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Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Oct 28

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 103▲ 52 vs year ago 117 · +44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 43▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $174.75/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −147.06 against this barn's trailing median of $321.81.

Average price

$174.75

3 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.83

vs GA average

−64.23 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	616	174.75	1,076	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

174.75

—

GA average13 barns · 157 hd

196.58

−21.83

National average187 barns · 12,226 hd

238.98

−64.23

This barn, trailing median3 sales

321.81

−147.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

3 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $348.22, low $316.45, median $321.81 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,330	139.00	1,849	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	103.52	1,442	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	103.40	1,156	2thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,563	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	268.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	966	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	276.02/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,021	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	251.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	705	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	257.60/cwt	255.00–260.00	819	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	249.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	248.70/cwt	246.00–254.00	915	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	239.06/cwt	234.00–244.00	920	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	228.64/cwt	228.00–230.00	972	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	219.75/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,042	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	174.75/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,076	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	271	283.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	768	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	275.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	883	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	298.96/cwt	295.00–302.00	999	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	294.54/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,102	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,064	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	235.91/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,014	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	230.95/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,092	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,170	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	219.03/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,172	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,849	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	103.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,156	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,442	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,130	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,330	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	129.11/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,353	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 103Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 43Year ago 19

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	102.00–105.00	103.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	103.00–104.00	103.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	290.00–300.00	294.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	280.00–290.00	283.23
3	300–350	320	270.00–280.00	275.84
2	400–450	430	232.00–240.00	235.91
2	450–500	473	228.00–234.00	230.95
2	500–550	535	218.00–220.00	219.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	295.00–302.00	298.96
2	350–400	377	280.00–285.00	282.35
2	500–550	513	226.00–230.00	228.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	255.00–260.00	257.60
11	350–400	368	246.00–254.00	248.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	245.00–250.00	249.21
2	350–400	385	234.00–244.00	239.06
3	600–650	616	168.00–178.00	174.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	250.00–260.00	251.96
3	400–450	425	228.00–230.00	228.64
8	450–500	474	218.00–220.00	219.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	272.00–280.00	276.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	265.00–270.00	268.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	1	—	1,330	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	2	—	1,048	126.00–133.00	129.11

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.