Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2023-02-06

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Feb 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 109▲ 47 vs year ago 131 · +35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 11 vs year ago 35 · −31.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 56▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves unevenly steady, Bull calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $183.36/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$183.36

64 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.81

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	197.50	843	18thin
Medium and Large 3	405	178.42	722	31
Medium and Large 2	454	176.57	801	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $41 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 sale64 hd

183.36

—

GA average14 barns · 1,031 hd

170.55

+12.81

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	1,536	97.38	1,496	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	70.68	882	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	54.76	548	8thin

Every lot

28 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 1	353	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	194.04/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	172.48/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,016	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	163.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	923	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	223.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	704	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	649	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	707	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	209.43/cwt	205.00–213.00	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	175.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	787	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	173.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	788	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	487	165.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	164.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	152.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	942	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	151.33/cwt	150.00–154.00	920	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	96.04/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,415	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	104.90/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,778	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	61.42/cwt	60.00–63.00	598	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	50.76/cwt	50.00–52.00	516	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	976	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	73.77/cwt	71.00–77.00	921	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	65.18/cwt	61.00–67.00	823	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	90.19/cwt	84.00–98.00	995	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	90.15/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,048	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 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 109Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 56Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	170.00–178.00	173.98
4	—	505	160.00–168.00	164.04
7	—	425	180.00–190.00	185.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	205.00–213.00	209.43
3	—	577	160.00–165.00	163.29
3	—	608	150.00–154.00	151.33
7	—	315	220.00–230.00	223.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	150.00–156.00	152.02
9	—	382	180.00–190.00	184.96
3	—	487	160.00–168.00	165.32
6	—	408	170.00–180.00	175.25
8	—	333	190.00–200.00	194.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	160.00–166.00	163.91
5	—	324	180.00–190.00	185.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	150.00–160.00	155.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	190.00–196.00	194.04
3	—	353	230.00–235.00	233.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	170.00–176.00	172.48

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	—	1,163	89.00–91.00	90.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	84.00–98.00	90.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	94.00–98.00	96.04
2	—	1,695	102.00–107.00	104.90
1	—	1,345	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	71.00–77.00	73.77
1	—	1,205	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,263	61.00–67.00	65.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	60.00–63.00	61.42
5	—	1,017	50.00–52.00	50.76

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.