Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-05-18

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 78▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 7▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Steer calves, heifers calves, and bulls calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly 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 $122.57/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$122.57

49 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$17.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	135.42	499	14thin
Medium and Large 3	466	117.43	548	35

One grade step is worth $17.99/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale49 hd

122.57

—

GA average17 barns · 1,624 hd

116.31

+6.26

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	—	Average	1,454	84.88	1,234	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	58.59	689	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	44.53	382	8thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	118.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	103.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	146.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	131.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	420	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	128.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	133.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	123.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	115.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	551	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	103.12/cwt	100.00–104.00	602	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	155.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	391	143.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	562	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	114.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	581	110.64/cwt	106.00–116.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	100.65/cwt	98.00–103.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	92.92/cwt	90.00–96.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	101.38/cwt	100.00–103.00	680	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	80.84/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	43.61/cwt	42.00–48.00	370	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	467	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	64.13/cwt	62.00–66.00	714	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	56.38/cwt	54.00–58.00	677	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	704	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	858	749.91/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,434	10

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	150.00–158.00	155.28
5	—	671	100.00–103.00	101.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–118.00	114.11
2	—	668	90.00–96.00	92.92
3	—	465	120.00–130.00	123.37
3	—	618	98.00–103.00	100.65
6	—	581	106.00–116.00	110.64
9	—	391	138.00–145.00	143.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	100.00–105.00	103.77
5	—	530	130.00–135.00	130.96
7	—	617	110.00–120.00	118.60
10	—	590	120.00–125.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	120.00–128.00	122.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	110.00–118.00	113.93
5	—	368	125.00–130.00	128.19
6	—	476	112.00–120.00	115.76
7	—	422	120.00–128.00	123.29
9	—	584	100.00–104.00	103.12
4	—	318	128.00–134.00	131.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	140.00–144.00	141.97
3	—	283	144.00–148.00	146.64
3	—	478	120.00–128.00	123.97
6	—	377	130.00–136.00	133.35

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	57.00	57.00

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	10	—	858	700.00–775.00	749.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	51.00	51.00
7	—	849	42.00–48.00	43.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	62.00–66.00	64.13
5	—	1,201	54.00–58.00	56.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,307	75.00–84.00	80.84

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.