Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2024-09-02

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 2
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 154▲ 27 vs year ago 106 · +25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeders Steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, Steer calves unevenly steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.04/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.56 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.
Average price
$243.04
2 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.33
vs GA average
+2.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513243.041,2472thin
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
243.04
—
GA average16 barns · 528 hd
225.71
+17.33
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
+2.35
This barn, trailing median2 sales
326.60
−83.56
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,102119.781,3194thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average977104.671,0223thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,460$2,2252thin

Every lot

27 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410284.70/cwt280.00–288.001,1673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418305.15/cwt300.00–310.001,2762
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3457274.01/cwt272.00–276.001,2523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520262.04/cwt260.00–264.001,3632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280293.63/cwt290.00–297.008222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305263.44/cwt260.00–267.008032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325283.34/cwt280.00–287.009212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335274.93/cwt270.00–280.009212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377264.26/cwt260.00–267.009965
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378274.14/cwt270.00–280.001,0363
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379252.57/cwt250.00–260.009574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410268.05/cwt262.00–272.001,0993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413252.54/cwt250.00–258.001,0434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465243.89/cwt240.00–248.001,1343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483234.07/cwt230.00–238.001,1313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513243.04/cwt240.00–246.001,2472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328308.25/cwt305.00–310.001,0113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370302.89/cwt300.00–307.001,1213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373295.15/cwt290.00–298.001,1013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3412284.28/cwt280.00–287.001,1713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Cows—Lean 85-90%995102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132113.04/cwt110.00–115.001,2803
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252

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.