Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-10-19

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Oct 19

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Oct 5Oct 19Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 0▼ 39 vs year ago 187 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 23 · −47.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 14 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

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 $119.34/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$119.34

28 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	123.72	522	3thin
Medium and Large 3	417	118.82	495	25

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about $27 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 sale28 hd

119.34

—

GA average14 barns · 1,051 hd

115.08

+4.26

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	—	Low	1,020	72.00	734	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	50.42	578	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	43.50	450	2thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	126.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	112.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	740	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	126.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	112.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	109.58/cwt	108.00–112.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	114.64/cwt	112.00–118.00	547	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	324	134.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	435	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	357	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	443	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	119.92/cwt	116.00–124.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	123.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	522	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	112.44/cwt	110.00–118.00	528	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	106.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	93.88/cwt	90.00–98.00	543	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	392	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	51.10/cwt	50.00–54.00	591	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	494	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	802	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 0Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 14

No trends available this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,235	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	50.00–54.00	51.10
1	—	1,095	47.00	47.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	122.00–127.00	123.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	120.00–128.00	124.02
5	—	324	132.00–138.00	134.22
3	—	517	102.00–108.00	106.03
2	—	578	90.00–98.00	93.88
4	—	470	110.00–118.00	112.44
5	—	413	116.00–124.00	119.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	110.00–114.00	112.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	123.00–130.00	126.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	122.00–128.00	126.02
6	—	413	118.00–122.00	119.70
6	—	477	112.00–118.00	114.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	108.00–112.00	109.58
3	—	428	110.00–118.00	112.52

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	—	975	82.00	82.00

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	—	1,215	66.00	66.00

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.