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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 25

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 152▲ 43 vs year ago 136 · +31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 52▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%

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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 lightly tested, Heifer calves and 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 $223.71/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$223.71

32 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$5.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.92

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	227.38	1,094	10thin
Medium and Large 3	376	222.50	837	7thin
Medium and Large 2	445	221.83	987	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about $107 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 sale32 hd

223.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,734 hd

213.79

+9.92

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	—	Low	1,865	98.72	1,841	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	84.76	952	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	78.77	853	6thin

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)	1,090	$954	8

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 · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	226.14/cwt	222.00–230.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	234.18/cwt	230.00–236.00	866	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	213.33/cwt	210.00–216.00	896	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	223.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	955	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	214.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	227.16/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,074	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	222.72/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,169	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	207.04/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,217	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	287.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	313	253.19/cwt	250.00–255.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	265.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	856	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	263.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	970	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	968	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	233.04/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,107	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,255	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	98.72/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,841	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	74.85/cwt	72.00–79.00	805	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	82.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	901	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	84.76/cwt	80.00–87.00	952	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,013	872.20/head	675.00–1,000.00	872	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,153	76.10/cwt	73.00–79.00	877	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,235	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,050	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 152Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 52Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 8

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves lightly tested, Heifer calves and bull calves 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	—	280	280.00–290.00	287.02
4	—	368	260.00–267.00	263.48
4	—	558	220.00–230.00	224.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	260.00–270.00	265.99
3	—	382	250.00–260.00	253.36
4	—	475	230.00–236.00	233.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	250.00–255.00	253.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	220.00–230.00	223.56
4	—	471	210.00–220.00	214.70
2	—	588	204.00–210.00	207.04
4	—	370	230.00–236.00	234.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	230.00–240.00	234.94
3	—	525	220.00–226.00	222.72
5	—	473	222.00–230.00	227.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	222.00–230.00	226.14
3	—	420	210.00–216.00	213.33
2	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.60

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	6	—	1,013	675.00–1,000.00	872.20

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	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	85.00	85.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	73.00–79.00	76.10

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)	1	—	1,090	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	96.00–102.00	98.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	72.00–79.00	74.85
3	—	1,090	80.00–87.00	82.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	80.00–87.00	84.76

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.