Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2023-10-02

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Oct 2

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 179▼ 65 vs year ago 201 · −32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 22▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $248.96/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$248.96

14 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+39.83

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	385	251.03	965	9thin
Medium and Large 3	371	245.22	910	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $56 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 sale14 hd

248.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,118 hd

209.13

+39.83

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	1,815	105.00	1,906	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	97.50	1,066	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	83.00	1,282	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	76.70	679	6thin

Every lot

12 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	254.78/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,083	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	244.01/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,593	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	235.38/cwt	230.00–238.00	840	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	223.93/cwt	220.00–226.00	844	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	254.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	920	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	910	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	246.44/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,020	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	76.70/cwt	74.00–79.00	679	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	97.50/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,282	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	635	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 179Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 7

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	885	74.00–79.00	76.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	96.00–99.00	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	105.00	105.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	250.00–257.00	254.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	240.00–246.00	244.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	220.00–226.00	223.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	230.00–238.00	235.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	240.00–250.00	245.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	250.00–260.00	254.71
4	—	414	242.00–250.00	246.44

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.