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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, May 2

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 246▼ 67 vs year ago 204 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 57▲ 6 vs year ago 26 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 73▼ 35 vs year ago 50 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, replacement cows mostly 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 $142.81/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$142.81

41 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	152.82	772	5thin
Medium and Large 2	441	144.95	639	14thin
Medium and Large 3	395	139.18	550	22

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $221 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 sale41 hd

142.81

—

GA average16 barns · 1,440 hd

142.91

−0.09

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	1,453	83.07	1,207	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	73.80	1,042	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	68.00	807	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	61.78	527	8thin

Every lot

25 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	273	155.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	140.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	135.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	144.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	152.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	772	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	635	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	153.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	740	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	131.99/cwt	128.00–138.00	752	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	73.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	85.49/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	95.56/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	70.09/cwt	68.00–74.00	543	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	54.74/cwt	50.00–57.00	475	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	65.42/cwt	63.00–69.00	775	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	74.88/cwt	71.00–77.00	891	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	73.80/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,042	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	53.31/cwt	51.00–55.00	509	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	66.49/cwt	62.00–69.00	719	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,157.16/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	13,134	4

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 246Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 57Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 73Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	140.00–146.00	143.04
4	—	508	150.00–156.00	153.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	150.00–156.00	153.30
6	—	570	128.00–138.00	131.99
4	—	508	140.00–148.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	120.00–130.00	124.98
8	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.65
4	—	273	150.00–160.00	155.32
6	—	432	130.00–140.00	135.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	150.00–156.00	152.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	140.00–150.00	145.30
4	—	488	140.00–148.00	144.06

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	51.00–55.00	53.31

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	—	1,082	62.00–69.00	66.49

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	4	—	1,135	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,157.16

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	—	1,075	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	83.00–88.00	85.49
3	—	1,295	70.00–75.00	73.13
2	—	1,830	94.00–97.00	95.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,185	63.00–69.00	65.42
3	—	1,190	71.00–77.00	74.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	65.00	65.00
3	—	775	68.00–74.00	70.09
4	—	868	50.00–57.00	54.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	71.00–76.00	73.80

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.