Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-08-30

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Aug 30

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 128▼ 207 vs year ago 301 · −68.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 25▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 22 vs year ago 34 · −64.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves unevenly steady to 3.00 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 $149.18/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$149.18

21 head · 338 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$29.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.02

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	253	174.70	442	3thin
Medium and Large 3	352	144.93	511	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.77/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale21 hd

149.18

—

GA average15 barns · 1,487 hd

132.16

+17.02

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	1,230	84.00	1,033	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	64.00	698	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	47.96	463	7thin

Every lot

15 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 2	423	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	142.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	136.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	133.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	781	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	113.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	253	174.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	442	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	314	153.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	481	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	366	142.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	522	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	533	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,033	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	42.36/cwt	41.00–44.00	403	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	52.16/cwt	51.00–55.00	509	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	698	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	61.87/cwt	59.00–64.00	656	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 128Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	253	170.00–177.00	174.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	150.00–158.00	153.23
3	—	405	130.00–135.00	131.71
8	—	366	140.00–147.00	142.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	110.00–120.00	113.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	130.00–136.00	133.98
4	—	480	140.00–146.00	142.94
5	—	526	130.00–139.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	160.00–165.00	163.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,060	59.00–64.00	61.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	51.00–55.00	52.16
3	—	952	41.00–44.00	42.36

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.