Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2022-01-03

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jan 3

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 186▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 48▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 60▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this 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 $130.03/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$130.03

34 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	141.96	671	6thin
Medium and Large 3	394	127.74	503	25
Medium and Large 2	520	125.23	651	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $20 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 sale34 hd

130.03

—

GA average3 barns · 174 hd

133.41

−3.38

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	1,472	76.04	1,119	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	67.00	1,112	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	55.95	672	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	42.90	403	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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	272	145.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	418	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	123.90/cwt	122.00–126.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	117.32/cwt	114.00–120.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	115.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	649	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	313	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	167.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	154.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	162.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	716	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	74.72/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,368	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	42.90/cwt	40.00–47.00	403	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	51.93/cwt	51.00–53.00	612	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	797	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,112	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	687	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	729	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,480	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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 186Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 60Year ago 0

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	120.00–128.00	125.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	114.00–120.00	117.32
3	—	563	110.00–118.00	115.35
3	—	272	140.00–148.00	145.40
11	—	315	130.00–138.00	132.69
2	—	420	122.00–126.00	123.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	140.00–144.00	141.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	150.00–158.00	154.70
4	—	313	160.00–165.00	162.48
4	—	370	150.00–160.00	155.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	164.00–170.00	167.00
4	—	465	150.00–158.00	153.96
3	—	429	160.00–164.00	162.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	40.00–47.00	42.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	51.00–53.00	51.93
1	—	1,245	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	72.00–78.00	74.72
1	—	1,710	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	67.00	67.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	61.00	61.00

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	—	1,440	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.