Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-11-08

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 8

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 65▼ 3 vs year ago 118 · −2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 84 vs year ago 95 · −88.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 2.00 higher, Bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 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 $125.49/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$125.49

32 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	132.97	625	5thin
Medium and Large 2	438	130.30	571	9thin
Medium and Large 3	428	121.01	518	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $107 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 sale32 hd

125.49

—

GA average15 barns · 1,754 hd

122.06

+3.43

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	1,616	76.95	1,243	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	62.00	1,029	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	61.24	712	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	47.21	440	4thin

Every lot

24 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	129.90/cwt	126.00–132.00	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	137.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	121.81/cwt	118.00–128.00	510	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	592	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	163.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	153.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	168.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	134.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	643	105.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	96.01/cwt	92.00–100.00	641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	74.93/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,171	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	45.28/cwt	44.00–47.00	421	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	498	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	61.24/cwt	59.00–63.00	712	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,029	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,148	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	573.36/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,820	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,155	1

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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 65Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	140.00–146.00	142.95
4	—	305	160.00–168.00	163.93
4	—	518	130.00–138.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	104.00–110.00	105.99
2	—	668	92.00–100.00	96.01
3	—	320	150.00–155.00	153.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	165.00–175.00	168.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	110.00–114.00	112.03
4	—	473	114.00–120.00	117.01
9	—	419	118.00–128.00	121.81
3	—	328	126.00–132.00	129.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	120.00–128.00	123.98
3	—	472	120.00–130.00	125.42
4	—	381	130.00–140.00	137.11

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	—	1,230	825.00	825.00

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	—	1,060	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	550.00–600.00	573.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,563	72.00–78.00	74.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	59.00–63.00	61.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	53.00	53.00
3	—	930	44.00–47.00	45.28

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.