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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Dec 18

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 169▼ 60 vs year ago 182 · −33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 40▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows lightly tested, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer 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 $210.65/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$210.65

25 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

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	221.34	956	3thin
Medium and Large 2	424	214.35	910	9thin
Medium and Large 3	424	205.61	871	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $85 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

210.65

—

GA average17 barns · 1,637 hd

205.15

+5.50

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	1,370	98.50	1,349	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,045	10

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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	216.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	794	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	223.96/cwt	220.00–226.00	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	206.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	883	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	221.34/cwt	220.00–224.00	956	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	212.63/cwt	210.00–218.00	929	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	195.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	206.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	956	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	314	231.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	728	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	224.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	826	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,842	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	546	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	96.48/cwt	91.00–103.00	755	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,007	875.29/head	700.00–975.00	875	6

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 169Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 15

Slaughter Cows lightly tested, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,050	88.00	88.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	86.00	86.00

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)	2	—	783	91.00–103.00	96.48

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	—	1,007	700.00–975.00	875.29

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	—	903	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	190.00–200.00	195.58
3	—	367	210.00–220.00	216.45
6	—	427	200.00–210.00	206.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	200.00–210.00	206.47
3	—	437	210.00–218.00	212.63
3	—	373	220.00–226.00	223.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	220.00–224.00	221.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	230.00–235.00	231.75
4	—	368	220.00–230.00	224.59

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.