Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-08-23

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Aug 23

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 96▼ 201 vs year ago 329 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 27 · −7.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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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 steady to 5.00 lower, 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 $128.52/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$128.52

34 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.66

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	474	128.52	610	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

128.52

—

GA average16 barns · 1,285 hd

135.18

−6.66

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	1,409	82.11	1,157	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	61.00	656	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	838	49.50	415	10

Every lot

19 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	142.40/cwt	140.00–144.00	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	134.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	513	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	124.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	115.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	677	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,192	77.57/cwt	74.00–79.00	925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	83.47/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,721	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	55.01/cwt	53.00–57.00	432	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	45.99/cwt	42.00–50.00	390	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	548	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	615	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	698	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,019	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 96Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	848	42.00–50.00	45.99
1	—	870	63.00	63.00
2	—	785	53.00–57.00	55.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,090	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	82.00–85.00	83.47
3	—	1,192	74.00–79.00	77.57
1	—	1,850	93.00	93.00

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	—	925	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	120.00–128.00	124.69
5	—	326	140.00–144.00	142.40
9	—	382	130.00–136.00	134.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	130.00–140.00	134.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	110.00–118.00	114.03
4	—	468	124.00–130.00	126.92
5	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.52
10	—	421	130.00–140.00	134.32
7	—	517	110.00–120.00	115.73
4	—	615	108.00–112.00	110.02

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.