Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle had limited comparable sales. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.98/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.62 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.

Average price

$279.98

9 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.49

vs GA average

−18.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	292.00	1,600	4thin
Medium and Large 2	510	274.00	1,397	3thin
Medium and Large 3	523	264.90	1,385	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

279.98

—

GA average16 barns · 652 hd

268.49

+11.49

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−18.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

326.60

−46.62

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	118.00	1,174	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	280.06/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	284.03/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	314.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	326.50/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	296.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	548	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	264.90/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	233.53/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	274.00/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	285.26/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,386	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	1

How this sale compares

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 247Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle had limited comparable sales. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	278.00–282.00	280.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	275.00–280.00	277.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	283.00–285.00	284.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	310.00–320.00	314.13
2	450–500	468	290.00–300.00	295.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	325.00–328.00	326.50
4	450–500	486	282.00–288.00	285.26
3	500–550	510	273.00–275.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	747	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	262.00–268.00	264.90
4	600–650	629	232.00–236.00	233.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	296.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	118.00	118.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle