Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2025-10-13

Fitzgerald

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Oct 13
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 185▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls no comparable trends available. Replacement Cattle firm. All Feeder Classes no trends available. Bull Calves 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Heifer Calves steady to 2.00 higher. Steer Calves no comparable trends.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.68/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.81 against this barn's trailing median of $391.49.
Average price
$319.68
4 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$109.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.33
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525374.621,9672thin
Medium and Large 3583264.741,5432thin
One grade step is worth $109.88/cwt here — about $423 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 sale4 hd
319.68
—
GA average14 barns · 469 hd
337.01
−17.33
This barn, trailing median2 sales
391.49
−71.81
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—Low1,020151.001,5402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213138.041,6742thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,8843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$2,6346

Every lot, as filed

23 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
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525374.62/cwt365.00–385.001,9672
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515392.57/cwt385.00–400.002,0222
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570367.36/cwt357.50–385.002,0943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3752,883.76/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8843
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450432320.91/cwt300.00–340.001,3865
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400372348.21/cwt340.00–365.001,2955
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428384.85/cwt380.00–390.001,6472
Bred CowsSmall 2-3—7351,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333387.03/cwt375.00–400.001,2892
Bulls——1,020151.00/cwt150.00–152.001,5402
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,213138.04/cwt136.00–140.001,6742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9712,795.93/head2,600.00–3,000.002,7965
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425396.55/cwt390.00–400.001,6853
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473353.68/cwt350.00–360.001,6734
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400372338.39/cwt330.00–345.001,2593
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465324.58/cwt300.00–335.001,5094
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340355.07/cwt350.00–360.001,2072
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315407.58/cwt405.00–410.001,2842
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430389.65/cwt380.00–400.001,6752
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513321.67/cwt320.00–325.001,6503
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600583264.74/cwt245.00–285.001,5432
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450429327.16/cwt315.00–345.001,4044
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468317.46/cwt307.50–325.001,4863

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.