Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-01-25

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jan 25

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 124▲ 6 vs year ago 144 · +4.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Heifer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Steer calves and bull calves lightly tested, 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 $121.01/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$121.01

42 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	132.82	572	5thin
Medium and Large 2	387	128.11	495	17thin
Medium and Large 3	481	112.01	539	20

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $34 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 sale42 hd

121.01

—

GA average16 barns · 1,748 hd

115.88

+5.13

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	1,388	78.91	1,095	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	58.00	763	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	47.61	440	6thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	124.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	132.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	132.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	113.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	596	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	151.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	129.48/cwt	126.00–132.00	549	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	651	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	83.40/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	74.42/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,075	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	51.91/cwt	51.00–53.00	479	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	43.31/cwt	40.00–48.00	401	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	763	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,187	779.11/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,248	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	73.98/cwt	73.00–75.00	576	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	877	52.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	458	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,255	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	715	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 Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 124Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	150.00–154.00	151.91
3	—	630	100.00–105.00	103.41
5	—	424	126.00–132.00	129.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00–115.00	113.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	100.00–107.00	103.62
6	—	512	100.00–110.00	106.06
5	—	487	110.00–114.00	113.20
5	—	363	120.00–128.00	124.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	120.00–127.00	123.03
5	—	380	130.00–134.00	132.44
4	—	330	130.00–136.00	132.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	130.00–136.00	132.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,187	700.00–850.00	779.11

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	—	1,255	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	877	50.00–54.00	52.17

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)	2	—	778	73.00–75.00	73.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	40.00–48.00	43.31
3	—	923	51.00–53.00	51.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	74.00–75.00	74.42
2	—	1,330	83.00–84.00	83.40

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.