Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2021-12-13

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Dec 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 287 vs last sale 473▼ 61 vs year ago 247 · −24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 74▲ 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 37▲ 53 vs year ago 7 · +757.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves unevenly 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 $136.82/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$136.82

58 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	144.77	627	8thin
Medium and Large 2	427	136.53	583	40
Medium and Large 3	386	131.62	508	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about $119 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 sale58 hd

136.82

—

GA average17 barns · 2,647 hd

132.61

+4.22

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	1,770	90.50	1,602	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	58.27	670	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	46.67	452	14

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	411	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	490	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	134.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	123.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	705	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	319	164.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	525	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	178.26/cwt	174.00–183.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	163.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	155.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	656	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	759	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	51.71/cwt	50.00–55.00	498	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	44.66/cwt	42.00–48.00	434	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	708	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	56.04/cwt	54.00–59.00	647	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	919	798.19/cwt	775.00–825.00	7,335	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,083	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,771	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	780.58/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,455	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	996	59.57/cwt	52.00–64.00	593	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	74.55/cwt	70.00–78.00	783	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 473Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 74Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–149.00	144.63
4	—	370	174.00–183.00	178.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	160.00–165.00	163.04
4	—	385	170.00–174.00	172.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	150.00–159.00	155.52
8	—	319	160.00–167.00	164.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–138.00	134.06
12	—	422	130.00–140.00	134.64
7	—	269	150.00–155.00	152.85
7	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.29
4	—	530	122.00–130.00	125.92
6	—	572	120.00–128.00	123.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	140.00–150.00	144.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	130.00–140.00	136.07
4	—	425	120.00–130.00	124.94

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	—	1,090	925.00	925.00

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	12	—	919	775.00–825.00	798.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	996	52.00–64.00	59.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	855	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00

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)	2	—	1,050	70.00–78.00	74.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	955	725.00–850.00	780.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,840	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	61.00–63.00	61.98
10	—	1,155	54.00–59.00	56.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	50.00–55.00	51.71
10	—	971	42.00–48.00	44.66

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.