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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jan 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 166▼ 45 vs year ago 131 · −34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▼ 13 vs year ago 35 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $156.18/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$156.18

36 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$26.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	170.22	637	8thin
Medium and Large 2	412	157.39	649	17thin
Medium and Large 3	446	144.11	643	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale36 hd

156.18

—

GA average14 barns · 1,509 hd

155.72

+0.46

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	1,787	81.79	1,462	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	72.00	1,048	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	70.29	921	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	57.39	598	7thin

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 2	670	154.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,033	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	142.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	971	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	163.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	520	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	174.84/cwt	170.00–176.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	162.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	154.54/cwt	152.00–160.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	162.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	142.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	813	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	272	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	213.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	184.69/cwt	180.00–188.00	933	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	164.62/cwt	158.00–168.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	173.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	908	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	176.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	984	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	85.68/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,553	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	52.90/cwt	49.00–55.00	459	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	60.75/cwt	59.00–63.00	713	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	72.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	933	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	908	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,007	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	70.85/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,127	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 Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 166Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 13

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls 2.00 higher, Steer calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	170.00–180.00	176.59
3	—	380	210.00–215.00	213.46
6	—	505	180.00–188.00	184.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	200.00–205.00	201.63
3	—	513	158.00–168.00	164.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	170.00–174.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	140.00–144.00	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	150.00–158.00	154.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	140.00–150.00	145.09
5	—	318	160.00–170.00	163.55
5	—	384	160.00–166.00	162.78
3	—	420	152.00–160.00	154.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	150.00–160.00	155.27
3	—	470	140.00–144.00	142.64
4	—	505	130.00–138.00	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	342	170.00–176.00	174.84
3	—	428	160.00–168.00	162.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,590	68.00–74.00	70.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	59.00–63.00	60.75
3	—	867	49.00–55.00	52.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,460	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	70.00–75.00	72.58
2	—	1,335	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	82.00–89.00	85.68
1	—	1,735	74.00	74.00

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.