Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-12-06

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Dec 6

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▲ 203 vs last sale 270▲ 256 vs year ago 217 · +118.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 46▲ 55 vs year ago 19 · +289.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 41▲ 23 vs year ago 14 · +164.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly 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 $134.76/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$134.76

87 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.68

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	145.27	599	15thin
Medium and Large 2	428	134.85	577	33
Medium and Large 3	431	130.64	563	39

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $36 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 sale87 hd

134.76

—

GA average16 barns · 1,938 hd

127.07

+7.68

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	1,616	80.56	1,302	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	56.70	652	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	47.20	428	17

Every lot

39 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	154.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	164.28/cwt	160.00–168.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	158.60/cwt	153.00–163.00	749	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	892	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	274	141.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	388	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	138.63/cwt	132.00–142.00	534	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	146.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	133.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	123.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	689	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	174.01/cwt	170.00–177.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	416	153.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	639	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	136.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	635	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	74.46/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	84.58/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,380	5
Bulls	—	—	2,050	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	45.48/cwt	42.00–48.00	394	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	51.34/cwt	50.00–53.00	514	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	54.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	601	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	61.84/cwt	59.00–64.00	781	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,229	838.75/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,308	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	1,133.20/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	15,559	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	515	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,096	665.17/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,290	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,998	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 270Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 46Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	170.00–177.00	174.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	163.32
7	—	466	131.00–140.00	136.35
9	—	416	150.00–157.00	153.72
2	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	170.00–175.00	172.48
4	—	410	160.00–165.00	162.47
4	—	513	130.00–140.00	135.02
5	—	463	150.00–154.00	151.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	153.00–163.00	158.60
4	—	513	140.00–148.00	144.02
4	—	670	130.00–136.00	133.09
6	—	435	160.00–168.00	164.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	150.00–156.00	154.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	130.00–138.00	133.56
4	—	305	140.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	513	120.00–128.00	124.10
7	—	385	132.00–142.00	138.63
8	—	424	130.00–140.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	130.00–140.00	135.13
9	—	482	120.00–128.00	123.01
5	—	274	140.00–148.00	141.69
8	—	419	130.00–138.00	134.27
7	—	565	120.00–124.00	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	130.00–136.00	133.04
5	—	334	150.00–160.00	154.07
6	—	413	142.00–152.00	146.09

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	4	—	1,373	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,133.20

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	14	—	1,229	775.00–950.00	838.75

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	—	1,290	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	625.00–700.00	665.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	52.00–54.00	52.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	70.00–78.00	74.46
5	—	1,632	84.00–85.00	84.58
1	—	2,050	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	867	42.00–48.00	45.48
5	—	1,001	50.00–53.00	51.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,102	50.00–58.00	54.53
8	—	1,263	59.00–64.00	61.84

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.