large 3	354	120.07	425	14thin
Medium and Large 2	477	117.42	560	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale54 hd

121.50

—

GA average17 barns · 2,190 hd

118.42

+3.07

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	1,140	72.00	821	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	49.39	598	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	43.10	419	8thin

Every lot

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. 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	336	123.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	414	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	127.40/cwt	122.00–132.00	475	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	125.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	124.72/cwt	122.00–128.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	115.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	112.06/cwt	108.00–116.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	104.60/cwt	100.00–108.00	643	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	384	137.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	527	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	140.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	129.44/cwt	126.00–133.00	560	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	121.75/cwt	118.00–124.00	586	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	112.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	617	105.41/cwt	100.00–108.00	650	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	821	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	47.11/cwt	45.00–50.00	440	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	40.69/cwt	37.00–43.00	405	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	49.39/cwt	47.00–53.00	598	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,248	862.83/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,768	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	474	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	365	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	549	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,163	687.58/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,997	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	987.65/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,565	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,204	772.84/cwt	625.00–875.00	9,305	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	981.54/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,387	27

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	138.00–143.00	140.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	100.00–108.00	105.41
5	—	521	110.00–116.00	112.30
6	—	433	126.00–133.00	129.44
7	—	481	118.00–124.00	121.75
8	—	384	134.00–140.00	137.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	112.00–120.00	115.94
5	—	469	122.00–128.00	124.72
18	—	419	120.00–130.00	125.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	100.00–108.00	104.60
4	—	528	108.00–116.00	112.06
6	—	373	122.00–132.00	127.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	110.00–120.00	116.01
8	—	336	118.00–128.00	123.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,248	850.00–875.00	862.83

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,262	900.00–1,125.00	981.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,171	900.00–1,050.00	987.65

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	—	1,120	49.00	49.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	44.00	44.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,204	625.00–875.00	772.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	675.00–700.00	687.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,210	47.00–53.00	49.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	45.00–50.00	47.11
5	—	995	37.00–43.00	40.69

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.