Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.61/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +6.12 against this barn's trailing median of $391.49.

Average price

$397.61

12 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	411.80	2,347	6thin
Medium and Large 2	547	383.41	2,095	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.39/cwt here — about $252 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 sale12 hd

397.61

—

GA average14 barns · 352 hd

382.63

+14.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

391.49

+6.12

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%	Low	1,133	135.23	1,532	2thin

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)	1,055	$1,713	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,133	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	489.80/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	486.56/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	411.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	439.63/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	955	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	408.64/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,299	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	346.85/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	506.78/cwt	475.00–580.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	446.31/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	320.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	428.33/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	543.84/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	452.46/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	441.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	386.77/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	509.74/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	523.13/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	455.08/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	390.15/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	473.08/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	459.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	390.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,923	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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 127Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 4

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
2	—	1,133	130.00–140.00	135.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	480.00–500.00	489.80
3	400–450	407	480.00–500.00	486.56
6	550–600	570	400.00–430.00	411.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	475.00–580.00	506.78
4	300–350	318	450.00–460.00	455.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	520.00–560.00	543.84
9	250–300	273	500.00–530.00	509.74
5	300–350	310	505.00–540.00	523.13
3	350–400	377	430.00–460.00	441.46
2	400–450	410	450.00–470.00	459.88
2	450–500	493	380.00–400.00	390.05
3	500–550	528	375.00–385.00	380.05
3	550–600	565	380.00–395.00	386.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	470.00–480.00	473.08
5	350–400	376	425.00–450.00	439.63
2	550–600	555	350.00–355.00	352.52
2	600–650	608	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	435.00–455.00	446.31
3	300–350	318	400.00–425.00	408.64
2	400–450	413	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	523	335.00–355.00	346.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	452.46
3	400–450	418	420.00–435.00	428.33
2	450–500	480	380.00–400.00	390.00
2	550–600	563	310.00–330.00	320.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	380.00–410.00	390.15

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	—	955	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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Bulls · 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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