Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No Trends Available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.63/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $319.63.

Average price

$319.63

17 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.79

vs GA average

−82.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	340.03	1,829	2thin
Medium and Large 3	556	316.91	1,762	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

319.63

—

GA average14 barns · 265 hd

376.43

−56.79

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−82.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

319.63

+0.00

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	1,300	180.00	2,340	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	180.00	2,619	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	650–700	674	322.09/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	306.63/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	318.55/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	321.54/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	342.39/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	284.19/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,643	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	306.14/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	314.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	324.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	309.94/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	389.80/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,318	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	316.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	714	307.15/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	293.77/cwt	284.00–304.00	2,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	335.85/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	272.45/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	340.03/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,829	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 91Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year 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
5	650–700	674	310.00–335.00	322.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	300.00–327.50	306.14
5	550–600	576	310.00–330.00	318.55
5	600–650	623	310.00–340.00	321.54
3	700–750	732	300.00–317.50	306.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	382.50–400.00	389.80
2	400–450	433	322.50–350.00	335.85
3	500–550	542	262.50–280.00	272.45
4	550–600	578	260.00–300.00	284.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	340.00–345.00	342.39
8	500–550	540	297.50–330.00	309.94
7	550–600	574	310.00–335.00	324.88
5	600–650	631	310.00–320.00	316.02
7	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	314.23
5	700–750	714	302.00–310.00	307.15
6	750–800	780	284.00–304.00	293.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	337.50–342.50	340.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	180.00	180.00

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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