Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2023-02-27

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Feb 27

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 163▼ 98 vs year ago 232 · −42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 12 vs year ago 27 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 9▲ 18 vs year ago 13 · +138.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 5.00 higher, Bull calves steady, 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 $179.87/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$179.87

36 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$7.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	184.42	853	9thin
Medium and Large 2	439	179.74	788	11thin
Medium and Large 3	387	177.40	686	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.02/cwt here — about $167 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

179.87

—

GA average14 barns · 1,454 hd

174.78

+5.09

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	1,572	89.33	1,404	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	79.49	927	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	63.28	589	9thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$809	6

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,006	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	182.24/cwt	180.00–185.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	188.65/cwt	188.00–190.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	181.35/cwt	180.00–182.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	173.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	727	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	181.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	173.20/cwt	170.00–176.00	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	174.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	920	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	277	235.43/cwt	232.00–237.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	312	211.99/cwt	210.00–213.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	235.38/cwt	232.00–237.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	729	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	412	197.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	183.48/cwt	180.00–187.00	950	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	55.21/cwt	54.00–57.00	464	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	72.36/cwt	71.00–73.00	661	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	62.27/cwt	60.00–67.00	646	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	783	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	82.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	977	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	863.19/head	850.00–875.00	863	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	63.10/cwt	61.00–67.00	433	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	77.91/cwt	73.00–87.00	687	5

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 163Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	210.00–213.00	211.99
5	—	412	190.00–200.00	197.18
4	—	518	180.00–187.00	183.48
4	—	360	200.00–205.00	202.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	232.00–237.00	235.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	232.00–237.00	235.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.24
3	—	385	180.00–182.00	181.35
9	—	418	170.00–178.00	173.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	180.00–185.00	181.73
3	—	377	188.00–190.00	188.65
5	—	485	170.00–176.00	173.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	170.00–178.00	174.97
5	—	412	190.00–194.00	191.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	200.00–210.00	206.64

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	2	—	975	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,080	850.00–875.00	863.19

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)	3	—	687	61.00–67.00	63.10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	882	73.00–87.00	77.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	71.00–73.00	72.36
3	—	840	54.00–57.00	55.21
3	—	1,037	60.00–67.00	62.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	80.00–85.00	82.99
1	—	1,135	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,125	90.00	90.00

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.