Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-11-15

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 15

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 115▲ 18 vs year ago 153 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 22▲ 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and calves lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, Bull calves steady, 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 $127.09/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.09

37 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$13.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	134.64	599	10thin
Medium and Large 2	433	127.99	554	13thin
Medium and Large 3	425	120.85	514	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.79/cwt here — about $85 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 sale37 hd

127.09

—

GA average17 barns · 2,116 hd

126.75

+0.34

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	—	Low	1,433	77.48	1,110	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	53.46	608	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	45.13	488	3thin

Every lot

21 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 2	362	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	126.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	122.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	593	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	162.72/cwt	160.00–168.00	509	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	154.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	488	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	153.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	171.36/cwt	168.00–175.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	143.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	77.48/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,110	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	45.13/cwt	42.00–47.00	488	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	53.46/cwt	52.00–55.00	608	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,325	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,606	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,138	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 115Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	168.00–175.00	171.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	160.00–168.00	162.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	140.00–146.00	143.60
4	—	478	130.00–136.00	132.95
5	—	316	150.00–160.00	154.30
3	—	373	150.00–155.00	153.26
2	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.04
5	—	483	120.00–126.00	122.80
6	—	362	130.00–138.00	134.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	122.00–128.00	126.06
5	—	368	120.00–130.00	124.77
6	—	469	110.00–120.00	114.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	130.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	419	130.00–140.00	136.04

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	—	1,325	725.00	725.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	42.00–47.00	45.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	52.00–55.00	53.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	75.00–79.00	77.48

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.