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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, May 1

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Apr 24May 1May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 296▼ 32 vs year ago 137 · −23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 21 vs year ago 32 · −65.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%

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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, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly 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 $185.22/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$185.22

22 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$28.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.11

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	198.88	1,073	11thin
Medium and Large 2	636	172.97	1,100	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	170.39	997	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.49/cwt here — about $76 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 sale22 hd

185.22

—

GA average16 barns · 1,696 hd

196.33

−11.11

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	1,142	89.53	1,022	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	88.00	1,434	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	79.67	848	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	70.50	753	2thin

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)	1,093	$1,185	6

Every lot

20 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 3	415	221.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	921	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	213.43/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,142	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	212.15/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,171	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	200.25/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,059	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	195.22/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,107	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	170.39/cwt	160.00–178.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	172.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,100	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	245.42/cwt	240.00–248.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	462	207.40/cwt	205.00–212.00	958	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	93.29/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,021	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	836	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	866	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,434	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,314.48/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	95.81/cwt	91.00–104.00	882	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	942	3

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 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 296Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 15

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	240.00–248.00	245.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	205.00–212.00	207.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	170.00–175.00	172.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	160.00–178.00	170.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	199.00–204.00	200.25
3	—	567	190.00–198.00	195.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	205.00–215.00	212.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	205.00–215.00	213.43
5	—	415	220.00–225.00	221.93

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	—	1,070	925.00	925.00

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	—	1,105	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314.48

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	—	1,095	85.00–87.00	86.01

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	—	921	91.00–104.00	95.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	91.00–96.00	93.29
1	—	1,245	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,020	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,030	67.00	67.00

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.