Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

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 $302.48/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −24.12 against this barn's trailing median of $326.60.

Average price

$302.48

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$55.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.77

vs GA average

−81.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	325.59	1,866	2thin
Medium and Large 2	527	313.87	1,654	10thin
Medium and Large 3	542	270.44	1,467	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.15/cwt here — about $399 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

302.48

—

GA average14 barns · 577 hd

338.24

−35.77

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−81.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

326.60

−24.12

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	1,017	147.73	1,502	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	142.41	1,414	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,535	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	435.09/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,853	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	147.73/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,502	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,364	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	146.28/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	361.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	507.83/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,661	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	340.19/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	311.15/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	437.97/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	378.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,866	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,535.11/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	444.83/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	394.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	301.30/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	465.63/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	470.75/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	339.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	313.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	424.43/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	313.87/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	353.12/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	309.06/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,449	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	334.13/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	459.03/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	437.10/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	293.32/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	286.81/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	325.97/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	280.75/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	312.48/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,290	6

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	455.00–500.00	470.75
2	350–400	378	440.00–450.00	444.83
4	400–450	426	430.00–440.00	435.09
5	600–650	619	330.00–360.00	340.19
4	750–800	768	300.00–317.50	311.15
2	800–850	805	300.00–310.00	304.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	615	300.00–325.00	313.28
6	700–750	733	310.00–317.50	312.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	495.00–535.00	507.83
3	350–400	373	450.00–500.00	465.63
2	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	361.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	425.00–450.00	437.97
4	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	394.82
2	550–600	558	300.00–310.00	305.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	422	325.00–350.00	334.13
6	450–500	461	305.00–340.00	325.97
4	500–550	521	295.00–307.50	301.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	435.00–470.00	459.03
7	350–400	371	415.00–450.00	437.10
3	400–450	427	400.00–445.00	424.43
2	550–600	573	310.00–340.00	325.59
4	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	301.25
3	650–700	677	280.00–295.00	286.81
7	700–750	714	280.00–310.00	293.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	423	375.00–380.00	378.27
10	500–550	527	300.00–330.00	313.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	345.00–360.00	353.12
2	350–400	370	330.00–350.00	339.46
5	400–450	426	300.00–320.00	310.00
7	450–500	469	297.50–320.00	309.06
3	500–550	512	272.50–290.00	280.75
2	550–600	588	250.00–260.00	254.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	143.00–152.00	147.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	130.00–140.00	134.67
4	—	983	142.00–150.00	146.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,535.11

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

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