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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Aug 28

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 148▼ 41 vs year ago 147 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 18 vs year ago 24 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows lightly tested, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls steady, Steer calves and Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer 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 $226.93/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$226.93

27 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$0.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.52

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	227.05	1,335	22
Medium and Large 2	433	226.41	980	5thin

One grade step is worth $0.64/cwt here — about $355 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 sale27 hd

226.93

—

GA average16 barns · 1,057 hd

219.41

+7.52

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	104.00	1,685	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	86.00	929	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	86.00	1,036	1thin

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)	1,230	$1,325	2thin

Every lot

14 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	537	254.78/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,368	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	242.51/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,489	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	234.18/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,546	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	232.98/cwt	230.00–236.00	939	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	222.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	224.27/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,198	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	228.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,415	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	245.92/cwt	242.00–250.00	930	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,036	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,685	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,267	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Aug 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 148Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 13

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	86.00	86.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	99.00	99.00

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	2	—	1,230	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	240.00–243.00	242.51
5	—	537	250.00–258.00	254.78
6	—	660	230.00–235.00	234.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	220.00–226.00	222.03
2	—	403	230.00–236.00	232.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	220.00–230.00	228.64
8	—	534	220.00–226.00	224.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	242.00–250.00	245.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	250.00–260.00	254.90

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.