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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Dec 5

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 286▼ 271 vs year ago 473 · −57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 31 vs year ago 74 · −41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 7 vs year ago 37 · −18.9%

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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 and Heifer calves unevenly steady, Bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 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 $144.94/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$144.94

41 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	146.04	651	24
Medium and Large 3	371	143.37	532	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about $118 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

144.94

—

GA average13 barns · 1,618 hd

143.62

+1.32

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	1,220	77.03	940	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	66.63	811	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	54.51	592	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$952	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$811	12

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	154.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	778	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	151.71/cwt	150.00–158.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	143.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	525	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	144.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	699	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	765	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	182.09/cwt	180.00–185.00	699	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	185.51/cwt	182.00–190.00	775	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	538	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	821	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	75.55/cwt	74.00–77.00	937	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	618	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	53.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	583	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	62.95/cwt	62.00–64.00	801	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,066	735.70/head	675.00–800.00	736	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	961.71/head	925.00–1,000.00	962	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	951.97/head	850.00–1,050.00	952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	74.64/cwt	73.00–78.00	802	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	953	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 286Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	170.00–178.00	173.95
7	—	384	180.00–185.00	182.09
3	—	518	160.00–165.00	161.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	182.00–190.00	185.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	160.00–168.00	164.12
4	—	538	150.00–155.00	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	140.00–148.00	144.70
4	—	570	130.00–138.00	134.14
4	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.40
10	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	140.00–150.00	143.88
6	—	418	130.00–140.00	135.91
5	—	323	150.00–158.00	151.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	160.00–166.00	162.97
4	—	505	150.00–158.00	154.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,066	675.00–800.00	735.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	925.00–1,000.00	961.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	850.00–1,050.00	951.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	73.00–78.00	74.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,092	50.00–57.00	53.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,273	62.00–64.00	62.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,240	74.00–77.00	75.55

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.