Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

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 $371.47/cwt on 9 head, up $21.25 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +21.25 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$371.47

▲ 21.25 vs prior sale

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$33.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.17

vs GA average

−56.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	387.73	2,222	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	376.26	2,043	4thin
Medium and Large 3	530	354.25	1,878	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.48/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

371.47

—

GA average14 barns · 354 hd

401.64

−30.17

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−56.89

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

+21.25

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	—	Low	1,515	177.08	2,683	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)	1,245	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	393.41/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	351.23/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	469.91/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	496.28/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	324.86/cwt	305.00–337.50	2,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	326.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	295.05/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	306.27/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	339.70/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,629	11
Bulls	—	—	1,515	177.08/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	343.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	392.56/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	354.25/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	349.90/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	329.98/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	387.73/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	492.43/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,252	3

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 100Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No Trends Available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	480.00–505.00	492.43
2	550–600	573	380.00–395.00	387.73
5	600–650	615	380.00–405.00	393.41
6	650–700	679	340.00–367.50	351.23
10	700–750	726	335.00–360.00	349.90
11	750–800	774	325.00–350.00	339.70
4	800–850	816	322.50–335.00	329.98
6	850–900	878	300.00–312.50	306.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	480.00–510.00	496.28
2	500–550	513	380.00–405.00	392.56
2	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	359.96
3	600–650	632	325.00–355.00	343.44
3	650–700	668	305.00–337.50	324.86
4	700–750	738	320.00–330.00	326.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	530	350.00–362.50	354.25
3	600–650	612	275.00–307.50	295.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	465.00–475.00	469.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	485.00–500.00	495.00

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	—	1,245	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	176.00–178.00	177.08

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle