Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2022-02-21

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Feb 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 219▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 23▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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 $137.65/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$137.65

34 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	153.61	714	2thin
Medium and Large 2	483	142.21	687	7thin
Medium and Large 3	425	135.10	574	25

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $140 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

137.65

—

GA average17 barns · 1,908 hd

143.68

−6.03

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	1,523	85.75	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	69.11	873	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	905	58.71	531	3thin

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	317	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	133.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	142.21/cwt	138.00–148.00	687	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	119.33/cwt	118.00–122.00	684	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	145.94/cwt	140.00–152.00	765	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	553	143.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	796	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,354	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,279	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	52.56/cwt	51.00–54.00	426	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	777	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	72.15/cwt	70.00–74.00	938	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,113	660.73/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,354	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	542	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,978	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	288	185.00–190.00	187.52
3	—	553	140.00–146.00	143.98
4	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.62
7	—	524	140.00–152.00	145.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	140.00–150.00	144.84
5	—	534	120.00–128.00	124.07
6	—	370	140.00–148.00	143.91
3	—	573	118.00–122.00	119.33
5	—	422	130.00–136.00	133.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	150.00–157.00	153.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	138.00–148.00	142.21

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	4	—	1,113	625.00–700.00	660.73

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)	1	—	815	82.00	82.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	950.00	950.00

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	—	760	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,472	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,548	80.00–85.00	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	70.00–74.00	72.15
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	71.00	71.00
2	—	810	51.00–54.00	52.56

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.