Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-05-03

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, May 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 87▲ 106 vs year ago 98 · +108.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 21 vs year ago 5 · +420.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 46 vs year ago 4 · +1,150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves steady, Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 2.00 lower, 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 $118.28/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$118.28

70 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	121.33	602	12thin
Medium and Large 3	442	117.65	520	58

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about $83 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

118.28

—

GA average15 barns · 1,332 hd

119.00

−0.72

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	1,538	77.50	1,192	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	57.67	711	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	52.48	503	8thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	125.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	711	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	756	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	130.57/cwt	129.00–132.00	423	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	122.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	444	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	120.13/cwt	117.00–123.00	517	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	115.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	514	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	596	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	634	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	54.97/cwt	51.00–58.00	515	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	55.90/cwt	53.00–59.00	679	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	61.56/cwt	60.00–63.00	786	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,960	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,156	56.96/cwt	55.00–59.00	658	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	787	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	932	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,163	809.52/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,415	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,633	1,145.92/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	18,713	6

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 87Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 15Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	937	51.00–58.00	54.97
2	—	1,020	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,214	53.00–59.00	55.90
5	—	1,277	60.00–63.00	61.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,505	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	430	117.00–123.00	120.13
6	—	568	100.00–110.00	104.98
14	—	473	110.00–118.00	115.21
9	—	362	120.00–128.00	122.73
6	—	514	105.00–112.00	108.44
6	—	324	129.00–132.00	130.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.58
6	—	523	118.00–122.00	120.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	120.00–129.00	125.04
13	—	455	130.00–135.00	133.81
8	—	520	125.00–132.00	129.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	123.00–127.00	125.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	120.00–126.00	123.03

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)	2	—	1,270	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	800.00	800.00

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	—	750	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,156	55.00–59.00	56.96

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	6	—	1,633	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,145.92

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	—	1,163	750.00–875.00	809.52

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.