Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2024-04-29

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Apr 29

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 66▲ 33 vs year ago 105 · +31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 17 vs year ago 21 · +81.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer calves and Bull calves lightly tested, Heifer calves 7.00 lower, Replacement cows 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.85 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.

Average price

$236.75

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.74

vs GA average

−31.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	241.02	1,285	2thin
Medium and Large 3	505	232.48	1,174	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

236.75

—

GA average15 barns · 354 hd

245.49

−8.74

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−31.63

This barn, trailing median2 sales

326.60

−89.85

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	—	Low	1,485	101.00	1,500	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	109.12	1,373	4thin

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)	1,227	$1,331	6

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	281.73/cwt	280.00–283.00	718	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	309	286.21/cwt	280.00–290.00	884	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	294.81/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,020	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	266.97/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,033	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	265.14/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,135	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	272.02/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,202	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	266.98/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,236	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	244.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,174	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,285	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,390	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	970	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	316.73/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,172	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	295.95/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,199	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	282.29/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,369	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,436	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	103.49/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,343	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	130.32/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,147	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	926	106.23/cwt	93.00–114.00	984	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,227	1,330.74/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,331	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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 66Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	290.00–297.00	294.81
3	400–450	442	270.00–276.00	272.02
2	450–500	463	264.00–270.00	266.98
2	600–650	618	220.00–230.00	224.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	280.00–290.00	286.21
3	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	265.14
2	500–550	533	240.00–242.00	241.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	280.00–283.00	281.73
2	350–400	387	264.00–270.00	266.97
2	450–500	470	240.00–250.00	244.84
2	500–550	505	230.00–235.00	232.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	310.00–320.00	315.04
2	400–450	405	292.00–300.00	295.95
3	450–500	485	280.00–287.00	282.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	312.00–322.00	316.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,298	101.00–108.00	103.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	10	—	880	120.00–138.00	130.32

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)	6	—	926	93.00–114.00	106.23

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	—	1,227	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,330.74

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.