Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No Trends Available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $335.46/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −56.03 against this barn's trailing median of $391.49.

Average price

$335.46

6 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	345.07	1,770	2thin
Medium and Large 2	508	330.65	1,680	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

335.46

—

GA average15 barns · 316 hd

329.45

+6.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

391.49

−56.03

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	150.42	1,903	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	134.77	1,229	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	409.81/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	355.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	150.42/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,903	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	134.77/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	337.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	352.60/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	309.05/cwt	297.50–327.50	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	344.88/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	311.52/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	354.36/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	378.20/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	344.93/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	443.25/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	393.29/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	327.38/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	330.65/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,680	4

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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 45Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 40Year ago 7

Compared to a week ago: No Trends Available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	430.00–440.00	435.04
2	450–500	478	375.00–380.00	377.57
2	500–550	513	340.00–350.00	345.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	350.00–355.00	352.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	435.00–450.00	443.25
3	350–400	365	385.00–400.00	393.29
2	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	375.03
5	450–500	473	335.00–355.00	344.88
4	500–550	508	320.00–337.50	330.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	405.00–415.00	409.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	330.00–360.00	344.93
2	550–600	575	340.00–350.00	344.91
3	650–700	670	297.50–327.50	309.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	320.00–330.00	325.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	350.00–380.00	365.00
2	350–400	363	345.00–365.00	355.34
4	400–450	421	325.00–345.00	337.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	378.20
3	400–450	422	347.50–360.00	354.36
3	450–500	467	320.00–337.50	327.38
5	500–550	530	300.00–322.50	311.52
2	550–600	588	280.00–290.00	284.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	150.00–151.00	150.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	125.00–142.00	134.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,028	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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