Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-05-11

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, May 11

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 98▼ 84 vs year ago 162 · −51.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 13 vs year ago 20 · −65.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 4▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $108.61/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$108.61

14 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.25

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	485	108.61	527	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

108.61

—

GA average16 barns · 1,036 hd

113.86

−5.25

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	1,493	76.48	1,142	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	56.50	727	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	47.50	462	2thin

Every lot

15 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	117.40/cwt	114.00–122.00	486	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	111.29/cwt	109.00–118.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	586	94.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	552	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	144.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	120.59/cwt	118.00–122.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.89/cwt	98.00–108.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	93.43/cwt	90.00–97.00	591	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	76.48/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,142	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	530	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	751	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,365	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,603	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	817	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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 98Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	140.00–148.00	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	90.00–97.00	93.43
3	—	467	118.00–122.00	120.59
4	—	575	98.00–108.00	100.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	92.00–97.00	94.26
5	—	414	114.00–122.00	117.40
5	—	475	109.00–118.00	111.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	76.00–77.00	76.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,365	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,060	50.00	50.00

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	2	—	1,300	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,365	850.00	850.00

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)	1	—	1,485	55.00	55.00

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.