Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-11-09

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 9

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 8▼ 28 vs year ago 146 · −19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 118▲ 4 vs year ago 19 · +21.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 9▲ 79 vs year ago 16 · +493.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves, and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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 $124.17/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$124.17

46 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	403	126.99	511	34
Medium and Large 2	517	116.17	601	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale46 hd

124.17

—

GA average15 barns · 1,311 hd

125.02

−0.85

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	1,457	77.91	1,135	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	52.35	554	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	42.97	441	9thin

Every lot

29 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	119.65/cwt	118.00–122.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	110.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	476	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	105.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	579	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	286	146.39/cwt	142.00–152.00	419	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	140.58/cwt	138.00–145.00	446	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	381	133.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	120.26/cwt	117.00–122.00	554	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	114.31/cwt	108.00–118.00	534	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	116.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	105.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	602	110.33/cwt	109.00–112.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	81.87/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,273	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	37.10/cwt	35.00–38.00	375	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	54.12/cwt	50.00–57.00	555	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	45.90/cwt	44.00–48.00	476	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	45.27/cwt	42.00–48.00	536	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	704	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	54.81/cwt	50.00–60.00	548	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	70.74/cwt	64.00–76.00	732	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	70.97/cwt	66.00–77.00	769	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,122	63.30/cwt	62.00–65.00	710	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	827.81/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,478	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,001.29/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,166	28

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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 8Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 118Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 9Year ago 16

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,084	66.00–77.00	70.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,035	64.00–76.00	70.74

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)	3	—	1,122	62.00–65.00	63.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	50.00–60.00	54.81

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	28	—	1,215	900.00–1,225.00	1,001.29

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	8	—	1,145	700.00–875.00	827.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	117.00–122.00	120.26
3	—	602	109.00–112.00	110.33
5	—	511	110.00–120.00	116.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
6	—	467	108.00–118.00	114.31
4	—	519	100.00–110.00	105.45
5	—	381	130.00–138.00	133.52
2	—	605	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	286	142.00–152.00	146.39
9	—	317	138.00–145.00	140.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	118.00–122.00	119.65
4	—	523	109.00–112.00	110.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	121.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	108.00–115.00	110.47
4	—	368	110.00–118.00	113.92
3	—	490	100.00–108.00	105.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	50.00–57.00	54.12
2	—	1,185	42.00–48.00	45.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,036	44.00–48.00	45.90
3	—	1,010	35.00–38.00	37.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	80.00–83.00	81.87
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00

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.