Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-11-29

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Nov 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 171▲ 113 vs year ago 157 · +72.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 17▲ 15 vs year ago 31 · +48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 11▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week due to Holiday previous week.

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 $129.16/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$129.16

71 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$4.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	131.74	631	17thin
Medium and Large 2	457	129.03	589	31
Medium and Large 3	383	127.44	488	23

One grade step is worth $4.30/cwt here — about $143 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 sale71 hd

129.16

—

GA average4 barns · 373 hd

127.04

+2.12

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	1,350	74.08	1,000	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	50.74	584	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	46.72	419	19

Every lot

36 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	154.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	152.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	761	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	124.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	306	133.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	409	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	141.63/cwt	140.00–144.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	133.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	137.68/cwt	134.00–140.00	566	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	123.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	118.78/cwt	110.00–124.00	687	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	304	153.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	466	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	153.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	456	132.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	153.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	124.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	115.12/cwt	112.00–118.00	660	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	74.08/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,000	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	52.08/cwt	50.00–56.00	465	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	45.72/cwt	41.00–49.00	411	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	50.74/cwt	50.00–52.00	584	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,098	847.15/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,302	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,563	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	808.45/cwt	775.00–850.00	8,012	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,280	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	704	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 171Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 17Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 11Year ago 0

No Trends available this week due to Holiday previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	437	150.00–156.00	154.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	150.00–156.00	152.63
3	—	563	130.00–138.00	135.21
3	—	620	120.00–126.00	124.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	130.00–140.00	137.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	120.00–126.00	122.99
5	—	483	120.00–124.00	122.04
10	—	306	130.00–140.00	133.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	120.00–128.00	123.93
7	—	411	134.00–140.00	137.68
4	—	458	130.00–136.00	133.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	140.00–144.00	141.63
5	—	379	130.00–138.00	133.55
5	—	578	110.00–124.00	118.78
7	—	479	125.00–130.00	127.71
6	—	513	120.00–128.00	123.34
3	—	442	130.00–136.00	132.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	160.00–165.00	163.25
4	—	470	150.00–156.00	153.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	112.00–118.00	115.12
3	—	388	150.00–155.00	153.39
3	—	515	122.00–128.00	124.69
4	—	456	130.00–136.00	132.53
6	—	304	150.00–157.00	153.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	160.00–165.00	161.70
5	—	420	150.00–157.00	153.31

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	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	8	—	1,098	800.00–875.00	847.15

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	625.00	625.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	991	775.00–850.00	808.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	73.00–75.00	74.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	50.00–52.00	50.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	50.00–56.00	52.08
16	—	898	41.00–49.00	45.72

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.