Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-05-04

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

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

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 245▼ 125 vs year ago 223 · −56.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 19 vs year ago 24 · −79.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 12▼ 31 vs year ago 35 · −88.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, steer calves and bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.60/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$110.60

13 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	123.16	636	5thin
Medium and Large 3	627	102.74	644	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale13 hd

110.60

—

GA average16 barns · 1,426 hd

121.74

−11.14

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	1,435	74.00	1,062	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	51.00	602	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	50.50	458	2thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	143.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	144.73/cwt	142.00–148.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	115.60/cwt	110.00–118.00	486	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	495	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	135.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	538	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	758	88.02/cwt	86.00–90.00	667	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,062	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	425	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	491	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	602	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	515	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 245Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	110.00–118.00	115.60
4	—	520	90.00–100.00	95.14
2	—	478	100.00–110.00	105.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00–126.00	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–136.00	133.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	142.00–148.00	144.73
3	—	405	140.00–148.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	110.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	758	86.00–90.00	88.02
2	—	675	98.00–100.00	99.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	130.00–138.00	135.38
2	—	673	100.00–110.00	104.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	54.00	54.00
1	—	905	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	845	61.00	61.00

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.