Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2019-12-16

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Dec 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 325▲ 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer calves and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 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 $119.74/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$119.74

68 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$19.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	131.12	513	16thin
Medium and Large 2	438	119.69	525	31
Medium and Large 3	443	111.14	492	21

One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $21 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 sale68 hd

119.74

—

GA average15 barns · 1,498 hd

111.02

+8.72

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	1,393	67.11	935	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	48.11	665	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	43.30	456	3thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	128.84/cwt	126.00–132.00	545	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	694	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	279	124.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	347	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	133.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	484	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	125.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	464	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	123.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	507	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	113.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	128.63/cwt	126.00–132.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	107.19/cwt	102.00–112.00	505	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	116.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	549	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	104.02/cwt	102.00–106.00	587	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	164.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	474	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	144.54/cwt	142.00–148.00	533	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	134.94/cwt	132.00–137.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	123.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	579	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	114.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	607	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	67.11/cwt	63.00–70.00	935	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	40.95/cwt	40.00–42.00	419	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	535	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	48.11/cwt	47.00–51.00	665	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,016	696.48/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,076	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	904.12/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,792	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	70.66/cwt	69.00–72.00	656	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	993	53.29/cwt	50.00–56.00	529	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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	162.00–167.00	164.52
8	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	142.00–148.00	144.54
7	—	427	132.00–137.00	134.94
7	—	469	120.00–126.00	123.44
9	—	529	110.00–118.00	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	102.00–106.00	104.02
9	—	471	102.00–112.00	107.19
4	—	279	120.00–130.00	124.51
4	—	423	110.00–118.00	113.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.93
7	—	371	120.00–128.00	125.18
9	—	411	120.00–126.00	123.31
11	—	473	110.00–120.00	116.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	126.00–132.00	128.63
9	—	364	130.00–138.00	133.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	108.00–110.00	109.35
4	—	423	126.00–132.00	128.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	160.00–166.00	164.04
5	—	529	130.00–134.00	131.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,083	850.00–975.00	904.12

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	14	—	1,016	600.00–825.00	696.48

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	—	820	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	928	69.00–72.00	70.66

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)	2	—	993	50.00–56.00	53.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	63.00–70.00	67.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	47.00–51.00	48.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,023	40.00–42.00	40.95

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.