Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-09-13

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 115▲ 26 vs year ago 155 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 22▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 20 vs year ago 7 · +285.7%

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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 2.00 lower, Replacement cows unevenly 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 $115.77/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$115.77

38 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$2.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.55

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	441	116.57	514	25
Medium and Large 2	534	114.23	610	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.33/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale38 hd

115.77

—

GA average16 barns · 2,504 hd

132.31

−16.55

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	1,508	77.63	1,171	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	61.24	759	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	48.25	447	5thin

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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	133.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	122.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	116.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	116.86/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	104.76/cwt	102.00–110.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	552	95.32/cwt	90.00–98.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	105.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	613	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	462	122.89/cwt	118.00–128.00	568	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	588	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	617	104.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	669	92.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	93.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	662	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	82.97/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	72.30/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,141	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	54.09/cwt	51.00–57.00	499	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	44.36/cwt	42.00–46.00	413	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	56.73/cwt	54.00–59.00	682	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	65.11/cwt	62.00–68.00	828	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,037	754.42/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,823	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,480	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,238	691.41/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,560	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,979	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,325	61.96/cwt	60.00–64.00	821	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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 115Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 15Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	90.00–98.00	93.97
4	—	565	120.00–128.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	130.00–137.00	133.33
4	—	669	90.00–94.00	92.54
5	—	617	100.00–110.00	104.71
6	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.67
9	—	462	118.00–128.00	122.89
4	—	588	110.00–120.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	110.00–120.00	116.03
3	—	327	130.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	552	90.00–98.00	95.32
5	—	388	120.00–126.00	122.75
3	—	530	102.00–110.00	104.76
6	—	418	118.00–122.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	120.00–126.00	122.95
4	—	525	112.00–122.00	116.86
5	—	583	100.00–110.00	105.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,280	975.00	975.00

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	6	—	1,037	700.00–825.00	754.42

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)	2	—	1,238	675.00–700.00	691.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	60.00–64.00	61.96

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	82.00–84.00	82.97
2	—	1,578	70.00–76.00	72.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	62.00–68.00	65.11
6	—	1,203	54.00–59.00	56.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	51.00–57.00	54.09
3	—	930	42.00–46.00	44.36

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.