Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.97/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −59.24 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$290.97

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$16.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.80

vs GA average

−74.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	296.15	1,718	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	292.91	1,581	6thin
Medium and Large 3	518	280.00	1,450	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.15/cwt here — about $267 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.

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 sale10 hd

290.97

—

GA average15 barns · 521 hd

315.77

−24.80

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−74.64

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

−59.24

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,650	185.69	3,064	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,439	151.64	2,182	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	109.00	1,101	1thin

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)	1,180	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	162.02/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	135.90/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	186.87/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	316.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	298.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,401	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	296.15/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	278.72/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	313.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.79/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,161	1

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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 152Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 8

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	158.00–166.00	162.02
2	—	1,303	133.00–139.00	135.90
1	—	1,475	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	186.00–188.00	186.87
1	—	1,925	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,690	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	551	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	580	292.50–300.00	296.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	298.00
2	500–550	518	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	725	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	472	310.00–320.00	313.36
4	500–550	523	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	573	277.50–280.00	278.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	464	310.00–320.00	316.51
4	500–550	508	300.00–310.00	304.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	375	360.00–370.00	364.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	334.79
1	600–650	615	307.50	307.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	146.00	146.00

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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