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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Feb 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Feb 21Feb 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 154▼ 48 vs year ago 280 · −17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▼ 30 vs year ago 57 · −52.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 42 vs year ago 55 · −76.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 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 $150.89/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$150.89

33 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	155.00	736	14thin
Medium and Large 3	451	147.86	667	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $69 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 sale33 hd

150.89

—

GA average14 barns · 1,355 hd

146.90

+3.99

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	1,609	93.75	1,508	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	76.19	921	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	55.26	527	6thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	164.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	833	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	157.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	863	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	154.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	643	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	162.92/cwt	160.00–168.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	154.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	142.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	148.90/cwt	144.00–154.00	773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	133.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	182.92/cwt	180.00–188.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	176.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	184.04/cwt	180.00–187.00	683	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	163.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	159.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	137.06/cwt	132.00–142.00	874	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	503	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	75.40/cwt	71.00–78.00	884	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	787	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	81.97/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,049	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,495	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	562	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	65.68/cwt	64.00–67.00	560	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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 154Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 55

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	132.00–142.00	137.06
7	—	371	180.00–187.00	184.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	180.00–188.00	182.92
5	—	367	170.00–180.00	176.46
3	—	427	160.00–167.00	163.05
4	—	469	158.00–164.00	159.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	160.00–168.00	162.92
5	—	519	144.00–154.00	148.90
5	—	466	150.00–158.00	154.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–140.00	133.21
5	—	481	140.00–146.00	142.86
11	—	417	150.00–158.00	154.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	150.00–160.00	157.02
5	—	508	160.00–166.00	164.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	170.00–175.00	173.36
2	—	608	140.00–144.00	142.02

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	2	—	1,055	900.00	900.00

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)	1	—	770	73.00	73.00

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)	2	—	853	64.00–67.00	65.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,740	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,840	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	80.00–84.00	81.97
3	—	1,173	71.00–78.00	75.40
1	—	1,174	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	69.00	69.00
5	—	958	50.00–55.00	52.51

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.