Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls no trends available. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes no trends available. Bull Calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer Calves steady. Steer Calves no trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.91/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −49.31 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$300.91

14 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.94

vs GA average

−64.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	312.50	1,719	2thin
Medium and Large 2	519	308.60	1,602	9thin
Medium and Large 3	570	270.09	1,540	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $179 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 sale14 hd

300.91

—

GA average15 barns · 549 hd

336.84

−35.94

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−64.95

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

−49.31

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	144.01	1,385	4thin

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)	905	$2,442	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Lean 85-90%	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	451.25/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	408.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	470.10/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	364.92/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	367.92/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,542	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	705	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	2,597.21/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	308.60/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	256.31/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	334.83/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.09/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	344.79/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,614	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	295.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	349.42/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	443.21/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	376.71/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	314.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	407.52/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	358.36/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	443.24/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	424.70/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,794	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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 112Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,023	136.00–140.00	138.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	460.00–480.00	470.10
4	300–350	315	430.00–465.00	451.25
6	350–400	369	400.00–425.00	408.07
2	450–500	458	350.00–380.00	364.92
2	600–650	618	310.00–320.00	314.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	400.00–405.00	402.46
2	350–400	368	375.00–380.00	377.52
3	400–450	422	360.00–370.00	365.00
2	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	383	320.00–355.00	334.83
4	400–450	419	345.00–390.00	358.36
2	450–500	458	280.00–310.00	295.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	360.00–390.00	376.71
5	400–450	419	360.00–380.00	367.92
4	450–500	468	320.00–360.00	344.79
9	500–550	519	295.00–325.00	308.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	570	250.00–280.00	270.09
2	600–650	625	252.50–260.00	256.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	440.00–450.00	443.21
6	300–350	330	430.00–455.00	443.24
4	350–400	376	400.00–415.00	407.52
2	400–450	410	400.00–450.00	424.70
2	550–600	550	305.00–320.00	312.50
2	600–650	608	290.00–300.00	295.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	330.00–370.00	349.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

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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