Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2023-05-29

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, May 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 157▲ 38 vs year ago 90 · +42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 20 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 47 vs year ago 51 · −92.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows lightly tested, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and Bull Claves mostly steady, Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves unevenly steady, Replacement Cows lightly tested.

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 $211.70/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$211.70

24 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$29.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	222.47	901	2thin
Medium and Large 2	406	220.71	896	14thin
Medium and Large 3	470	193.24	907	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.23/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 sale24 hd

211.70

—

GA average15 barns · 1,437 hd

207.63

+4.07

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	—	High	1,335	106.50	1,422	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	94.52	1,436	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	86.76	1,019	6thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,232	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	223.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,260	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,303	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	237.96/cwt	234.00–240.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	229.61/cwt	224.00–234.00	870	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	212.63/cwt	210.00–216.00	876	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	198.95/cwt	196.00–202.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	197.00/cwt	192.00–200.00	887	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	196.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,027	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	180.00/cwt	176.00–184.00	972	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	244.00/cwt	240.00–248.00	988	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	232.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	962	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	215.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	658	185.95/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,224	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,646	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	795	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	94.50/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,106	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	85.52/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,039	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	97.53/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,502	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	566	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	586	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 May 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 157Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	92.00–96.00	94.50
1	—	1,060	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,215	82.00–89.00	85.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	95.00–102.00	97.53
1	—	1,585	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,370	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	735	77.00	77.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	67.00	67.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	234.00–240.00	237.96
5	—	379	224.00–234.00	229.61
3	—	522	190.00–200.00	196.71
3	—	412	210.00–216.00	212.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	220.00–225.00	222.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	176.00–184.00	180.00
4	—	450	192.00–200.00	197.00
2	—	438	196.00–202.00	198.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	210.00–215.00	212.53
2	—	565	220.00–226.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	240.00–245.00	242.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	182.00–190.00	185.95
2	—	483	220.00–225.00	222.49
4	—	414	230.00–240.00	232.45
3	—	528	210.00–220.00	215.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	240.00–248.00	244.00

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.