Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-10-11

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Oct 11

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 129▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 37▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and Bull calves mostly 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 $142.98/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$142.98

33 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.08

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	358	152.56	546	7thin
Medium and Large 2	350	147.46	516	8thin
Medium and Large 3	384	137.26	527	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $19 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 sale33 hd

142.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,132 hd

124.90

+18.08

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	1,663	78.50	1,305	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,815	56.00	1,016	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	55.10	626	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	49.52	475	9thin

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	135.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	124.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	471	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	135.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	600	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	255	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	402	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	136.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	566	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	45.09/cwt	42.00–48.00	412	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	53.07/cwt	51.00–55.00	529	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	53.95/cwt	52.00–59.00	606	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	753	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,016	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	488	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	741.74/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,883	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,898	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 Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	390	140.00–145.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	120.00–126.00	123.03
7	—	414	130.00–138.00	134.08
3	—	383	130.00–140.00	136.61
4	—	255	155.00–160.00	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.88
4	—	488	120.00–126.00	122.95
6	—	372	130.00–134.00	132.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–138.00	135.18
3	—	370	134.00–140.00	135.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	120.00–128.00	124.28

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	928	725.00–750.00	741.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	78.00	78.00

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)	1	—	895	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	61.00	61.00

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	—	1,070	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	42.00–48.00	45.09
5	—	997	51.00–55.00	53.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	52.00–59.00	53.95
1	—	1,215	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,600	76.00	76.00

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.