Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2024-07-15

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Jul 15

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 92▲ 47 vs year ago 75 · +62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer Calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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 $254.03/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.57 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.

Average price

$254.03

2 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.97

vs GA average

−3.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	518	254.03	1,316	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

254.03

—

GA average17 barns · 754 hd

251.06

+2.97

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−3.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

326.60

−72.57

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	1,535	147.00	2,256	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	142.16	1,733	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	139.63	2,161	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	126.00	1,235	1thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	354.77/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,373	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,329	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	353.49/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,442	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	323.41/cwt	320.00–327.00	931	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	917	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	294.11/cwt	290.00–297.00	947	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,063	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	254.03/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,316	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	271	333.71/cwt	330.00–337.00	904	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	333.39/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,290	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,235	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	145.38/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,717	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	136.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,754	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,149	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,198	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	161.98/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,247	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 92Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 16

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls lightly tested, Steer Calves, Heifer calves, and Bull calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	340.00–345.00	342.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	350.00–357.00	354.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	352.00–355.00	353.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	271	330.00–337.00	333.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	330.00–337.00	333.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	300.00–305.00	302.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	290.00–297.00	294.11
2	500–550	518	252.00–256.00	254.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	320.00–327.00	323.41
2	300–350	335	315.00–320.00	317.43

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	—	755	139.00	139.00

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)	3	—	770	151.00–171.00	161.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,470	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	140.00–143.00	141.54
1	—	1,665	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	144.00–147.00	145.38
3	—	1,282	135.00–139.00	136.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	126.00	126.00

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.