Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.78/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.82 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.

Average price

$310.78

19 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$37.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.91

vs GA average

−48.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	327.87	1,784	7thin
Medium and Large 2	523	310.95	1,626	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	290.67	1,526	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.20/cwt here — about $258 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 sale19 hd

310.78

—

GA average16 barns · 762 hd

345.68

−34.91

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−48.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

326.60

−15.82

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	177.45	2,662	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	163.98	2,230	8thin

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)	915	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	163.98/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,230	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	177.45/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	461.59/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	353.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	333.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	289.19/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	343.50/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	960	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	915	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	311.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	343.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	351.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	310.95/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	354.89/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.16/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	337.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	293.52/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	297.41/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	290.67/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	298.67/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.45/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.35/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	307.60/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,747	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	154.00–170.00	163.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	177.00–178.00	177.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	440.00–480.00	461.59
3	450–500	460	350.00–360.00	353.30
3	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	333.28
3	700–750	727	285.00–295.00	289.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	335.00–355.00	343.50
2	400–450	435	350.00–355.00	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	290.00–300.00	295.05
4	550–600	573	305.00–315.00	311.84
3	600–650	618	287.50–305.00	297.41
2	650–700	668	285.00–302.50	293.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	461	330.00–350.00	343.06
6	500–550	523	300.00–325.00	310.95
5	600–650	625	292.50–310.00	300.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–350.00	337.02
3	350–400	368	350.00–355.00	351.70
6	500–550	525	270.00–350.00	290.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00–385.00	380.16
3	500–550	512	335.00–370.00	354.89
4	550–600	568	300.00–330.00	307.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	290.00–300.00	295.00
4	500–550	521	285.00–310.00	298.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	340.00–360.00	350.15
2	550–600	570	350.00–390.00	370.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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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