Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls no trends available. Replacement Cattle steady with higher undertone. Feeder Bulls, Feeder Steers and Bull Calves no trends available. Heifer Calves and Steer Calves steady. Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $405.00/cwt on 14 head, up $7.39 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +7.39 against this barn's trailing median of $397.61.

Average price

$405.00

▲ 7.39 vs prior sale

14 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	410.48	2,251	11thin
Medium and Large 3	510	384.90	1,963	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $288 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $405.00, low $377.98, median $397.61 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 sale14 hd

405.00

—

GA average15 barns · 294 hd

428.80

−23.80

This barn, trailing median3 sales

397.61

+7.39

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	—	High	1,594	182.73	2,913	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	180.54	2,237	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	140.17	1,563	3thin

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)	1,107	$2,540	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$3,095	8

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—	—	1,940	199.75/cwt	198.00–201.00	3,875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	165.70/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	180.54/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,237	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	140.17/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	590.21/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	567.50/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,844	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	472.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	459.82/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,907	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	850	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	439.94/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	535.25/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	481.51/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	379.01/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	384.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	465.84/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	436.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	322.31/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	501.13/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	537.19/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	486.55/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	513.07/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	3,336.81/head	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,337	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,859.92/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	346.60/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	383.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	584.93/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	527.40/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	455.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	353.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	307.60/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	309.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	495.08/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	357.65/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,210	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 Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 104Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 4Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	198.00–201.00	199.75
2	—	1,248	159.00–172.00	165.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	174.00–190.00	180.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	137.00–144.00	140.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	580.00–600.00	590.21
2	300–350	325	565.00–570.00	567.50
3	350–400	355	575.00–590.00	584.93
4	600–650	628	380.00–390.00	383.11
2	700–750	735	300.00–310.00	305.03
2	750–800	763	310.00–320.00	315.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	480.00–500.00	486.55
2	400–450	408	450.00–470.00	459.82
4	450–500	486	430.00–455.00	439.94
3	500–550	510	370.00–405.00	384.90
2	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	305.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	525.00–550.00	537.19
3	350–400	372	530.00–545.00	535.25
6	500–550	521	420.00–450.00	436.70
5	550–600	581	372.50–385.00	379.01
2	600–650	618	350.00–365.00	357.65
2	650–700	675	310.00–335.00	322.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	470.00–475.00	472.57
2	400–450	438	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	515	350.00–360.00	353.30
2	550–600	583	285.00–330.00	307.60
3	600–650	622	300.00–315.00	309.85
2	700–750	728	280.00–282.50	281.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	470.00–495.00	481.51
4	350–400	364	495.00–505.00	501.13
8	400–450	421	450.00–485.00	465.84
3	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	455.82
2	500–550	513	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	586	350.00–360.00	355.01
5	600–650	617	330.00–360.00	346.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	513.07
2	350–400	370	525.00–530.00	527.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	485.00–510.00	495.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	875	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,336.81
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,859.92

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

Bulls · 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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