Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-07-26

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jul 26

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Jul 19Jul 26Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 145▲ 40 vs year ago 111 · +36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 17▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $145.84/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$145.84

29 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	393	160.18	629	10thin
Medium and Large 3	444	138.98	616	12thin
Medium and Large 1	542	137.10	743	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale29 hd

145.84

—

GA average14 barns · 1,272 hd

137.85

+7.99

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	—	High	1,473	83.50	1,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	64.00	704	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	44.95	424	2thin

Every lot

16 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	145.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	468	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	134.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	142.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	135.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	590	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	163.67/cwt	162.00–165.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	141.27/cwt	138.00–148.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	748	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	44.95/cwt	42.00–49.00	424	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	704	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,960	2

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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 145Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	138.00–148.00	141.27
4	—	558	132.00–136.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	162.00–165.00	163.67
4	—	405	150.00–160.00	154.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	142.00–146.00	144.03
6	—	477	130.00–138.00	133.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	130.00–138.00	134.38
4	—	480	120.00–126.00	122.94
6	—	322	140.00–148.00	145.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	130.00–138.00	135.60
6	—	427	140.00–146.00	142.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	42.00–49.00	44.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,120	74.00	74.00

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	—	1,120	800.00	800.00

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.