Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2024-09-23

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Sep 23
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 80▼ 92 vs year ago 179 · −51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 11 vs year ago 22 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $181.02/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −145.58 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.
Average price
$181.02
2 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−27.79
vs GA average
−59.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3565181.021,0232thin
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
181.02
—
GA average16 barns · 548 hd
208.81
−27.79
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−59.07
This barn, trailing median2 sales
326.60
−145.58
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%Low1,098109.581,2037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,393105.911,4752thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,7122thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373301.43/cwt298.00–305.001,1242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315243.16/cwt238.00–248.007662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367238.00/cwt232.00–242.008733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370247.17/cwt244.00–253.009153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431235.86/cwt230.00–240.001,0173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565181.02/cwt180.00–182.001,0232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3664172.73/cwt170.00–178.001,1473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3337273.37/cwt270.00–280.009213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360266.71/cwt260.00–270.009603
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390284.94/cwt280.00–290.001,1112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435279.05/cwt275.00–283.001,2142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075112.44/cwt110.00–115.001,2094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128105.77/cwt104.00–108.001,1933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393105.91/cwt104.00–108.001,4752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,711.80/head1,650.00–1,775.001,7122

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.