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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Feb 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 152▼ 1 vs year ago 134 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 16 vs year ago 31 · −51.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Heifer calves 10.00 higher, Bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows 5.00 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 $289.32/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$289.32

26 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$35.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	273	313.78	857	4thin
Medium and Large 1	391	295.67	1,155	8thin
Medium and Large 3	400	278.70	1,114	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.09/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale26 hd

289.32

—

GA average16 barns · 1,335 hd

277.85

+11.47

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	1,625	116.00	1,885	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	94.00	1,015	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	73.55	690	3thin

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)	1,058	$1,402	4thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	341.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,104	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	323.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,225	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,200	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	294.48/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,484	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	273.13/cwt	270.00–275.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	285.42/cwt	280.00–288.00	942	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	246.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	266.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,158	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	254.42/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,229	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	203	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	314.26/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,002	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	293.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	953	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,046	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	283.25/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,076	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	273.52/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,102	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	264.77/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	264.68/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,350	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,885	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	73.55/cwt	72.00–76.00	690	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,401.95/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,402	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	135.62/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,089	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	99.27/cwt	89.00–109.00	1,020	2

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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 152Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	320.00–328.00	323.97
4	—	323	340.00–345.00	341.69
4	—	504	290.00–296.00	294.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	310.00–315.00	313.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	290.00–300.00	293.13
5	—	380	280.00–290.00	283.25
2	—	403	270.00–277.00	273.52
4	—	479	260.00–270.00	264.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	300.00–310.00	305.04
2	—	203	320.00–325.00	322.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	260.00–270.00	264.68
5	—	319	310.00–320.00	314.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	260.00–270.00	266.74
3	—	330	280.00–288.00	285.42
3	—	483	250.00–258.00	254.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	240.00–250.00	246.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	270.00–275.00	273.13

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	—	1,058	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,401.95

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	—	803	130.00–149.00	135.62

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)	2	—	1,028	89.00–109.00	99.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	72.00–76.00	73.55

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.