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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 11

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 106▲ 140 vs year ago 96 · +145.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week.

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 $233.19/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$233.19

42 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.45

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	239.40	1,034	9thin
Medium and Large 3	368	235.98	868	16thin
Medium and Large 2	441	227.29	1,003	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $31 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 sale42 hd

233.19

—

GA average16 barns · 1,124 hd

213.74

+19.45

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	1,583	100.00	1,583	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	94.50	1,151	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	88.00	892	4thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	252.07/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,180	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	243.06/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,150	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	235.19/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,207	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	244.72/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,285	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	213.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,023	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	226.05/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,092	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	225.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,188	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	221.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,259	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	257	273.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	287	255.30/cwt	250.00–258.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	303	253.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	244.18/cwt	240.00–248.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	386	233.49/cwt	230.00–236.00	901	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	233.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	951	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	412	224.09/cwt	220.00–228.00	923	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	223.19/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,016	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	232.09/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,091	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	203.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,255	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	196.64/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,225	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	86.00/cwt	85.00–88.00	957	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,005	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,306	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	90.91/cwt	90.00–92.00	916	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	771	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 106Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 11

No Trends available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	240.00–248.00	244.18
6	—	386	230.00–236.00	233.49
3	—	287	250.00–258.00	255.30
5	—	412	220.00–228.00	224.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	250.00–255.00	253.30
5	—	455	220.00–226.00	223.19
6	—	408	230.00–236.00	233.02
3	—	623	194.00–200.00	196.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	230.00–234.00	232.09
3	—	257	270.00–275.00	273.38
2	—	618	200.00–206.00	203.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	210.00–220.00	213.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	220.00–230.00	225.78
3	—	567	220.00–226.00	221.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	220.00–228.00	226.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	240.00–246.00	243.06
3	—	513	230.00–238.00	235.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	250.00–254.00	252.07
3	—	525	240.00–248.00	244.72

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	—	1,008	90.00–92.00	90.91

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	—	1,015	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,365	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	85.00–88.00	86.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,280	102.00	102.00

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.