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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

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

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 157▼ 13 vs year ago 182 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 17▲ 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%

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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 unevenly steady, Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

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 $242.96/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$242.96

25 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$38.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.92

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	340	268.24	911	6thin
Medium and Large 2	391	242.03	945	8thin
Medium and Large 3	392	229.86	900	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $11 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 sale25 hd

242.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,048 hd

222.05

+20.92

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	81.00	1,053	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	80.00	816	2thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$876	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,181	20

Every lot

24 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 1	320	293.61/cwt	290.00–297.00	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,040	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	236.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	863	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	213.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	860	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,002	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	193.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	921	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	213.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	271.10/cwt	267.00–275.00	849	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	233.02/cwt	230.00–237.00	876	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	247.29/cwt	242.00–252.00	937	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	233.25/cwt	230.00–240.00	956	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	224.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	940	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	859	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	1,010.67/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,223.89/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,224	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	875.92/head	825.00–925.00	876	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	76.08/cwt	70.00–80.00	708	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	977	77.05/cwt	75.00–80.00	753	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	85.03/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,063	3

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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 157Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	220.00–230.00	224.33
7	—	376	230.00–237.00	233.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	230.00–240.00	233.25
5	—	379	242.00–252.00	247.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	260.00–265.00	262.52
4	—	313	267.00–275.00	271.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	210.00–220.00	213.45
3	—	476	190.00–200.00	193.43
2	—	420	200.00–210.00	204.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	230.00–240.00	236.39
3	—	442	220.00–230.00	226.64
3	—	477	210.00–220.00	213.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	200.00–210.00	206.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	290.00–297.00	293.61
4	—	368	280.00–285.00	282.52

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	4	—	838	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,010.67

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	16	—	1,010	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,223.89

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)	3	—	977	75.00–80.00	77.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	930	70.00–80.00	76.08

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)	3	—	1,250	81.00–90.00	85.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	825.00–925.00	875.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,035	83.00	83.00

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.