Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-11-16

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 118▲ 1 vs year ago 152 · +0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 29 vs year ago 46 · −63.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 95▼ 55 vs year ago 69 · −79.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 5.00 higher, Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $132.66/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$132.66

70 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.30

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	139.03	721	11thin
Medium and Large 3	410	137.02	562	34
Medium and Large 2	533	123.93	660	25

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $61 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 sale70 hd

132.66

—

GA average16 barns · 1,691 hd

123.36

+9.30

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	1,548	77.13	1,194	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	53.61	628	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	46.61	490	4thin

Every lot

30 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 1	557	132.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	739	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	122.75/cwt	122.00–124.00	822	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	134.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	128.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	119.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	105.40/cwt	100.00–108.00	661	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	283	163.21/cwt	160.00–166.00	462	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	486	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	407	132.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	142.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	486	124.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	606	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	122.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	113.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	115.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	102.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	693	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	77.13/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,194	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	45.15/cwt	42.00–48.00	470	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	551	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	53.61/cwt	51.00–58.00	628	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,603	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,239	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	77.02/cwt	74.00–81.00	743	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	667	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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 118Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 95Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	118.00–122.00	120.02
3	—	668	110.00–115.00	113.32
5	—	376	160.00–170.00	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	140.00–146.00	142.02
5	—	571	110.00–118.00	115.62
6	—	673	100.00–108.00	102.98
7	—	522	120.00–128.00	122.89
4	—	368	150.00–158.00	153.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	120.00–128.00	124.74
5	—	407	130.00–136.00	132.85
6	—	524	110.00–118.00	113.76
4	—	390	140.00–148.00	143.95
5	—	283	160.00–166.00	163.21
6	—	316	150.00–157.00	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	130.00–138.00	132.73
4	—	670	122.00–124.00	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	130.00–138.00	134.66
4	—	415	130.00–136.00	132.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	125.00–132.00	128.97
3	—	627	100.00–108.00	105.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	117.00–124.00	119.44

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	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	1,140	635.00	635.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	82.00	82.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	74.00–81.00	77.02

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	—	1,010	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,042	42.00–48.00	45.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	51.00–58.00	53.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	76.00–78.00	77.13

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.