Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2022-04-25

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Apr 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Apr 4Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 250▲ 159 vs year ago 87 · +182.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 54▲ 42 vs year ago 15 · +280.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 34▲ 53 vs year ago 20 · +265.0%

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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 $136.23/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$136.23

49 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	152.30	772	6thin
Medium and Large 2	496	140.22	695	10thin
Medium and Large 3	466	132.09	616	33

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $156 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 sale49 hd

136.23

—

GA average15 barns · 1,909 hd

145.00

−8.77

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	1,307	82.45	1,078	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	75.02	1,058	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	68.43	778	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	58.59	609	30

Every lot

29 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	145.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	162.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	987	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	143.46/cwt	138.00–148.00	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	132.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	144.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	503	121.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	611	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	726	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	115.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	87.17/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	996	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	55.46/cwt	52.00–59.00	571	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	61.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	647	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	74.78/cwt	71.00–78.00	841	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	64.53/cwt	62.00–68.00	739	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	75.02/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,058	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,151	954.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,981	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,291.77/cwt	1,125.00–1,375.00	17,387	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	683	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	78.18/cwt	75.00–81.00	825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	67.41/cwt	66.00–69.00	789	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 250Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 34Year ago 20

No trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	138.00–148.00	143.46
8	—	453	130.00–138.00	132.03
4	—	583	110.00–120.00	115.06
8	—	503	120.00–124.00	121.50
4	—	380	140.00–150.00	144.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	140.00–148.00	144.61
4	—	521	130.00–137.00	133.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	150.00–155.00	152.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	160.00–168.00	162.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–150.00	145.58
4	—	515	150.00–155.00	152.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	150.00–155.00	152.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	150.00–160.00	154.97
4	—	505	140.00–148.00	144.04
5	—	675	110.00–120.00	115.33
6	—	478	150.00–154.00	151.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,145	62.00–68.00	64.53
8	—	1,124	71.00–78.00	74.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	72.00–78.00	75.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,049	60.00–65.00	61.72
15	—	1,029	52.00–59.00	55.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	84.00–90.00	87.17
1	—	1,365	73.00	73.00

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	16	—	1,346	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,291.77

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	18	—	1,151	800.00–1,075.00	954.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	66.00–69.00	67.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	67.00	67.00

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)	3	—	1,055	75.00–81.00	78.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00

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.