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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Oct 9

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 136▼ 79 vs year ago 201 · −39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 16 vs year ago 7 · +228.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 7 · +71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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 $243.97/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$243.97

23 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$64.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.61

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	281	291.29	819	5thin
Medium and Large 2	387	243.56	943	4thin
Medium and Large 3	398	227.19	905	14thin

One grade step is worth $64.10/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale23 hd

243.97

—

GA average16 barns · 1,233 hd

207.37

+36.61

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	1,815	109.07	1,980	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	73.58	1,093	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	70.65	718	5thin

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)	1,085	$998	6

Every lot

15 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 · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	263	293.16/cwt	290.00–295.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	288.49/cwt	287.00–290.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	241.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	357	236.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	243.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	943	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	407	224.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	912	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	603	192.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	103.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	75.64/cwt	72.00–80.00	736	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	67.33/cwt	65.00–70.00	704	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	73.58/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,093	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,071.42/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,071	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 136Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 7

Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 lower, 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
2	—	308	287.00–290.00	288.49
3	—	263	290.00–295.00	293.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	240.00–250.00	243.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	230.00–240.00	236.54
4	—	316	240.00–245.00	241.28
5	—	407	220.00–230.00	224.00
2	—	603	190.00–196.00	192.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,013	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,071.42

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	2	—	1,230	850.00	850.00

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	—	685	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	70.00–77.00	73.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	72.00–80.00	75.64
3	—	1,045	65.00–70.00	67.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,668	100.00–105.00	103.10

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.