Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls mostly steady with higher undertone. Feeder Steers sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder Bulls and Bull calves had limited comparable sales. Steer Calves sold 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Replacement Cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.04/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −47.17 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$303.04

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$62.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs GA average

−26.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	326.27	1,739	2thin
Medium and Large 2	526	311.85	1,639	8thin
Medium and Large 3	577	264.09	1,524	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.18/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.

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 sale13 hd

303.04

—

GA average14 barns · 429 hd

306.98

−3.94

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−26.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

−47.17

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	—	Average	1,910	170.00	3,247	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	137.51	1,774	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,247	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	380.10/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	326.27/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	331.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	383.93/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	342.40/cwt	337.50–344.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	260.69/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	262.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	292.62/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	319.17/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	281.92/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.09/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,796	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	166.38/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	289.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	264.09/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	269.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,277	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	183.55/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	292.18/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	288.70/cwt	280.00–296.00	2,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 191Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	137.00–138.00	137.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	365.00–395.00	380.10
2	500–550	533	325.00–327.50	326.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	337.50–344.00	342.40
7	450–500	470	320.00–330.00	324.94
6	500–550	513	315.00–320.00	319.17
2	550–600	563	280.00–300.00	289.87
7	600–650	633	260.00–270.00	262.51
2	650–700	663	257.50–264.00	260.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	260.00–280.00	269.35
3	550–600	577	260.00–272.00	264.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	475	370.00–382.50	378.09
5	500–550	538	377.50–390.00	383.93
4	600–650	637	325.00–340.00	331.29
7	700–750	724	280.00–296.00	288.70
2	750–800	768	274.00–290.00	281.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	340.00–350.00	345.03
2	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	620	287.50–297.50	292.62
8	650–700	671	286.00–300.00	292.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	300.00–305.00	302.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,165	152.00–180.00	166.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	183.00–184.00	183.55

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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