Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2025-04-21

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Apr 21
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 191▲ 66 vs year ago 66 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 17 vs year ago 31 · −54.8%
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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 2 comparable sales and sits −23.56 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533326.271,7392thin
Medium and Large 2526311.851,6398thin
Medium and Large 3577264.091,5243thin
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.

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 median2 sales
326.60
−23.56
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
Bulls—Average1,910170.003,2471thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,290137.511,7742thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$3,0001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——1,910170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,2471
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,290137.51/cwt137.00–138.001,7742
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383380.10/cwt365.00–395.001,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533326.27/cwt325.00–327.501,7392
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650637331.29/cwt325.00–340.002,1104
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538383.93/cwt377.50–390.002,0665
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9142
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450443345.03/cwt340.00–350.001,5282
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428342.40/cwt337.50–344.001,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663260.69/cwt257.50–264.001,7282
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470324.94/cwt320.00–330.001,5277
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633262.51/cwt260.00–270.001,6627
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570302.46/cwt300.00–305.001,7242
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620292.62/cwt287.50–297.501,8142
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513319.17/cwt315.00–320.001,6376
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768281.92/cwt274.00–290.002,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475378.09/cwt370.00–382.501,7964
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,165166.38/cwt152.00–180.001,9384
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563289.87/cwt280.00–300.001,6322
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600577264.09/cwt260.00–272.001,5243
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474269.35/cwt260.00–280.001,2777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—995183.55/cwt183.00–184.001,8262
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700671292.18/cwt286.00–300.001,9618
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724288.70/cwt280.00–296.002,0907
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6522

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.