Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-03-22

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Mar 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 329▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 38▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 23▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers, and bulls unevenly steady, Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, Bull calves mostly steady, 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 $129.08/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$129.08

64 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

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	136.27	587	20
Medium and Large 2	418	129.53	542	24
Medium and Large 3	440	121.33	534	20

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $53 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 sale64 hd

129.08

—

GA average15 barns · 1,708 hd

124.37

+4.71

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	1,714	80.22	1,375	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	59.90	767	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	46.97	446	9thin

Every lot

28 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 1	423	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	698	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	490	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	123.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	123.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	128.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	535	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	134.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	572	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	126.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	121.06/cwt	118.00–124.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	699	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	152.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	485	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	552	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	739	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	112.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	74.66/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,279	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.78/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,471	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	52.16/cwt	50.00–56.00	429	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	44.38/cwt	40.00–48.00	450	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	64.59/cwt	63.00–66.00	717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	56.78/cwt	55.00–58.00	791	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,690	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	52.69/cwt	51.00–54.00	381	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	431	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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	84.00–87.00	85.78
3	—	1,713	70.00–79.00	74.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	63.00–66.00	64.59
3	—	1,393	55.00–58.00	56.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	50.00–56.00	52.16
6	—	1,014	40.00–48.00	44.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	130.00–138.00	134.58
8	—	473	120.00–130.00	126.02
8	—	418	122.00–132.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	130.00–138.00	134.96
6	—	370	140.00–146.00	142.63
4	—	538	128.00–132.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	118.00–124.00	121.06
6	—	382	120.00–130.00	123.90
4	—	520	110.00–118.00	113.92
6	—	415	120.00–128.00	123.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	130.00–138.00	133.90
6	—	318	150.00–156.00	152.67
4	—	403	140.00–146.00	142.98
6	—	383	142.00–146.00	144.02
6	—	558	110.00–116.00	112.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	120.00–126.00	123.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	150.00–156.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	164.00–166.00	165.01

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	2	—	1,140	850.00	850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	70.00	70.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	723	51.00–54.00	52.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	51.00	51.00

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.