Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

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 $354.53/cwt on 4 head, up $0.43 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +4.31 against this barn's trailing median of $350.22.

Average price

$354.53

▲ 0.43 vs prior sale

4 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.17

vs GA average

−73.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	526	354.53	1,865	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

354.53

—

GA average13 barns · 381 hd

393.70

−39.17

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−73.37

This barn, trailing median3 sales

350.22

+4.31

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	148.91	1,578	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)	1,129	$2,339	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,450	2thin

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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	148.91/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	492.54/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	467.34/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	461.76/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	488.33/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	490.13/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	311.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	407.28/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	493.30/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	213	500.59/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	311.40/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	323.99/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	490.05/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	310.03/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	309.02/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,058	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	382.24/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	354.53/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	331.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	342.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	306.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	439.89/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	442.08/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,607.91/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	454.88/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	554.82/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	453.62/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	347.56/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,981	4

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No Trends Available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	143.00–153.00	148.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	485.00–500.00	492.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00–425.00	422.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	545.00–565.00	554.82
2	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	454.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	480.00–495.00	488.33
3	400–450	422	455.00–470.00	461.76
2	450–500	460	460.00–475.00	467.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	490.00–510.00	500.59
2	400–450	428	395.00–420.00	407.28
2	450–500	485	370.00–395.00	382.24
4	500–550	526	350.00–367.50	354.53
4	600–650	608	325.00–340.00	331.31
8	650–700	666	300.00–317.50	309.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	470.00–505.00	490.05
4	350–400	385	445.00–465.00	453.62
5	400–450	411	430.00–450.00	442.08
2	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	485.00–495.00	490.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	475.00–510.00	493.30
5	550–600	580	312.50–330.00	323.99
4	600–650	618	295.00–330.00	311.40
2	650–700	668	307.50–312.50	310.03
3	700–750	715	305.00–320.00	311.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	430.00–450.00	439.89
4	550–600	570	342.50–350.00	347.56
2	600–650	623	335.00–350.00	342.53
3	750–800	783	300.00–310.00	306.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,607.91

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

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