Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cattle no comparison. Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers and Feeder Bulls steady. Steer Calves steady. Bull Calves sold 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifer Calves sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −43.06 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$307.16

21 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$33.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs GA average

−14.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	324.27	1,702	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	306.82	1,641	7thin
Medium and Large 3	528	290.38	1,533	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $354.10, low $299.09, median $350.22 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

307.16

—

GA average16 barns · 554 hd

300.87

+6.29

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−14.02

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

−43.06

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	—	Low	1,578	151.97	2,398	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	138.26	1,626	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	132.64	1,872	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	122.91	1,219	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,705	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,578	151.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	126.36/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	141.16/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,616	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	143.61/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	340.11/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	335.10/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	288.39/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	290.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	317.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	358.41/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,369	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	153.41/cwt	139.00–170.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	281.55/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	308.71/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	373.55/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	313.74/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	338.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	320.64/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	328.48/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,672	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,705.00/head	1,705.00–1,705.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	320.32/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	354.74/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	824	238.99/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	324.57/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	340.92/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	284.15/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	407.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	272.91/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	346.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	458.33/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,604	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	121.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	317.37/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	323.71/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	328.73/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	304.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,305	2

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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 123Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	140.00–160.00	151.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	123.00–130.00	126.36
1	—	1,025	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	130.00–132.00	131.00
5	—	1,145	140.00–143.00	141.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	142.00–145.00	143.61
2	—	1,383	118.00–125.00	121.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	332.50–350.00	340.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	322.50–325.00	323.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	330.00–350.00	338.11
3	350–400	382	352.50–365.00	358.41
3	400–450	432	325.00–350.00	335.10
5	450–500	471	310.00–330.00	317.47
4	500–550	506	317.50–322.50	320.64
3	550–600	573	280.00–295.00	288.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	375.00–380.00	377.53
6	350–400	375	310.00–330.00	317.37
2	400–450	428	300.00–310.00	304.85
7	500–550	528	280.00–300.00	290.38
4	600–650	616	220.00–230.00	225.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	365.00–377.50	373.55
5	450–500	464	345.00–350.00	346.99
5	500–550	509	325.00–335.00	328.48
2	550–600	565	312.50–315.00	313.74
3	600–650	615	280.00–290.00	284.96
6	650–700	664	270.00–275.00	272.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	340.00–350.00	345.00
2	450–500	483	325.00–330.00	327.56
8	500–550	519	317.50–330.00	324.57
2	550–600	590	300.00–315.00	307.44
5	600–650	625	280.00–287.50	281.55
4	800–850	824	232.00–246.00	238.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	433	327.50–330.00	328.73
4	450–500	469	305.00–310.00	308.71
3	550–600	567	280.00–292.50	284.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	445.00–470.00	458.33
4	400–450	421	400.00–420.00	407.36
2	450–500	473	345.00–365.00	354.74
5	500–550	515	335.00–347.50	340.92
7	550–600	558	317.50–325.00	320.32
5	650–700	666	280.00–290.00	285.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,033	139.00–170.00	153.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,705.00	1,705.00

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

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